King & Wood Mallesons

Drawing upon 'vast experience in the financial sector', King & Wood Mallesons is able to 'provide tailored, relevant advice' to both traditional financial services entities, as well as a myriad fintech entities. Minny Siu has 'deeply impressive' knowledge of Hong Kong's regulatory landscape and has been immersed, from both a policy perspective (for industry working groups and committees) and directly for individual clients adapting to changes brought about as a consequence of Hong Kong's transformation into an e-Smart City. This has manifested itself in a raft of work for banks and fintech clients in relation to their digital assets strategy, applying for virtual bank licenses, and other ad-hoc mandates, including as it relates to derivatives/structured finance transactions. An 'experienced practitioner par excellence', team head Richard Mazzochi leverages excellent ties with key regulators, including HKMA and SFC, to good effect for international and local clients launching new products on licensing issues and in relation to transactions in the sector. Other key practitioners include Cindy Shek, who has deep and broad regulatory knowledge within the asset management and insurance sectors, and Andrew Fei, who has established particular expertise in relation to derivatives-related regulatory matters.