Regulatory expert Jeremy Lam heads up the financial services team at Deacons. The team is particularly notable for its work on retail funds and also leverages capabilities across the full range of alternative investment funds as well as licensing and compliance issues. Taylor Hui leads the China funds team and has extensive experience acting for asset managers, private equity companies and multinational investment banks in both retail and private funds. Fiona Fong leads the private funds offering and specialises in fund formation. Alwyn Li has a particular focus on ESG, RMB-dominated, QFI and UCITS funds and routinely handles matters with an SFC element. Ming Chiu Li is another key contact for SFC authorised funds, while Pinky Siu handles a broad range of retail funds.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Jeremy Lam is the head of the funds practice and provides excellent leadership skills and market knowledge.’
- ‘Deacons' investment fund practice combines deep legal expertise with real-world, operational insight.'
- 'Deacons' investment fund practice is designed for the sophisticated fund manager who views legal counsel not as a necessary cost, but as a strategic partner in capital formation.'
- 'The firm combines elite legal expertise with operational savvy, sector depth, and a commercial focus to deliver an outcome that is not just legally sound, but strategically optimal for long-term success of clients' funds.’
- ‘The individual partners in Deacons stand out because they are more than just lawyers; they are strategic partners who truly understand the business of investing.'
- 'Their combination of elite expertise, operational savvy, and genuine partnership is what truly differentiates them.'
Key clients
- Alliance Bernstein
- Allianz
- Amundi
- Bank Consortium Trust Company Limited
- BEA Union
- Bosera Asset Management (International) Co., Limited
- Capital International
- CLSA
- Colombia Threadneedle
- First Sentier Investors
- Franklin Templeton
- Fubon Fund Management
- Harvest Global
- Invesco
- JP Morgan Asset Management
- Man Investments
- Manulife
- Pando Finance Limited
- Phillip Capital Management (HK) Limited
- Schroder Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited
Work highlights
Assisted Invesco in the cross-listing of the Invesco QQQ Trust on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Assisted Doo Financial HK Limited (“Doo Financial”) with the setting up of their first batch of retail ETF products, obtaining SFC authorisation and listing them on the HK Stock Exchange.
Assisted CSOP Asset Management to establish and launch an ETF tracking the performance of the Magnificent Seven stocks on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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Practice head
Jeremy Lam
Other key lawyers
Taylor Hui; Fiona Fong; Alwyn Li; Ming Chiu Li; Pinky Siu