Mr Michael Wong > Dechert > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile
Dechert Offices
31/F Jardine House
One Connaught Place, Central
CENTRAL HONG KONG
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Mr Michael Wong
Work Department
Investment Funds: Asia; Financial Services and Investment Management; Investment Advisers; Investment Funds and Investment Companies; Private Equity; Private Funds; Regulatory Compliance
Career
Michael P. Wong’s practice focuses on fund formation, fund investments and retail fund registration. Mr. Wong covers a broad range of investment funds, including hedge, private equity, private debt and venture capital. His clients include international and PRC asset managers, sovereign wealth funds, investment banks, venture capitalists and institutional investors.
Mr. Wong also has extensive experience advising on financial services regulatory matters such as financial intermediaries licensing, compliance, financial products marketing and distribution, listed shareholdings disclosures and market misconduct, and has been active in advising on acquisitions of financial intermediaries in Hong Kong and Asia.
Prior to joining Dechert, Mr. Wong was a partner in the investment management practice at another international law firm.
Languages
Cantonese; Mandarin; English
Education
University of New South Wales, B.Com., 1999
University of New South Wales, LL.B., 2000
The University of Hong Kong, P.C.LL., 2001
The College of Law, Sydney, Graduate Diploma in Law, 2002
Lawyer Rankings
Hong Kong > Investment funds
With a strong standalone reputation throughout Asia, and also able to draw upon experts based in other key global fund jurisdictions, including London, Luxembourg and Boston, Dechert is well-positioned to advise regional and international fund managers in the private funds and registered funds space on APAC fund structuring matters seeking investment throughout the globe. ‘Exceptional’ team head Michael Wong is pivotal to the firm’s success in the region, and is noted for his expertise handling work for managers/sponsors, as well as institutional investors, including within the hedge, private equity and crypto funds space. Notably, Wong recently advised a Hong Kong-based manager on what is believed to be South Korea’s first venture debt fund.
Hong Kong > Regulatory
Dechert is best known for the regulatory work it undertakes for funds clients. Michael Wong, who heads up the non-contentious offering, ‘possesses a deep knowledge of the rules and regulations’. As well as handling work within the hedge, private equity, and credit space, Wong is also active in the digital assets space, advising fund managers seeking to gain the relevant regulatory approvals to establish crypto funds in Hong Kong. Maria Sit takes the lead on the contentious front, regularly handling complex regulatory investigations and enforcements, often involving a nexus to China.
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