Cynthia Tang concentrates her practice on domestic and international commercial disputes and regulatory work for financial services clients. Asia Pacific Legal 500 ranks her as one of the leading lawyers in the Financial Services/Regulatory field. She is a former senior government counsel of the Department Justice, and is an appointed member of the Market Misconduct Tribunal. Ms. Tang is also a Council Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors, and currently serves as a member of the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal. She also sits on a number of committees in the Securities and Futures Commission, and is a China-Appointed Attesting Officer.

Practice Focus

Ms. Tang focuses her practice on company and transactional disputes, as well as commercial crime, regulatory investigations and China-related dispute resolution. She assists clients in investigations by Securities and Futures Commission and Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), and provides focused counseling on compliance issues, SFC enforcement and disciplinary actions. Ms. Tang also assists in insolvency and bankruptcy matters. She also has experience includes representing clients before China International Economic & Trade Arbitration Commission.

Representative Legal Matters

• Acted as leading partner in advising and representing various banks in the HKMA and SFC investigation in relation to the distribution of Lehman Minibond and related investment products, including advice on customers’ claims, HK LegCo inquiry and compliance/regulatory review.
• Advising a leading bank in Hong Kong in a banking dispute involving issues of corporate fraud, directors’ authority and knowing receipt.
• Acted as leading partner in the successful action of a multinational group against its former managing director for misappropriation of company’s assets and breach of fiduciary duties including Mareva injunction proceedings in Hong Kong and simultaneous proceedings in Singapore.
• Advised a large multinational group in SEC investigations in over 10 jurisdictions including advice on local restrictions, mode of investigation, risk management, human rights, employment issues, export of information, etc.
• Advised the provisional liquidators of the Ocean Grand Group on all aspects of the provisional liquidation of various companies in the group involving a wide range of legal and regulatory issues in both Hong Kong and PRC including asset tracing in PRC, PRC court actions, PRC injunctive orders and the new bankruptcy procedures in PRC.
• Represented SFC licensed corporations, responsible officers and directors of a listed group in large scale SFC investigations concerning various compliance issues such as financial resources, handling of client’s securities and money, internal control, disclosure of interest including negotiations with the Intermediaries Supervision and Enforcement Division of the SFC.

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Law Society of Hong Kong - Member
• Association of China-Appointed Attesting Officers Ltd. - Member
• Hong Kong Institute of Directors - Council Member

Admission

England & Wales~United Kingdom (1991)
Australia (1991)
Hong Kong (1990)

Education

University of Hong Kong  (LL.M. Corporate & Financial Law) (2001)
China University of Political Science & Law  (LL.B. PRC Law) (1997)
College of Law at Guildford  (S.F.E.) (1988)
University of Nottingham  (LL.B. Honors) (1987)

邓宛舜律师的执业活动集中在为金融服务业的客户解决国内和国际商业争议以及处理监管事宜。在《亚太法律500强》的评选中，邓律师荣获金融服务/监管领域的一流律师称号。邓律师曾在香港律政司担任政府高级法律顾问，现为市场失当行为审裁处成员。邓律师还是香港董事学会理事，现任证券及期货事务上诉审裁小组成员。此外，邓律师还在证券及期货事务监察委员会的多个下属委员会中任职，并系中国委托公证人。

执业重点

邓律师的执业重点是公司和交易纠纷、商业犯罪、监管调查及中国相关争议的解决。邓律师在证券及期货事务监察委员会（香港证监会）和香港金融管理局（香港金管局）的调查中协助客户，并就合规事宜、香港证监会的执法和纪律处分行动提供咨询。邓律师还协助处理无力偿债和破产事宜。而且，她的经验还包括在中国国际经济贸易仲裁委员会受理的仲裁案件中代表客户。

代表性案例

• 作为领衔合伙人，在香港金管局和香港证监会就雷曼兄弟迷你债券及相关投资产品的调查中代表多家银行行事，包括就客户的权利主张、立法会查询以合规/监管审查提供咨询意见。
• 在一项涉及公司欺诈、董事权限和知情受领问题的银行业争议中向香港的一家知名银行提供咨询。
• 作为领衔合伙人，在一家跨国集团起诉其原执行董事挪用公司资产和违反信托义务的诉讼中（包括在香港进行的玛瑞瓦禁令（即资产冻结强制令）程序以及在新加坡同时进行的程序中）为该集团赢得胜诉结果。
• 在10多个管辖区域的证监会调查中为一家大型跨国集团提供咨询，包括就当地的限制、调查方式、风险管理、人权、雇用事宜、信息出口等提供咨询。
• 就海域集团各公司进行的涉及香港和中国大陆方面范围广泛的法律和监管事宜的临时清盘的各个方面向该集团的临时清算人提供咨询，包括中国大陆的资产追踪、在中国大陆法院进行的诉讼、中国大陆的禁制令以及中国大陆的新破产程序。
• 在香港证监会就各种合规问题（如资金来源、客户证券与资金的处理、内部控制、利益披露等）进行的大规模调查中（包括与香港证监会中介机构监察与执法处的谈判），代表一家上市集团中的香港证监会发照公司、责任高管与董事。

职业组织与会员资格

• 香港律师会 – 会员
• 中国委托公证人协会有限公司 – 会员
• 香港董事学会 – 理事

语言能力

• 中文
• 英语

执业资格

英国英格兰和威尔士（1991年）
澳大利亚（1991年）
香港（1990年）

教育背景

香港大学（公司法与金融法）（法学硕士学位）（2001年）
中国政法大学（中华人民共和国法律）（法学学士学位）（1997年）
英國吉尔福德法律学院 （S.F.E.）（1988）
英國诺丁汉大学（法学学士学位）（1987年）