Technology transactions and digital infrastructure expert and ‘great lawyer’ Joshua Cole serves as leader of Ashurst’s TMT group, which handles a variety of work types, from advising on subsea cable infrastructure and cross-border corporate matters, to digital assets, financial services and e-commerce-related issues. Cole is joined by Hoi Tak Leung, who leads on sensitive data privacy and cybersecurity instructions in the tech field.
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‘Joshua Cole and his team are great lawyers that provide useful and practical legal advice. They understand the needs of our business and of our in-house legal team well.'
‘Joshua Cole is a great lawyer who not only gives useful and practical legal advice, but he is also personable, friendly and easy to work with. He is highly responsive and caters to our needs.'
Key clients
- Axiata Group Berhad
- Meta Platforms
- HSBC
- Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd
- Tencent Group
- Optiver
- Interactive Brokers Hong Kong Limited
- Viaim AI
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Joshua Cole
Other key lawyers
Hoi Tak Leung

