Jonathan Lee is a senior associate in the Asia dispute resolution group, based in the Hong Kong office. He has significant experience in advising international financial institutions, listed companies and directors, and multinational companies in regulatory investigations and related regulatory and commercial disputes, covering issues such as financial misconduct, white-collar offences, internal controls, and anti-bribery and corruption matters in a multi-jurisdictional setting.
Additionally, Jonathan has in-house legal experience as a secondee at an international financial institution’s APAC Litigation and Investigations team.
Jonathan obtained his law degree from Trinity College, University of Cambridge as a Jardine Scholar and is admitted in Hong Kong. He speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
Jonathan's experience includes advising:
- international financial institutions in numerous HKMA, SFC and other HK and overseas regulatory investigations and client disputes on a wide range of matters, including mis-selling, IPO sponsorship, short-selling, overcharging, fund management, insider dealing, product due diligence, hypothecation and ABC matters;
- Hong Kong listed companies and directors in SFC and HKEX regulatory investigations and disciplinary actions on connected transactions, insider dealing, internal controls and audit matters;
- a global technology giant on its multiple investigations into FCPA, bribery and terrorist financing related issues in China, Hong Kong and a Southeast Asian country, interfacing with the US DOJ and subsequently advising on its related compliance programs;
- a global commodities company on its investigation into a large-scale financing fraud and related high stakes disputes;
- Hong Kong listed companies on short-selling attacks;
- multinational and Hong Kong listed companies on crisis management, including international financial institutions on regulatory dawn raid;
- a global packaged food company on its investigation into fraud and compliance-related issues in China and related disputes;
- an international financial institution on insurance and anti-competition related investigations and regulatory enquiries; and
- multinational conglomerates and private equity investors on high-value project and shareholder disputes, SIAC arbitrations and setting aside of arbitral award.
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