Hughie Wong
Partner
London
Hughie is co-head of our Investment Funds Practice Group.
He works with external counsel, investment managers and funds on setting up and launching investment funds, and their financing. He also specialises in all aspects of fund activity and regulation, as well as fund restructurings and distressed situations.
Hughie has more than 25 years’ experience in private practice, and advises clients on Cayman and British Virgin Islands’ law on hedge, private equity and venture capital funds, including digital assets and crypto-currency funds. He also helps them with their downstream corporate and financing matters, including structured finance, mergers and acquisitions, and regulatory issues.
Hughie is recognised by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and Who's Who Legal for the quality of his advice.
Hughie has more than 25 years’ experience in private practice, and advises clients on Cayman and British Virgin Islands’ law on hedge, private equity and venture capital funds, including digital assets and crypto-currency funds. He also helps them with their downstream corporate and financing matters, including structured finance, mergers and acquisitions, and regulatory issues.
Hughie is recognised by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and Who's Who Legal for the quality of his advice.
Hughie Wong is one of the smartest guys in the business, as well as being personable and helpful.
Experience and recent work
Hughie trained and qualified at Slaughter and May in London, where he spent 13 years. He joined Walkers in 2018.
Qualifications
Admitted in:
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- England and Wales (not practising)
Education:
- Jurisprudence, Corpus Christi College, Oxford University
2022 Legal 500 - "Hughie Wong is one of the smartest guys in the business, as well as being personable and helpful."
2022 Chambers and Partners UK Guide - Band 3: "He is professional and approachable, providing top-drawer technical legal advice in a commercial and effective manner."
2020 Chambers and Partners UK Guide - Notable Practitioner: "He is a true class act who is bright and has a great, detailed knowledge. He is commercial, practical and a pleasure to deal with."
2020 Legal 500 - (Offshore) Recommended Lawyer
2019 Who's Who Legal - Private Funds (Recommended Lawyer)
2018 Legal 500 - (Offshore) Recommended Lawyer
2018 Who's Who Legal - Private Funds (Recommended Lawyer)
2018 Chambers UK Guide - (Corporate & Finance) A Notable Practitioner:
"He is exceptional. Very commercial and really knows his stuff. He's exceptionally bright and very personable."
2017 Legal 500 - (Offshore) Recommended Lawyer
"Hughie Wong is ‘knowledgeable, available and a great problem solver who tailors his advice according to clients’ needs’."
2017 Chambers UK Guide - (Corporate & Finance) A Notable Practitioner:
"Hughie Wong is commended by clients for his ability to 'provide commercially helpful solutions while ensuring that investors are protected'."
2016 Chambers Global Guide – (Corporate & Finance) A Notable Practitioner
2016 Chambers UK Guide - Commentators say Cayman law expert Hughie Wong "is a phenomenally bright guy."
2015 Chambers UK Guide - "He specialises in offering advice in connection with funds, and is regarded by market sources as 'a class act'."
2015 Chambers Global Guide – (Corporate & Finance) A Notable Practitioner
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