Dispute Resolution

Corporate Governance

Fraud & Investigation

Regulatory & Compliance

William specialises in contentious regulatory work and financial services and commercial litigation. He represents both institutional and individual clients in investigations by regulatory authorities and law enforcement agencies in Hong Kong (e.g., HKMA, SFC, CCB, ICAC, IA, Competition Commission and Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data), on matters including market misconduct, money-laundering, bribery and corruption, mis-selling, internal controls failure, and whistleblowing of employee misconduct.

Benefiting from his in-house experience, he is frequently called upon to provide counsel on a broad range of regulatory compliance issues concerning financial institutions and listed companies, including emerging trends such as the use of Tech and virtual assets.

William has been ranked by Who's Who Legal as a Futures Leader in Investigations and by Legal 500 a "Next Generation Lawyer" for Dispute Resolution in Hong Kong. 

William was one of the authors of the Hong Kong chapter of The Practitioner's Guide to Global Investigation (3^rd-6^th editions) and Lissack and Horlick on Bribery and Corruption (3^rd edition). He is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).

2022 Howse Williams
2014 Clifford Chance
2011 Credit Suisse
2010 Merrill Lynch
2005 Simmons & Simmons

2005 Postgraduate Certificate in Laws, University of Hong Kong
2004 Bachelor of Laws, University of Hong Kong

2008 England and Wales
2007 Hong Kong

Member, Law Society of Hong Kong
Member, OLQE Eligibility and Exemption committee, Law Society of Hong Kong
Member, Investment Products and Financial Services Committee, Law Society of Hong Kong (2020-2021)
Member, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal Panel, HKSAR Government
Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)