Hughie Wong
Managing Partner
London
Hughie is the Managing Partner of our London office and co-head of our Investment Funds practice group in London.
Hughie leads a team of London based lawyers providing time-zone sensitive, dedicated Bermuda, BVI and Cayman Islands law support to clients based in EMEA.
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 Islands 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 Lexology Index (formerly 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 2008.
Qualifications
Admitted in:
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- England and Wales (not practising)
Education:
- Jurisprudence, Corpus Christi College, Oxford University
2026 – Chambers Global – Foreign Expert – "Hughie is a distinguished expert in his field, consistently demonstrating a comprehensive understanding that extends beyond the mere application of the black letter of the law."
2025 - Chambers and Partners UK - Foreign Expert - "Hughie has a can-do attitude and is creative and pragmatic."
2024 - Chambers and Partners UK - Foreign Expert - "Hughie is an excellent offshore lawyer from both a funds raising and commercial perspective. He understands the law and how to apply it to commercial scenarios."
2023 - Legal 500 UK - Band 1
2022 - Legal 500 UK - "Hughie Wong is one of the smartest guys in the business, as well as being personable and helpful."
2022 - Chambers and Partners UK - Band 3 - "He is professional and approachable, providing top-drawer technical legal advice in a commercial and effective manner."
2020 - Chambers and Partners UK - 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 UK - Offshore - Recommended Lawyer
2019 - Who's Who Legal - Private Funds - Recommended Lawyer
2018 - Legal 500 UK - Offshore - Recommended Lawyer
2018 - Who's Who Legal - Private Funds - Recommended Lawyer
2018 - Chambers UK - 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 UK - Offshore - Recommended Lawyer - "Knowledgeable, available and a great problem solver who tailors his advice according to clients’ needs."
2017 - Chambers UK - 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 – Corporate & Finance - A Notable Practitioner
2016 - Chambers UK - Commentators say Cayman law expert Hughie Wong "is a phenomenally bright guy."
2015 - Chambers UK - "He specialises in offering advice in connection with funds, and is regarded by market sources as 'a class act'."
2015 - Chambers Global – Corporate & Finance - A Notable Practitioner
2025 - Chambers and Partners UK - Foreign Expert - "Hughie has a can-do attitude and is creative and pragmatic."
2024 - Chambers and Partners UK - Foreign Expert - "Hughie is an excellent offshore lawyer from both a funds raising and commercial perspective. He understands the law and how to apply it to commercial scenarios."
2023 - Legal 500 UK - Band 1
2022 - Legal 500 UK - "Hughie Wong is one of the smartest guys in the business, as well as being personable and helpful."
2022 - Chambers and Partners UK - Band 3 - "He is professional and approachable, providing top-drawer technical legal advice in a commercial and effective manner."
2020 - Chambers and Partners UK - 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 UK - Offshore - Recommended Lawyer
2019 - Who's Who Legal - Private Funds - Recommended Lawyer
2018 - Legal 500 UK - Offshore - Recommended Lawyer
2018 - Who's Who Legal - Private Funds - Recommended Lawyer
2018 - Chambers UK - 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 UK - Offshore - Recommended Lawyer - "Knowledgeable, available and a great problem solver who tailors his advice according to clients’ needs."
2017 - Chambers UK - 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 – Corporate & Finance - A Notable Practitioner
2016 - Chambers UK - Commentators say Cayman law expert Hughie Wong "is a phenomenally bright guy."
2015 - Chambers UK - "He specialises in offering advice in connection with funds, and is regarded by market sources as 'a class act'."
2015 - Chambers Global – Corporate & Finance - A Notable Practitioner
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