Hughie trained and qualified at Slaughter and May, where he spent 13 years prior to joining Walkers. His practice at Slaughter and May included advising a broad range of financial institutions and corporate clients on capital markets, structured finance and banking transactions; and regulatory issues.​

Admitted In:
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
England and Wales (not practising)

Qualifications:
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

NEWS

• Walkers sponsoring With Intelligence's HFM European Operational Leaders Club - We are delighted to announce that we are Headline Partner of With Intelligence's HFM European Operat...
  
• Walkers maintains Pre-Eminent ranking amongst offshore law firms in London - Walkers' team in London have once again maintained their position as the pre-eminent offshore law ad...
  
• Walkers wins four titles at Who's Who Legal Awards 2022 - Walkers, the international law firm, has won four titles at the prestigious Who's Who Legal Awards 2...
  
• Walkers maintains Pre-Eminent ranking amongst offshore law firms in London - Walkers has once again maintained its position as the pre-eminent offshore law firm based in London,...
  
• Walkers Retains Market-Leading Ranking Amongst Offshore Law Firms Based in London - Walkers has maintained its position as the leading offshore law firm based in London and retains its...
  
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EVENTS

• IBA 21st Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds - Our global Investment Funds practice group is one of the largest specialist teams worldwide and offe...
  
• Walkers Virtual Fundamentals 2021 Seminar - Please join us on Tuesday 9 November for a live broadcast of Walkers Fundamentals where we will expl...
  
• Walkers Virtual Fundamentals Seminar - Please join us for pre-event networking, followed by a live broadcast of Walkers Fundamentals a...
  
• Walkers to Sponsor HFM Compliance European Legal Summit 2018 - Walkers is to sponsor the HFM Compliance European Legal Summit 2018 at Grove House, UK, on 24 and 25...
  
• Walkers to Sponsor HFM European Operational Leaders Summit 2018 - Walkers is to sponsor the HFM Week European Operational Leaders Summit 2018 at Grove House, UK, on 2...
  
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ADVISORY

• Updated Procedures for De-Registration of Cayman Islands Mutual Funds and Private Funds - On 17 August 2022, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (“CIMA”) published a set of new regulat...
  
• Commencement of Cayman Islands Virtual Asset (Service Providers) Act, 2020 - The Cayman Islands government has now issued a commencement order for the Virtual Asset (Service Pro...
  
• EU recognition of Cayman Islands tax cooperation and removal from Annex I list - The European Union (“EU”) has announced that the Cayman Islands has been removed from Annex I of...
  
• Changes to the Cayman Islands Private Funds Law - The Cayman Islands Government has approved an amendment to the Private Funds Law 2020 (the “PFL”...
  
• Cayman Islands Private Funds Law - This note has been updated since its original publication on 10 February 2020 to reflect further inf...
  
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MEMO

• Cayman Islands - The Private Funds Act - This memorandum summarises the key features of the Private Funds Act (as amended) (the "Act") and ho...
  
• (Cayman) The Directors Registration and Licensing Law - The Directors Registration and Licensing Law, 2014 (as amended) (the "DRLL") came into force on 4 Ju...
  
• (Global) Comparison of Companies - Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Jersey, Guernsey and Ireland - The decision as to where to incorporate an offshore company can only be made based on the specific f...
  
• (Cayman) Company Migration to the Cayman Islands - The object of this Memorandum is to provide clients of Walkers with information on the process invol...
  
• (BVI) Merger of BVI Companies with Foreign Companies - This Memorandum summarises some of the key provisions under the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (th...
  
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ARTICLES

• Walkers Fundamentals White Paper 2021 – Regional Update: Europe - It has been another twelve months in which the extraordinary has become the norm, the unthinkable th...
  
• Mergers and acquisitions involving a BVI regulated entity: navigating the BVI regulatory landscape - Recent years have seen a trend towards consolidation in the financial services industry; the BVI is ...
  
• Video: Cayman Islands Hedge Fund Corporate Governance and Best Practice, Including in Times of Distress - What are the fundamentals of board meetings? Let's discuss the best practices following the launch o...
  
• Cayman Islands alternative investment fund structuring and regulatory considerations - Walkers London partners Hughie Wong, Tatziana Paraguacuto-Maheo and Matthew Bloomfield have been inc...
  
• Private M&A Involving British Virgin Islands Companies - The British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) has long been a world renowned international financial centre...
  
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