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Financial Services (International Firms) - China

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Sidley Austin fields a team of specialists accomplished in advising on financial regulatory mandates. The practice focuses on representing clients in investigations and inquiries initiated by various domestic and overseas regulatory bodies, such as the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and the UK Financial Conduct Authority. The firm is also equipped to advise on non-contentious regulatory compliance and licensing requirement matters. It serves a broad range of clients including banks, asset managers and listed companies.

Work Highlights

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  • Sidley Austin advised JQ Investments on its establishment of trading operations in Hong Kong.

Strengths

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They manage to provide suitable legal advice and useful support to address the listed company's points of concern. Different teams work together to provide professional support.

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Greater China Region

The team were able to review a substantial amount of documents while under time pressure to swiftly advise the client of different strategic options and the best and most practical approach.

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Notable Practitioners

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Dominic James
3
Dominic James
3
Band 3

Dominic James boasts a wide-ranging contentious financial services practice, handling matters ranging from fraud recovery to defending parallel investigations and advising on disclosure obligations. He is usually sought after by fund managers, banks and asset managers.

He is overall very responsive and demonstrated a strong knowledge and expertise in the area we engaged him for.

Dominic has consistently been an excellent source of legal support for our team over a number of years.

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Stephanie Chan
U
Stephanie Chan
U
Up and Coming

Stephanie Chan is deemed a rising star in the market by commentators. Her deft handling of SFC and other regulatory investigations attracts many instructions from Hong Kong-listed companies.

Drawing upon Stephanie’s significant experience in handling complex regulatory matters, she is the go-to person for our company whenever we encounter complex, contentious regulatory issues. 

She is committed to delivering the best results for our mutual clients and takes the time to communicate with us to understand the different stakeholder concerns.

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Sidley Austin LLP

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Financial Services: Contentious Regulatory (International Firms)
Dominic James
3
Dominic James
3
Band 3
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Stephanie Chan
U
Stephanie Chan
U
Up and Coming
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