Financial Services (International Firms)

Tim Mak serves many financial institutions and listed companies from Freshfields' base in Hong Kong. He offers clients a wealth of experience in both contentious and advisory regulatory matters, handling matters ranging from the defence of IPO sponsors to internal and regulatory investigations on the contentious side, and regulatory transactional advice and compliance reviews on the advisory side.

His in-depth knowledge of the regulatory world and his rapid responsiveness make him and his practice absolutely outstanding among all his peers in the industry. 

He is incredibly responsive, has very deep technical knowledge and is highly practical. He appears to genuinely enjoy his work. I can think of no better external law firm partner to our business.

Matthew O'Callaghan offers a wealth of experience in both contentious and advisory regulatory matters as the head of Freshfields' financial institutions team in Asia, handling matters ranging from the defence of IPO sponsors to bribery and anti-money laundering investigations on the contentious side, and regulatory transactional advice and compliance reviews on the advisory side.

Matt has been a real pleasure to work with. He can deal with complex issues, using past experience to save time at key points of the project and always keeping in mind the commercial considerations.

Matt's wisdom, clear articulation and balanced views were invaluable during this transaction. His working style, approachability, responsiveness and accountability were much appreciated.