Hauzen is an independent Hong Kong firm established in 2017 with a focus on financial services regulations. It has an association with the Chinese AnJie Law Firm, which specialises in insurance law, competition law, intellectual property, litigation and corporate law. The association is giving the firm reach to mainland China including Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. The firm also operates in affiliation with DWF, a global provider of integrated legal and business services with approximately 4,000 people and offices and associations located across the globe.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm has a traditional strength in
financial services regulatory, corporate M&A and restructuring and insolvency practices. It handles both contentious and non-contentious aspects of financial services regulation and restructurings.
In the corporate space, the firm represented clients with all aspects of corporate secretarial services in Hong Kong, BVI and Cayman Islands from company establishment to annual maintenance filings and other filings and coordination with the Companies Registry to the deregistration and winding-up process.
The firm also provides legal advice on fintech and cryptocurrency regulation including licensing and regulation of virtual assets trading platforms, regulation of initial coin offerings, initial exchange offerings, and stablecoin offerings. It has advised on more than 50 fintech transactions and disputes since 2014.
Key clients
Key clients of the firm include financial institutions and clients in the Hong Kong financial markets such as
JX Luxventure.
Research period review:
33rd edition (2022/2023)
During the research period, the firm was very active in the financial services regulatory, M&A, and restructuring and insolvency area.
In the financial and corporate sectors, the firm kept busy providing legal services for financial institutions on the Hong Kong regulatory aspects in relation to insolvency litigation, acquisition and disposals, listings rules, licence application, and virtual asset-related regulations.
In the restructuring space, the firm was occupied by providing advice to clients in relation to the Marshall Islands law aspects.
Deal highlights: 33rd edition (2022/2023)
JX Luxventure's 2022 Equity Incentive Plan.
Lawyer feedback: 33rd edition (2022/2023)
Nickolas Sam
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