Jill Wong

Jill has extensive experience advising on banking and securities laws, as well as data privacy, cybercrime, and financial crime issues. She advises on both contentious matters (including regulatory investigations, internal inquiries, and dawn raids) and non-contentious matters (including licensing and approvals, drafting client documents and disclosures, and carrying out regulatory gap analyses). Jill is also active in advising clients on emerging regulatory issues, such as virtual asset trading and exchanges, Web3, NFTs, and ESG.

She has hands-on experience in liaising with regulators; advising on regulatory compliance and implementing changes to internal practices; conducting internal investigations; and advising on corporate governance. Jill has represented clients – both institutions and individuals – in numerous regulatory investigations and disciplinary inquiries. In addition to the financial services regulators (SFC, HKMA, HKEX), she also deals with other authorities, such as the police, ICAC, AFRC, and the Privacy Commissioner.

Jill was formerly deputy general counsel at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and served as in-house counsel at Credit Suisse. She has also worked in leading international law firms in Hong Kong. This combination of roles enables her to provide constructive insights into the issues and challenges facing financial institutions, listed companies, their senior managers, and professional advisers.