Cynthia Tang > Baker McKenzie > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile

Baker McKenzie‘s dispute resolution practice possesses a prominent market presence, harnessing decades of experience in complex ‘bet the company’ litigation to advise on the full range of cross-border disputes. The team boasts an impressive client roster which includes major public and private corporates, SOEs, financial institutions and high-profile individuals across a range of industries. Practice head Kwun Yee Cheung is highly sought-after by corporate clients and banks on disputes and insolvency and restructuring matters, including compulsory and voluntary liquidations, corporate restructuring and schemes of arrangement. Cynthia Tang has expertise in listed company and financial services regulatory enforcement and regularly advises local and multi-national corporations. Bryan Ng focuses on disputes related to financial services, regulatory investigations and white-collar crime. Roberta Chan regularly assists with high-stakes property-related litigation. Ronald Sum and Philipp Hanusch have joined as partners.

Leveraging an ‘impressive breadth and depth of experience’ in the financial services sector, Baker McKenzie can provide ‘responsive and efficient’ advice to banks, investment managers, broker-dealers and insurance companies across a wide range of regulatory issues impacting their Hong Kong/Greater China operations. Karen Man, who heads up the non-contentious arm of the practice, exemplifies this wide-ranging approach, being conversant as she is ‘across the regulatory aspects of different banking and investment products’, as well as in the context of the thriving fintech space. Notably, she recently advised Chinese investment manager Harvest Global Investments on the establishment of one of the first retail crypto exchange traded funds (ETFs) in Hong Kong. The contentious side of the practice is headed up by Cynthia Tang and is particularly active guiding large investment banks and European-based private banks through various probes by Hong Kong regulators (often acting in unison with other global regulators), running the gamut from alleged market misconduct through to AML infractions. The ‘very client-oriented’ Bryan Ng is noted for his enforcement expertise and also leads the team’s work in dawn raids by regulators. Other key practitioners include Grace Fung and the ‘extremely diligent, dedicated and reliable’ Jannice Lau.

Able to advise on Chinese law through a joint operation office platform, Baker McKenzie FenXun‘s broad expertise ranges from banking litigation to family disputes, shareholder conflicts and property-related litigation. Notably active in cross-border mandates, the practice’s client base includes public and private corporations, SOEs, investment banks, financial institutions, charities, HNW individuals, and asset management and utility companies. On the FenXun Partners side, Yanfei Zeng in Shanghai specialises in litigation and arbitration; while Beijing-based Hailin Cui is experienced in both international and domestic commercial arbitration. Key figures in Hong Kong are Kwun Yee Cheung, Cynthia Tang, Bryan Ng, Gary Seib, Roberta Chan and Ronald Sum.