Acting alone and also leveraging resources from Singapore and London, in particular, Stephenson Harwood provides contentious and non-contentious advice to a wide array of stakeholders in the financial services sector, including as it relates to the development of new financial products and services. Much of the work occurs at the intersection of financial services and technology, and under the leadership of the 'excellent' Katherine Liu, the team has picked up a slew of work for digital banks on Hong Kong licensing/compliance matters and for fintech start-ups, including a number that have grown to "unicorn" status.
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Testimonials

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  • 'Katherine Liu provides excellent services and professionalism.'

Key clients

  • Airstar Bank
  • Airwallex Group
  • Ant Group Co., Ltd.
  • China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation
  • Endowus HK Limited
  • Futu Securities International (Hong Kong) Limited
  • Futu Lending Limited
  • HKT Flexi Limited
  • Impax Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited
  • PrimeCredit Limited
  • PAO Bank Limited

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

Katherine Liu

Other key lawyers

Danny Kan; Penelope Shen; Anna Kwong; Teresa Tsoi; James Wong; Alan Wong; Anthony Wong; Brian Ho; Monica Jia