William Hallatt

William Hallatt is Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Global Financial Regulatory Group and heads the Financial Regulatory practice in Asia-Pacific. He provides comprehensive contentious and advisory support as a trusted advisor to the world’s leading financial institutions and fintech firms. His clients include global investment banks, wholesale and retail banks, hedge funds, private wealth managers, investment managers, major cryptocurrency exchanges and virtual asset service providers and insurers. He has extensive experience in handling both internal and external regulatory investigations, in particular high-stakes enforcement matters brought by key financial services regulators, including the Hong Kong Securities & Futures Commission (SFC) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), covering issues such as IPO sponsor conduct, licensing breaches, anti-money laundering and terrorist financing compliance, systems and controls failures, and cybersecurity matters.