Chambers Review
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Financial Services (International Firms) - China
What the Team is Known For
King & Wood Mallesons boasts a strong presence in Hong Kong and the PRC, ensuring comprehensive advice to clients on a range of matters, including complex regulatory investigations and the development of innovative financial products. The firm offers experience in contentious regulatory matters spanning SFC audits, HKMA investigations and appearances before the MMT. It is especially sought out for guidance on the changing regulatory landscape in Mainland China, including on ESG regulations, and is noted for its retail structured products practice and experience advising fintech clients. King & Wood Mallesons assists a range of virtual asset services providers with virtual banking licences, compliance regimes and regulatory issues relating to online payment systems.
Strengths
King & Wood Mallesons is experienced in handling different types of matters. The team is super responsive and able to prioritise our work to meet urgent deadlines.
The team has a very strong ability to handle not only complex and sophisticated matters but also the most innovative transactions.
Work Highlights
King & Wood Mallesons advised OSL Digital Securities on its digital assets related projects and its distribution of tokenised retail fund in Hong Kong.
Notable practitioners
Richard Mazzochi is head of King & Wood Mallesons' banking and finance team and is highly sought after for non-contentious regulatory matters by clients in the fintech and broader technology sectors for his broad-ranging expertise in regulatory issues and licensing applications.
Richard is extremely strong technically and is our trusted partner to handle difficult transactions to meet challenging deadlines. He is not afraid to give a view, and always provides prompt advice.
Richard is an effective communicator and commercially-minded. He is able to identify legal risks and provide sound strategic advice to resolve matters.
I really value her experience and expertise. She is always responsive and commercial, and her ability to blend legal expertise with great commercial sense sets her apart.
Minny's experience is extremely broad, and on top of that, she is an expert in providing concrete pragmatic advice on how to proceed with even highly complex matters.