Stephenson Harwood‘s wide-ranging regulatory practice advises retail and wholesale banks and funds on licensing and ongoing regulatory mandates. Katherine Liu is a key contact for this work and is also well-versed in the evolving fintech landscape, regularly advising start-ups in the space, as well as conventional banking clients on digitisation projects and on their fintech initiatives. Ian Childs co-heads the team, handling some contentious work in the sector as part of his broader commercial litigation offering.

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Key clients

  • Airstar Bank Limited
  • Airwallex (Hong Kong) Limited
  • Ant Group Co., Ltd.
  • China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited
  • Endowus HK Limited
  • Futu Securities International (Hong Kong) Limited
  • Futu Lending Limited
  • HKT Flexi Limited
  • Impax Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited
  • OnePlatform Asset Management Limited
  • PrimeCredit Limited
  • WeLend Limited

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Katherine Liu, Ian Childs

Other key lawyers

James Wong