Jonathan Lee is a senior associate in the Asia dispute resolution group, based in the Hong Kong office. He has extensive experience in advising international financial institutions, listed companies and directors, multinational companies and private equity investors in regulatory investigations and commercial disputes, covering in a multi-jurisdictional setting a wide range of issues including M&A, financing and construction disputes, financial misconduct, white-collar offences, internal controls, and anti-bribery and corruption.
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 20+ HKMA, SFC and other HK and overseas regulatory investigations, reviews 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. Selected cases include SFC sponsor investigations, HKMA lookback reviews, a series of disputes totaling US$150m concerning the sale of complex fund products, a US$23m dispute concerning complex rehypothecation and client asset management issues, and a complex fixed income products and portfolio management dispute;
- Hong Kong listed companies and directors in SFC and HKEX regulatory investigations and disciplinary actions on connected transactions, insider dealing, fraud, 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 quantitative finance firm on its investigation and reporting of suspected short-selling infringements;
- a global commodities company on its investigation into a large-scale financing fraud and related high stakes multi-fronts disputes in the value of US$270m;
- a major logistics operator in a post-M&A Hong Kong-law governed dispute concerning its sale of a subsidiary valued at US$3.6bn;
- a private equity fund in a US$500m Hong Kong-law governed HKIAC arbitration with respect to its investment into an affiliate of a Hong Kong listed company;
- a life science company in a M&A Hong Kong-law governed dispute valued at US$870m;
- a multinational conglomerate on a US$35m Hong Kong-law governed SIAC arbitration with respect to a global IT infrastructure project;
- a private equity investor on its challenge against a US$130m arbitral award with respect to a post-M&A English-law governed dispute;
- Hong Kong listed companies and directors 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 a US$30m online sales fraud and compliance-related issues in China and related disputes; and
- an international financial institution on insurance and anti-competition related investigations and regulatory enquiries.
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