Jill Wong Bio

Jill has extensive experience advising on banking and securities laws, as well as data privacy, cybercrime and financial crime issues. She advises on both contentious (regulatory investigations, internal inquiries, dawn raids, etc.) and non-contentious (licensing and approvals, drafting client documents and disclosures and carrying out regulatory gap analysis) matters. Jill is also active in advising clients on emerging regulatory issues, such as virtual assets trading and exchanges, Web3, NFTs and ESG. She has hands-on practical experience in liaising with regulators, advising on regulatory compliance and implementing changes to internal practices, conducting internal investigations and advising on corporate governance. Jill has represented clients, both institutions and individuals, in numerous regulatory investigations and disciplinary inquiries. In addition to the financial services regulators (SFC, HKMA, HKEX), she also deals with other authorities such as the police, ICAC, AFRC and the Privacy Commissioner. Jill was deputy general counsel at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and was in-house counsel at Credit Suisse. She has also worked in leading international law firms in Hong Kong. This combination of different legal roles allows her to provide constructive insights into the issues and challenges facing financial institutions, listed companies, their senior managers and professional advisers. Who’s Who Legal says, “Jill Wong is highlighted for her leading expertise in navigating financial institutions through complicated regulatory challenges,” and that “the ‘highly skilled’ Jill Wong … provides ‘clear and confident advice’ thanks to her ‘wealth of experience advising on banking and regulatory matters’.”