Linklaters

Acting on its own and as part of a multi-office global offering on major cross-border mandates, Linklaters‘ Hong Kong team is well-regarded for its ability to provide an all-encompassing service on standalone local and cross-border advisory and transactional-linked work for banks, broker-dealers, fintech companies and asset managers. Although it can advise on disputes work in a co-ordinated fashion with the office’s broader litigation, investigations and arbitration offering, the team is best-known for its non-contentious expertise, which encompasses standalone advisory guidance as well as regulatory advice adjacent to transactions within the sector. The vastly experienced Carl Fernandes has deep knowledge of the regulatory frameworks across APAC and the UK, and excels in guiding clients through complex projects, including in the context of the development of financial market infrastructure. Kishore Bhindi co-heads the team alongside Fernandes, and as well as handling a plethora of traditional regulatory advisory work, is also very adept at advising on the rapidly evolving regulations surrounding the digital assets and tokenisation market in Hong Kong.