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Matthew O'Callaghan

Matthew O'Callaghan

Greater China Region 2026

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Financial Services: Non-contentious Regulatory (International Firms)

China

6 years ranked

About

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Greater China Region

Practice Areas

Matthew O’Callaghan is Head of Freshfields’ financial services practice in Asia and also the managing partner of the Hong Kong office. Matthew specialises in advising and supporting clients through complex transitions and strategic transactions, as well as navigating key regulatory and commercial risks. Matthew advises a broad range of financial institutions including global investment banks, private and wholesale banks, insurers, payment providers as well as pension funds, superannuation trustees and financial sponsors across Asia, Oceania, US and Europe. Matthew is qualified in Hong Kong SAR, New South Wales, Australia and England & Wales.

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Financial Services: Non-contentious Regulatory (International Firms) - China

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Matthew O'Callaghan offers a wealth of experience in both contentious and advisory regulatory matters as the head of Freshfields' financial institutions team in Asia, handling matters ranging from the defence of IPO sponsors to bribery and anti-money laundering investigations on the contentious side, and regulatory transactional advice and compliance reviews on the advisory side.

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  • Matthew is my go-to external adviser. He is very responsive, experienced and well informed, proactively keeping abreast of the latest market and regulatory changes to ensure his advice is up-to-date.

    Financial Services: Non-contentious Regulatory (International Firms)Chambers Greater China Region

  • Matthew O'Callaghan is very responsive, approachable and easy to talk to. He can break down issues for us to understand and he can work with us to give a very good finished product.

    Financial Services: Non-contentious Regulatory (International Firms)Chambers Greater China Region

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