
Baker McKenzie is adept at advising local and international banks, asset managers, broker-dealers and insurers seeking to navigate the ever-evolving regulatory landscape impacting their operations throughout Hong Kong/Greater China and the broader APAC region. The ‘astute and commercially savvy’ Karen Man handles standalone advisory matters as well as regulatory advice in the context of financial services M&A. Cynthia Tang, who co-heads the overarching financial services regulatory team alongside Man, has a focus on contentious matters, regularly representing domestic and international banks facing domestic and cross-border regulatory scrutiny. Other key practitioners include Bryan Ng, who excels at guiding international financial services clients through enforcement actions by Hong Kong regulators, including in the context of alleged mis-selling, and Grace Fung, whose previous in-house role at the SFC ensures she can provide added insight to clients across a wide variety of regulatory, compliance and corporate law matters.
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Testimonials
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- 'They have a team of experienced financial regulatory lawyers who offer practical solutions.'
- 'Karen Man delivers high-quality legal solutions tailored to my needs with precision.'
- 'Karen Man is very astute and commercially savvy. She understands how to navigate complex business functions with regulatory precision extremely well.'
- 'Bryan Ng is an experienced financial regulatory lawyer who offers practical solutions.'
- 'Jannice Lau is extremely diligent.'
Key clients
- Antalpha Technologies Limited
- Openspace Ventures
- Taiko Labs
Work highlights
Advising eight trustees/depositories of SFC authorised funds in applying to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority for a Type 13 for providing depositary services for SFC authorised collective investment schemes.
Assisted a Fintech entity with its application to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority for participation in the stablecoin issuer sandbox arrangement.
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Practice head
Cynthia Tang; Karen Man
Other key lawyers
Bryan Ng; Grace Fung; Jannice Lau; Robert Wright; Samantha Lai; Dominic Edmondson


