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Michael Wang

Michael Wang

Greater China Region 2026

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Practice Areas

Michael Wang has experience in a broad range of commercial contentious work, with a particular focus on banking litigation and contentious regulatory matters, including cross-border and Greater China issues.

Michael regularly advises banks, investment funds, brokerage firms and listed companies in a wide range of regulatory and compliance issues including anti-money laundering, insider dealing, market manipulation, electronic trading, operation of alternative liquidity pool, position limits reporting, facilitation trading, financial resources rules and listing rules compliance. He also has rich experience acting for financial institutions and commercial parties in large-scale, cross-border litigation and arbitrations, including mis-selling of accumulators and other financial products, shareholder disputes, contentious derivative close-outs, and market misconduct issues.

Career

University of Hong Kong (LLB) 2009

University of Hong Kong (PCLL) 2010

Hogan Lovells, Hong Kong 2010

Admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong 2012

Joined Clifford Chance Hong Kong 2014

Partner since May 2022

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Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms) - China

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Michael Wang is a partner in the firm's Hong Kong office who is particularly strong in advising on banking and finance litigation. His clientele includes prominent international banks, accounting firms and financial institutions.

Strengths

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  • He has helped us on driving the matter forward. His strategic input has been very valuable. His experience in these types of litigation is also very helpful, as are his language skills.

    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)Chambers Greater China Region
  • He's very hands-on and practical.

    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)Chambers Greater China Region

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