Eleanor Tang
Lawyers
Associate in our Litigation practice, resident in Hong Kong.
Eleanor’s practice focuses on advising global financial institutions and corporations in regulatory and internal investigations of alleged breaches of U.S. and Hong Kong securities laws and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). She also advises clients on U.S. securities litigations, Hong Kong arbitrations, and transactional due diligence.
Experience
- Representing corporate clients in respect to post-M&A and private equity disputes
- Advising global financial institutions, listed companies, and corporations on investigations and enforcement actions by regulators in the US (including the SEC and DOJ) and Hong Kong in relation to insider dealing, market manipulation, securities fraud, accounting fraud, listing sponsor obligations, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
- Advising global financial institutions, global technology and healthcare companies on internal investigations concerning alleged corruption and fraud in their marketing and sales practices in Asia
- Advising China-based issuers in U.S. securities class action lawsuits
- Conducting anti-corruption, AML and sanctions due diligence on behalf of banks and funds in their investments in healthcare, information technology, automobile, media and energy sectors and recommending post-transaction enhancement measures
- Representing international investment banks in connection with various SFC’s regulatory inquiries and investigations, including in relation to, potential market misconduct, bookbuilding practice in Hong Kong IPOs, sponsor resignations, etc.
- Regulatory advice to major financial institutions in Hong Kong in relation to market misconduct, licensing and compliance with rules and regulations issued by the SFC and SEHK
- Advising international investment banks in connection with sponsor reviews and SFC audits
- Advising a leading global bank in conducting post-acquisition review of anti-corruption controls of acquired businesses in Asia and implementing remedial measures
- Advising a Europe-headquartered conglomerate in its anti-corruption, AML, sanctions compliance uplift for business units in Southeast Asia
- Representing two international investment banks in connection with Hong Kong IPO sponsorship investigations by the SFC
- Representing an international investment bank in connection with an SFC investigation in relation to conflicts of interest in Hong Kong IPOs
- Representing an international investment bank in connection with an SFC investigation in relation to sales misconduct
- Representing an international investment bank in connection with an SFC investigation in relation to cornerstone independence
Education
J.D., Harvard Law School
B.S., Cognitive Neuroscience, Brown University
- magna cum laude
Qualifications and admissions
- Hong Kong
- State of New York