Hannah Cassidy

Hannah leads the financial services regulatory practice in Hong Kong, with extensive experience advising on both advisory and contentious regulatory matters.

Hannah has substantial experience advising financial institutions, investment managers, fintech firms, listed companies and their senior individuals on complex advisory and regulatory matters, including senior management accountability, payments, cybersecurity, market abuse, anti-money laundering, fraud and scams, client assets and complex licensing issues.

Her expertise spans complex cross-border matters across Asia Pacific and other key global financial markets.

Hannah also has significant expertise in advising clients on the conduct of regulatory investigations, particularly in relation to culture and conduct.

Hannah and her team regularly lead discussions with regulators on behalf of the financial services industry in relation to regulatory reform initiatives. This includes working closely with leading industry bodies, including ASIFMA and AIMA.

Hannah chairs AIMA’s Hong Kong Regulatory Committee and regularly speaks on industry panels. Hannah is also a member of the HKEX’s Listing Review Committee.