Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Led from Hong Kong by the ‘outstanding’ Kyle Wombolt, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP's practice is able to leverage its ’deep bench of experts’ in key jurisdictions throughout APAC to effectively advise on pan-Asian regulatory enforcement and investigatory matters for clients in highly regulated sectors. The team handles work for healthcare and energy clients and is particularly active in the financial services sector also, assisting international banks facing regulatory and criminal sanctions. Leveraging his ‘extensive knowledge of the region’ Wombolt's specialisms include market manipulation and money laundering-related issues. Other key team members include Hannah Cassidy, whose work for financial services clients includes internal and external investigations into breaches of systems and controls, and US-qualified practitioner David Chen, who splits his time between Shanghai and Hong Kong, and specialises in investigations and compliance projects for US-listed companies and other multinationals.