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HONG KONG
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Jeremy Lam

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+852 2825 9732 jeremy.lam@deacons.com View profile

Work Department

Financial Services practice group

Position

Partner, head of Financial Services practice group

Career

Jeremy is head of the financial services practice. He has over 20 years’ experience advising on the structuring, establishment and promotion of private funds as well as the authorisation of retail funds for sale to the public in Hong Kong.

Jeremy also advises across a wide spectrum of legal and regulatory matters relevant to the asset management industry. His practice includes assisting clients with the establishment of SFC-regulated businesses in the territory; assisting with SFC licensing matters; advising on ongoing regulatory and compliance obligations; and advising on the marketing of collective investment schemes.

Highlights

  • Jeremy oversees a significant platform of retail funds offered in the Hong Kong market, by both international and local fund management organisations.
  • Jeremy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Hong Kong Government’s Financial Services Development Council, and is appointed as a New Business Committee member.

Languages

English

Memberships

Member, Board of Directors, Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute

Member, Board of Directors, Financial Services Development Council

Member, Executive Committee, Alternative Investment Management Association

Member, New Business Committee, Financial Services Development Council

Member, Regulatory Sub-Committee of the Hong Kong Investment Funds Association

Member, Regulatory Committee, Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry

Member, Investment Funds Committee, International Bar Association

Education

LLB (Hons), South Bank University, London

Lawyer Rankings

Hong Kong > Investment funds

(Leading individuals)

Jeremy Lam – Deacons

Led by Jeremy Lam, the ‘tech-savvy, responsive and knowledgeable’ team at Deacons remains the market-leading firm for SFC-authorised funds work, where its strong connections with the regulator and pervasive deal flow ensures that it is at the cutting edge of the latest market intel. Taylor Hui has excellent traction with Chinese fund managers including on their establishment in Hong Kong and on bringing RMB investment products to the Hong Kong market. Praised for her ability to handle ‘multi-jurisdictional complexity while advising only on Hong Kong law’ Su Cheen Chuah provides ‘practical advice’ to international and local fund managers on both private and public funds, with a holistic approach that sees her advice on fund structuring, formation and marketing to ongoing compliance issues. Of the more junior partners, Pinky Siu, who is adept at handling the establishment and ongoing compliance requirements of a wide range of listed and unlisted SFC-authorised funds, and the ‘attentive and responsive’ Ming Chiu Li are both recommended.

Hong Kong > Regulatory

(Leading individuals)

Jeremy Lam – Deacons

Leveraging the firm’s banking and finance offering, as well as the firm’s broader litigation function, Deacons assists financial institutions with standalone advisory work, transactional-related regulatory advice, and regulatory investigations/enforcement actions, and private litigation. Team head Jeremy Lam provides ‘clear and direct’ advice across a range of regulatory issues for private and retail funds including in relation to establishment and licensing with the SFC, and ongoing compliance issues. As part of his wide-ranging commercial litigation offering, Joseph Kwan regularly defends clients in regulatory investigations by the SFC, HKMA and HKSE.

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