William Hallatt
Greater China Region Guide 2024
Financial Services: Contentious Regulatory (International Firms) + 1 more ranking
Band 2
Band 3
About
Provided by William Hallatt
Practice Areas
William Hallatt is Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Global Financial Regulatory Group and heads the Financial Regulatory practice in Asia-Pacific. He provides comprehensive contentious and advisory support as a trusted advisor to the world’s leading financial institutions and fintech firms. His clients include global investment banks, wholesale and retail banks, hedge funds, private wealth managers, investment managers, major cryptocurrency exchanges and virtual asset service providers and insurers. He has extensive experience in handling both internal and external regulatory investigations, in particular high-stakes enforcement matters brought by key financial services regulators, including the Hong Kong Securities & Futures Commission (SFC) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), covering issues such as IPO sponsor conduct, licensing breaches, anti-money laundering and terrorist financing compliance, systems and controls failures, and cybersecurity matters.
Chambers Review
Greater China Region
William Hallatt of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's Hong Kong office brings banks and financial institutions a raft of experience with both contentious and advisory regulatory matters. He is adept at handling SFC and internal investigations, licensing applications and compliance advisory matters.
William Hallatt of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's Hong Kong office brings banks and financial institutions a raft of experience with both contentious and advisory regulatory matters. He is adept at handling SFC and internal investigations, licensing applications and compliance advisory matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Will always prioritises our requests and needs, and he has a great sense of how to provide solutions for what we need. He has immense industry experience."
"Will Hallatt is extremely knowledgeable and well regarded in the region. He understands the nuances of the sell side, which means he doesn't provide cookie-cutter advice but advice specific for the client at hand."
"Will always prioritises our requests and needs, and he has a great sense of how to provide solutions for what we need. He has immense industry experience."
"Will Hallatt is extremely knowledgeable and well regarded in the region. He understands the nuances of the sell side, which means he doesn't provide cookie-cutter advice but advice specific for the client at hand."
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