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Financial Services (International Firms) - China

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Clifford Chance houses a deep bench of regulatory practitioners with a breadth of experience acting for various financial services clients on both contentious and non-contentious work. The law firm is known for its criminal law and white-collar expertise and continues to be at the forefront of regulatory development, including in relation to the cryptocurrency and cybersecurity spaces. The team draws on its strong global network to advise clients on international and domestic regulatory matters, while offering clients expertise in negotiations with and applications to regulators. It acts for a wide range of banks and financial institutions, also advising regulators.

Work Highlights

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  • Clifford Chance advised HSBC regarding its selection as the exclusive settlement bank in Hong Kong for Faster Payment System (FPS) x PromptPay, a cross-border QR payment connection initiated by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Bank of Thailand.

Strengths

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It's a lean team who are effective and able to deliver on a very tight timeline. They are the top of the class in terms of technical skills and knowledge.

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They are always easy to work with, very accessible and quick to respond.

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Notable Practitioners

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Donna Wacker
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Donna Wacker
3
Band 3

Donna Wacker's regulatory practice spans both advisory and contentious work, including internal investigations, SFO applications and MMT proceedings. Her clients include financial institutions and investment firms.

Donna is phenomenal and always has the right sense of things.

She is a pleasure to work with, a lovely person and incredibly user-friendly. She understands the expectations in the financial industry.

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Jonathan Wong
U
Up and Coming
Jonathan Wong has a notable practice that predominantly covers contentious financial regulatory work. He frequently advises financial institutions and investment management companies on regulatory and internal investigations, as well as assisting them with responding to various enquiries.

He is quite the rising star in the legal field in Hong Kong. He cut his teeth on various matters, from handling investigations to managing litigation on the regulatory side.

He is a very sensible and smart lawyer. He is carving out a niche.

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Rocky Mui
U
Up and Coming

Rocky Mui possesses noteworthy expertise in undertaking regulatory compliance work. He serves a host of China and US-headquartered banks and asset management groups from Clifford Chance's base in Hong Kong.

Rocky manages his team really well.

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Clifford Chance LLP

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Financial Services: Contentious Regulatory (International Firms)
Donna Wacker
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Donna Wacker
3
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Jonathan Wong
U
Up and Coming
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Financial Services: Non-contentious Regulatory (International Firms)
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Rocky Mui
U
Up and Coming
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