Hong Kong-headquartered law firm Deacons has named a new partner for its financial services practice who will play a key role related to virtual assets.
Deacons appoints Isabella Wong as a partner in the financial services practice group, according to a statement.
Wong rejoins Deacons after obtaining in-house counselling experience at a global asset manager. Prior to that, she worked as a regulatory lawyer at Deacons for eight years after her previous role as a financial regulator.
Virtual Assets
In her role, Wong will place an emphasis on virtual assets, in light of recent regulatory tailwinds in Hong Kong.
«[Wong] will play a key role in supporting our clients expand their offering in the virtual assets space, where there are significant growth opportunities as Hong Kong’s regulatory environment continues to evolve,» said partner and head of financial services practice group Jeremy Lam.
Deacon’s financial services practice currently houses 10 partners, one consultant and more than 30 legal professionals.
