Drawing upon a team of experts in Hong Kong and across many key international offices, Sidley Austin LLP's multi-disciplinary asset management offering is well-placed to advise regional and international funds on regulatory aspects associated with doing business throughout APAC, as well as on outbound mandates, including in the US. 'Exceptional' team head Dominic James provides 'commercial and knowledgeable' advice to hedge and private equity funds in the cross-hairs of regulatory scrutiny, as well as excelling in providing standalone compliance and regulatory advice concomitant to M&A in the sector.
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- 'The exceptional Dominic James is bright, commercial and knowledgeable and a leading light and towering presence in particular in the regulatory space.'
Key clients
- JQ Investments (HK) Limited
- GFO-X Limited
- Verition Fund Management
Work highlights
Advised several Hong Kong-based SFC-licensed asset managers:
1. On a first-of-a-kind concurrent SFC investigation involving suspected misconduct arising from losses under a series of complex derivative contracts entered into with related parties.
2. In SFC disciplinary proceedings involving alleged misconduct arising from the sale of certain fixed income bonds.
3. In a complex cross-border dispute arising from an in-specie distribution, including the appointment of offshore liquidators, for the purposes of realizing and protecting certain dislocated investment assets.
Representing a Hong Kong-based hedge fund director in defending a multimillion-dollar civil lawsuit in the Hong Kong courts involving multiple plaintiffs.
Advising JQ Investments (HK) Ltd, a quant-hedge fund manager, on the establishment of trading operations in Hong Kong as a market-maker and liquidity provider.
Practice head
Dominic James