Ashurst

With a significant presence in Hong Kong and in other key offices in Mainland China and Singapore, Ashurst is well-equipped to assist a range of international and regional financial institutions on the regulatory and licensing issues associated with conducting business in the region. As well as handling traditional regulatory issues, the team, which is led on the non-contentious front by the very well-regarded Ben Hammond, has very effectively adapted to the increased use of technology in the sector, helping banks, large technology providers and fintech start-ups across a myriad projects implementing blockchain technology. Much of this work implements a cross-disciplinary approach, also involving digital economy transactions head Joshua Cole. Splitting his time between Hong Kong and Singapore, global loans practitioner Patrick Phua co-heads the multi-disciplinary team alongside Hammond and Cole and is particularly skilled at advising on the regulatory issues associated with derivatives and structured finance matters.