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Sally Lau

Sally Lau is a Managing Associate of the firm. She has a broad range of experience in both contentious and non-contentious financial services, including money lending, money laundering, sanctions compliance, SFC licensing and ongoing compliance, as well as in corporate law, employment law and white collar crime. Sally Lau has represented clients in enforcement matters involving investment services firms, including operators of digital asset exchanges and corporate finance advisers, and has substantial experience advising on blockchain and other distributed ledger technology (“DLT”), non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”), stablecoins, crypto currencies and crypto currency derivatives, with a particular focus on corporate and commercial law issues, securities regulation and anti-money laundering (“AML”) compliance. She has advised clients on employment arrangements, including preparing employment agreements, restrictive covenants and service company agreements, and represented clients in disputes between employers and employees. She has particular experience with internal investigations of employees, employment disputes involving employees who are licensed or registered or otherwise regulated by a regulatory agency, including the SFC and with regulatory issues, including licensing, registration and enforcement related matters, arising from termination of employment. She has advised extensively on creditor-debtor relationships, with a particular focus on secured lending transactions. · Timothy Loh LLP

Hong KongRegulatory, FinTechEnglish, Cantonese, Mandarin

About

Managing Associate at Timothy Loh LLP based in Hong Kong with broad experience in contentious and non-contentious financial services, including money lending, AML, sanctions compliance and SFC licensing and enforcement. Advises on blockchain/DLT, NFTs, stablecoins and crypto derivatives with a focus on corporate and commercial law, securities regulation and AML compliance, and also handles employment matters, internal investigations and secured lending transactions.

Practice areas

RegulatoryFinTechBlockchain & CryptoCorporate / M&AEmploymentWhite Collar CrimeBanking & Finance

Office

Hong Kong

Timothy Loh LLP · Sally Lau is a Managing Associate of the firm. She has a broad range of experience in both contentious and non-contentious financial services, including money lending, money laundering, sanctions compliance, SFC licensing and ongoing compliance, as well as in corporate law, employment law and white collar crime. Sally Lau has represented clients in enforcement matters involving investment services firms, including operators of digital asset exchanges and corporate finance advisers, and has substantial experience advising on blockchain and other distributed ledger technology (“DLT”), non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”), stablecoins, crypto currencies and crypto currency derivatives, with a particular focus on corporate and commercial law issues, securities regulation and anti-money laundering (“AML”) compliance. She has advised clients on employment arrangements, including preparing employment agreements, restrictive covenants and service company agreements, and represented clients in disputes between employers and employees. She has particular experience with internal investigations of employees, employment disputes involving employees who are licensed or registered or otherwise regulated by a regulatory agency, including the SFC and with regulatory issues, including licensing, registration and enforcement related matters, arising from termination of employment. She has advised extensively on creditor-debtor relationships, with a particular focus on secured lending transactions.

Hong Kong

Expertise

Blockchain / DLT, NFTs, Stablecoins and Crypto DerivativesSecurities Regulation and SFC Licensing & EnforcementAnti-Money Laundering (AML) and Sanctions ComplianceMoney Lending and Secured LendingEmployment Law and Internal InvestigationsWhite Collar CrimeFinancial Services Enforcement

Education

  • Bachelor of Laws (LLB); Minor in Criminology, 2018
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL), City University of Hong Kong, 2019

Languages

EnglishCantoneseMandarin