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  1. Lee Jonathan
Hong Kong
Jonathan Lee
Senior Associate
jonathan.lee@freshfields.com
Hong Kong: +852 2846 3400
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Jonathan Lee is a senior associate in the Asia dispute resolution group, based in the Hong Kong office. He has significant experience in advising international financial institutions, listed companies and directors, and multinational companies in regulatory investigations and related regulatory and commercial disputes, covering issues such as financial misconduct, white-collar offences, internal controls, and anti-bribery and corruption matters in a multi-jurisdictional setting.

Jonathan obtained his law degree from Trinity College, University of Cambridge with full scholarship and is admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong. He speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

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Jonathan's experience includes advising:

  • international financial institutions in numerous HKMA, SFC and other HK and overseas regulatory investigations and client complaints on a wide range of matters, including mis-selling, IPO sponsorship, short-selling, overcharging, fund management, insider dealing, product due diligence, hypothecation and ABC matters;
  • Hong Kong listed companies and directors in SFC and HKEX regulatory investigations and disciplinary actions on connected transactions, insider dealing, internal controls and audit matters;
  • large multinational companies in the energy, consumer products and technology space on high stakes fraud, ABC and terrorist financing-related investigations, with various cases interfacing with the US DOJ;
  • regulated entities on investigations and enquiries by the HKIA and HKCC;
  • Hong Kong listed companies on short-selling attacks;
  • multinational conglomerates and private equity investors on high-value project and financing disputes, SIAC arbitrations and setting aside of arbitral award.

Jonathan had been a secondee at an international financial institution’s APAC Litigation and Investigations team.

Jonathan Lee
Senior Associate
jonathan.lee@freshfields.com

T +852 2846 3400

Hong Kong Office

55th Floor, One Island East

Taikoo Place, Quarry Bay

Hong Kong
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