Mr Alan Linning > Mayer Brown > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile

Leveraging the firm’s broader commercial litigation credentials, Mayer Brown‘s white-collar group, which is led by Alan Linning, is well-positioned to represent a myriad of financial services entities and listed companies regarding regulatory investigations and enforcement actions. As well as his significant experience in private practice, clients also benefit from Linning’s in-house experience at a major investment bank, as well as the regulatory insights he gained in his former role as executive director of enforcement at the SFC. Raymond Chan is also a key member of the team and has experience handling internal investigations, as well as investigations before the ICAC and the SFC.

The disputes resolution team at Mayer Brown is highly experienced across multiple disciplines and jurisdictions, with a notable offering in the fields of commercial, banking and finance, and real estate litigation, as well as recognisable skill in the regulatory investigations space. Co-head of the firm’s global litigation practice Geoffrey Chan fronts the Hong Kong offering and is especially highly regarded for his skills handling complex contentious construction matters. Alan Linning also brings over three decades of commercial litigation experience, with his practice focusing on financial services regulatory matters and investigations.

Mayer Brown is well-positioned to advise financial services clients across the full spectrum of their regulatory needs, ranging from licensing requirements and new products to regulatory issues associated with transactions in the sector, and regulatory investigations/enforcement actions. Alan Linning, who co-heads the team alongside Sara Or, has vast experience in the sector gleaned through his time in private practice, as well as in-house at a major investment bank and a stint as Executive Director of the Enforcement team of the SFC. Tow Lu Lim is ‘always capable of providing timely, practical and actionable advice’ on regulatory issues impacting clients in the insurance sector.