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From Singapore to Hong Kong: A Legal Pioneer's 30-Year Journey

From Singapore to Hong Kong: A Legal Pioneer's 30-Year Journey

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 Episode Summary: Angela Wang – 30 Years in Hong Kong LawThis episode features Angela Wang, a Singapore-trained lawyer who made the bold decision to establish her own boutique law firm in Hong Kong back in 1995. Now celebrating its 30th anniversary, her firm stands as a testament to her vision for independence and her sharp understanding of Hong Kong's dynamic legal landscape.Angela shares how she skillfully navigated through multiple global financial crises while building a thriving cross-border practice, particularly benefiting from China's market opening. She offers unique insights by contrasting Hong Kong's entrepreneurial spirit with Singapore's more structured environment, shedding light on what truly sets Hong Kong's legal market apart.The episode delves into how her firm focused on mid-sized transactions, her strategies for adapting to Hong Kong's challenging business culture, and her resilience in surviving various economic downturns since 1995. She also touches on leveraging opportunities within China's evolving market and her thoughtful approach to balancing AI integration with traditional legal practice. It's an inspiring story of determination, adaptability, and a genuine passion for law, leading to three decades of remarkable success in one of Asia's most vibrant legal hubs.

Our Guest

Angela Wang

Angela is a graduate from the National University of Singapore and has practised with major international law firms in Singapore, Australia and Hong Kong. Angela regularly advises major international clients including Fortune 500 companies on a wide range of corporate matters including the takeover of listed companies, IPOs, substantial asset restructuring, capital fund raising, cross border private equity transactions and structured financing in Hong Kong China and South East Asia. She also acts for China state owned enterprises and Chinese domestic companies and entrepreneurs in their various investments overseas.

Angela is a regular speaker at legal conferences for corporate counsel and business chambers in Hong Kong, Singapore and China.

Our Host

Ajay Shamdasani

Ajay Shamdasani is a veteran writer, editor and researcher based in Hong Kong. He holds an AB in history and government from Ripon College, JD and MIPCT degrees from the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce Law School, and an LLM in financial regulation from the Illinois Institute of Technology’s Chicago-Kent College of Law.

His 15-year long career as a financial and legal journalist began as deputy editor of A Plus magazine – the journal of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. From there, he assumed the helm of Macau Business magazine as its editor-in-chief, and later, joined Asialaw magazine as its deputy editor.

More recently, he spent close to seven years as a senior correspondent with Thomson Reuters’ subscription-based trade-wire service Regulatory Intelligence/Compliance Complete (previously called Complinet) in Hong Kong. While there, he covered regulatory developments in that city, as well as Singapore, India and South Korea.
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