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Finance and digital assets

Technologies like blockchain have turned the world of finance inside out and the emergence of tools like NFTs and the digitisation of many traditional assets has irrevocably changed the way we treat and pass on our belongings.


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Kathy Matsui

The 'Womenomics' thesis by Kathy Matsui changed the economic landscape in Japan, but she didn't stop there. After a very successful career at Goldman Sachs, Kathy established MPower Partners, Japan's first ESG-focused VC fund. Discover how MPower is driving diversity and sustainability through backing innovative start-ups.
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Crypto and digital assets: finding a friendly home

Financial regulators around the world have targeted crypto companies for regulatory violations and the environment in a number of major jurisdictions is growing increasingly hostile to digital asset businesses. We look at the alternatives in key jurisdictions.

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Clients include:

Ant Group

Ant Group is one of the world's largest financial services organisations, and through its Alipay mobile payment platform it serves over 1.3 billion users. Ant's primary services are in banking, mobile payments and electronic payment processing.
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MPower Partners Fund L.P.

MPower Partners Fund L.P. is Japan’s first ESG focused global venture capital fund, launched to invest in growth to late-stage start-ups in industries such as healthcare and wellness, fintech, next-generation work and education and the environment and sustainability.
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Hijra Bank

Hijra Bank is Indonesia's largest Shariah-compliant peer-to-peer lending and banking platform, offering a financial technology ecosystem for over 140,000 consumer and corporate clients.
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SaltPay

SaltPay is a disruptive payment service and software provider, arming small and medium-sized local businesses with the technology they need to automate and grow. 

Our team

Joel Shen

Joel Shen

Partner | Singapore

Joel Shen

Partner | Singapore

Corporate

Charles S. Kolstad

Charles S. Kolstad

Partner | New York

Charles S. Kolstad

Partner | New York

Private client and tax | Corporate

Daniel Tang

Daniel Tang

Partner | Hong Kong

Daniel Tang

Partner | Hong Kong

Corporate

Shaun Leong

Shaun Leong

Partner | Singapore

Shaun Leong

Partner | Singapore

Litigation and arbitration

Roberto Bonomi

Roberto Bonomi

Partner | Milan

Roberto Bonomi

Partner | Milan

International corporate tax

Harvey Knight

Harvey Knight

Partner | London

Harvey Knight

Partner | London

Litigation

Tatiana Menshenina

Tatiana Menshenina

Partner | London

Tatiana Menshenina

Partner | London

Litigation and arbitration

Christopher N. LaVigne

Christopher N. LaVigne

Partner | New York

Christopher N. LaVigne

Partner | New York

Litigation and arbitration

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