East Asia - Hong Kong

Norton Rose Fulbright

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With demonstrable experience in the financial services, fintech, retail, leisure, and transportation sectors, Norton Rose Fulbright's technology and innovation team is active across a broad spectrum of TMT work, spanning technology agreements, outsourcing transactions, cryptocurrency regulation, DeFi products and internet regulatory issues. Practice head Anna Gamvros is a key figure behind the firm’s recognised expertise in cyber breach response and compliance. Gamvros frequently works alongside fintech expert Etelka Bogardi, who is well-versed in the regulatory challenges faced by digital asset exchanges and wider blockchain projects. US and Hong Kong-qualified lawyer Harold Tin is frequently involved in equity and debt capital markets transactions, while Ruby Kwok and Edward Yau further boast the practice's expertise in data protection.

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Key clients

  • Bybit
  • Gaw Capital Partners
  • Deliveroo
  • Tencent

Work highlights

  • Advised Bybit on its entry into UAE market, assisting the company in setting up new locations for its technology and software business, investment arm and headquarters in the UAE.
  • Advised Gaw Capital Partners on a series of investments which includes supporting the growing of one of its financed groups to become the premier cyber security incident response business in Asia.

Lawyers

Rising stars

Ruby Kwok

Norton Rose Fulbright

Ruby Kwok’s practice focuses on regulatory issues in the technology media and telecommunications sectors of Hong Kong and China, with an emphasis on privacy and data protection, online services and telecommunications. She has also advised on technology and commercial agreements.

Leading individuals

Anna Gamvros

Norton Rose Fulbright

Anna is data and technology lawyer, and heads Norton Rose Fulbright's cyber risk practice for Asia Pacific. Anna's practice focuses primarily on privacy, technology and communications related issues. She advises clients on privacy and data protection; cybersecurity and breach response; telecommunications and Internet regulatory issues; technology agreements; and outsourcing transactions. She has assisted clients with Hong Kong and China based projects, as well as having a wealth of experience in multi-jurisdictional projects, particularly on implementing e-commerce and data management projects in Asia and across the globe.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Anna Gamvros

Other key lawyers

Etelka Bogardi, Harold Tin, Ruby Kwok, Edward Yau