Jennifer is a seasoned commercial litigation, financial regulatory and corporate governance lawyer with over 20 years of experience in the field, amassed through private practice, in-house counsel roles, and strategic consulting. She advises and represents both individuals and corporations in commercial litigation, arbitration, mediation, internal and regulatory investigations and enforcement.
In dispute resolution, she draws upon extensive experience, having handled cases ranging from those involving employment disputes, breach of contract, tortious liabilities, etc., to more complex matters involving fraud, misrepresentation, on- and off-shore insolvency, shareholder disputes, breaches of fiduciary duties, defamation, etc.
As an accomplished regulatory lawyer, Jennifer advises and represents financial institutions and licensed persons in investigations, actions and settlement from and/or with Hong Kong regulatory and law enforcement bodies including the: ICAC, HKPF, SFC, HKEX, IA (Insurance Authority), FDRC (Financial Dispute Resolution Centre), etc. The nature of matters handled display the same breadth, ranging from compliance enquiries or client complaints to more specific matters of mis-selling, insider dealing, unauthorised trading or discretionary services, AMLCTF (anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorist-financing), ABAC (anti-bribery and anti-corruption), forgery, etc.
With her notable track record of obtaining favourable outcomes for her clients, Jennifer is known for being commercially sensitive and practical, with a keen eye for meaningful details. As a founder of a consultancy that offers strategic guidance and tailored in-house training, she is also well-versed in compliance and commerce matters.
Highlights
- Dawn raids by SFC, involving seizure of office computers, staff’s personal devices and paper files and documents, and onsite interviews of staff.
- Dawn raids by ICAC, where ICAC officers seized historical original documents controlled by financial institutions.
- Forensic and electronic discoveries arising from regulatory investigations by regulators in Hong Kong or civil and commercial litigation.
- Investigations involving AMLCTF and Chapter 37 Bonds by SFC against financial institutions.
- Regulatory investigations and disciplinary proceedings brought by regulators in Hong Kong.
- Satellite litigation in Hong Kong and PRC involving Hong Kong, BVI, Seychelles or PRC companies and individual counterparts. Injunction in Hong Kong was sought in one of the proceedings.
- Civil and commercial litigation involving mis-selling, unauthorised trading, forgery and debt recoveries in Hong Kong and PRC.
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