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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Financial Services (International Firms)

Greater China Region Guide 2026 : China

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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We have a deep knowledge and understanding of the regulations themselves, and of the regulators who devise and enforce them. We are genuine market-leading lawyers in this field, and act as trusted advisers to our clients, providing advice that showcases our technical insight and practical commercial outlook.

We help our clients solve their most complex and sensitive national and international regulatory challenges (both proactive and reactive). Our world-class team is represented across our global network spanning Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.

Our capabilities covers the full spectrum of regulated firms' key issues including regulatory change, enforcement and investigations, governance and risk management, compliance advice, market conduct, complaints handling, financial crime and the regulatory aspects of transactions or restructurings. Supporting this is our groundbreaking document handling and review operation which utilises sophisticated predictive coding to swiftly identify key documents across high volumes of information in a systemised and cost-effective way.

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Financial Services (International Firms) - China

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer possesses a fully integrated practice with a strong reputation for contentious regulatory work in the financial services sector. It leverages a considerable regional presence for its investigations practice and advises on both domestic and international regulatory and internal investigations, with its Hong Kong office often acting in collaboration with its Singapore and London offices. The firm also provides a variety of compliance training programmes and often engages on policy development in this sphere. The team houses trusted advisers on regulatory changes related to the SFC's 'manager in charge' and 'professional investor' regimes. Herbert Smith Freehills is increasingly involved in advising fintech clients on matters including cryptocurrency exchanges, licensing and initial coin offerings.

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Strengths

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  • The team has in-depth knowledge of SFC regulations and provides pragmatic advice for industry-wide issues.

    Financial Services (International Firms) respondentGreater China Region

  • Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer demonstrates flexibility, responsiveness as well as an ability to turn around complex issues within a short timeframe and to present them in a concise and clear manner.

    Financial Services (International Firms) respondentGreater China Region

Notable Practitioners

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  • Kyle Wombolt
    Kyle Wombolt

    Kyle Wombolt

    Kyle Wombolt is the global head of the corporate crime and investigations practice at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer. He remains a top choice for global and regional clients for their contentious regulatory and criminal matters. He is regularly called on to advise investors dealing with SFC investigations.

    • Kyle Wombolt and his team are always responsive and provide helpful advice.

      Financial Services (International Firms) respondentGreater China Region
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    Kyle Wombolt

    Financial Services: Contentious Regulatory (International Firms)

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