Anissa Ng | Lawyer and Tech Enthusiast

Year-long exchange program

Took Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs and learnt Python
Was part of the first cohort of the How to Build the Future course, a collaboration-driven entrepreneurship course which invited speakers such as Steve Wozniak (co-founder of Apple) and Justin Kan (founder of Twitch.tv) to share their journey, followed by a peer discussion and reflection session
Studied entrepreneurship, social media and election, American history and criminal justice system

Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL)
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) with a Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Dean’s List 2018-2019. Received three scholarships for academic excellence
Achieved A's in all entrepreneurship classes, one of which was Designing Thinking and Practice where I learnt how to build websites and scrape data
Created CUHub, an app created for the CUHK community by providing an information hub for events, discussion and spontaneous meet-ups
Participated in a 3-week entrepreneurship bootcamp at Fudan University
Studied abroad at Tsinghua University for a Chinese law summer program

1st and 2nd seats: Corporate

M&A

Advised on a joint venture investment bid for a leading global property management company
Assisted in Nefab Group AB’s acquisition of Reflex Packaging Group, a major provider of 100% sustainable plastic packaging. I was proudly mentioned here

IPO

Advised on six initial public offerings as sponsor counsel or issuer counsel. I developed extensive drafting, project management and communication skills in managing four A1 submissions and two closings. Some of the IPOs I worked on include:

Represented Huatai and Credit Suisse in China Youran Dairy Group Limited’s IPO (9858.hk), an all-round dairy company
SCE Intelligent Commercial Management Holdings Limited (606.hk), a property management company in the PRC
Leading Holdings Group Limited (6999.hk), a property developer based in Sichuan
Some projects are still making their way to the Stock Exchange, including a genetic testing service provider, a medical device manufacturer and a property management company

Public M&A, Listing Rules and Takeovers Code compliance

Highlights include whitewash waiver application and a transaction with a VIE structure

3rd seat: Global Arbitration, Regulatory and Litigation

FinTech Advisory

Advised a US bank on whether issuance of a cross-border commercial credit card would trigger credit card regulations in Hong Kong. Other key legal issues include data privacy laws with regard to the online banking website and app, issuance of virtual cards and anti-money laundering issues.
Advised a leading PRC online payment and e-wallet platform on risk of local regulatory requirements due to presence of users in multiple jurisdictions. Analysed the relevant requirements that define a Stored Value Facility (SVF), the applicability of overseas SVF scheme and the risk of local promotion. Liaised with eight local counsels, reviewed their legal opinions and followed up with questions. Produced a client memo with consolidated, high-level and user-friendly advice on risks of regulations across nine jurisdictions.

Arbitration

Assisted in representing a NASDAQ-listed Chinese biopharmaceutical company in a US$350 million New York-seated ICC arbitration against a pharmaceutical company in relation to two collaboration agreements on developing cancer-curing antibodies. Other than doing a lot of work for two filings and a hearing, it was my first exposure to the legal tech software, Exhibit Manager. I became the first in the team to adopt it for submission and managed over 800 exhibits.
Prepared the first draft of a Hong Kong-seated HKIAC arbitration award on a contractual dispute which involved key legal issues being contractual interpretation and estoppel by convention.

Employment and other contentious work

Drafted employment contracts, termination agreement, demand letters and responses and general emails to client.
Researched on arbitration rules and Hong Kong laws. Key research topics include admissibility of illegally obtained evidence in an arbitration and infra petita award.

Currently at a mixed 4th seat: Investment Funds team and London Restructuring team

Funds and Regulatory

Drafted the biannual regulatory newsletter which covers, inter alia, the HKMA/SFC joint circular on virtual asset-related activities, re-domiciliation of foreign funds under the new OFC and LPF regimes and revisions to AML/CFT Guidelines.

Restructuring

Assisting in advising one of the largest property developers on its ongoing restructuring plan.

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