Asian Institute of International Financial Law (AIIFL), HKU

Professional Advisory Board

Industry leaders and regulators providing market insights and practical expertise

Dr. Anthony Neoh KC, SP, JP

Chair, AIIFL Professional Advisory Board and Co-Chairman, Asian Academy of International Law (Hong Kong)

Alan Au, JP

Core Member, AIIFL Professional Advisory Board and Executive Director (Banking Conduct), Hong Kong Monetary Authority (Hong Kong) 

Clement Cheung GBS, JP

Core Member, AIIFL Professional Advisory Board and Chief Executive Officer, Insurance Authority (Hong Kong) 

Ada Chung, SBS

Core Member, AIIFL Professional Advisory Board and Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Hong Kong) 

Professor Ignacio Tirado

Core Member, AIIFL Professional Advisory Board and Secretary-General, UNIDROIT

Jeffrey H. Chen

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member and Partner and Head of Structured Finance, Dentons Hong Kong LLP (Hong Kong)

Susie Cheung

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member, AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Co-Convenor, Asia-Pacific Structured Finance Association (Hong Kong)

Mohan Datwani

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member and Solicitor, Deputy Chief Executive, The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute (Hong Kong)

Larry Kwok, SBS, JP

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member and SBS, JP, Partner, Kwok Yih & Chan (Hong Kong)

Kenneth Ng

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member and Former General Counsel, HSBC (Hong Kong)

Research: Members

Michelle Taylor

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member and Partner, Tiang & Partners (Hong Kong)

Leora Blumberg

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 2001–July 2021) and Member, Australian Anti-Dumping Review Panel (Australia)

Stephen Briscoe

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 2004–June 2025) and Manager Director, Quantuma (Cayman Islands)

Neil Campbell

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 2007–June 2025) and Former Partner, K&L Gates Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise (Japan)

Stefan M. Gannon, JP

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 2001–June 2025) and Former Special Adviser to CE, Hong Kong Monetary Authority (Hong Kong)

Look Chan Ho

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: July 2023 – June 2025) and Barrister, Des Voeux Chambers (Hong Kong)

Dr. Dan Horovitz

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 2001–June 2025) and Partner, Holman Fenwick Willan LLP (Belgium)

Huang Yangxin

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 1999–2001) and Head, Legal Department, Bank of China, Beijing (China)

Gordon W. Johnson

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 2001–June 2025) and President, EMA Global (United States)

Donald H.Y. Koo

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 1999–2004) and Senior Partner, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker (Hong Kong)

Dr. William C.P. Kwok

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 1999–2004) and Hong Kong Securities Institute (Hong Kong)

Professor Alexa Lam, JP

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 2001–2015) and Professor of Legal practice, Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong; Consultant, Raymond Siu & Lawyers; Former Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission

Julia Langley

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: January 2018 – June 2025) and Senior Economic Development Advisor, Queenstown Lakes District Council (New Zealand)

John Lees

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 2001–June 2025) and Managing Director, JLA Asia Limited (Hong Kong)

Martin Lister

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 2015–2019) and Legal and Compliance Regulatory Insurance Consultant (United Kingdom)

Michael Liu

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 1999–June 2025) and Former Partner, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP (Hong Kong)

Tasuku Matsuo

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 2001–June 2025) and Founder, Matsuo & Kosugi (Japan)

Professor Mitsuo Matsushita

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 2014–June 2025) and Special Advisor, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu and Emeritus Professor, The University of Tokyo (Japan)

Robert McBain

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 2004–June 2025) and Sociedade de Jogos de Macau SA (Macau)

Barry Metzger

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 1999–2001) and Partner, Coudert Brothers, New York, US, and former General Counsel, Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines (United States)

Nell Minow

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 2011–June 2021) and Vice Chair, ValueEdge Advisors (United States)

Prudence Mitchell

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 2001–2007) and Partner, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary (Hong Kong)

Andrew Procter

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 1999–2001) and Former Executive Director, Intermediaries and Investment Products Division, Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (Hong Kong)

Arnold M. Quittner

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 2001–June 2021) and Of Counsel, Peitzman, Weg & Kempinsky LLP (United States)

Justice Anselmo Reyes

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: August 2021 – June 2025) and Former Judge, Court of First Instance, Hong Kong; International Judge, Singapore International Commercial Court

Nick Seddon

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 2005–June 2021) and Partner, Olivier Cheah and Partner, Blue Hong Kong Investments (Hong Kong)

Andrew Sheng

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 2011–June 2015) and Former President, Fung Global Institute and Chief Advisor, CBRC; formerly Chairman of SFC (Hong Kong)

John T. Shinkle

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 1999–2002) and Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific Legal Compliance, Salomon Smith Barney Hong Kong (Hong Kong)

James Shipton

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: July 2016 – January 2018) and Senior Fellow, University of Melbourne (Australia)

Shinjiro Takagi

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 2001–2019) and Advisor, Nomura Securities Co. Ltd. (Japan)

Alan Tang

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 2002–June 2025) and Partner, ShineWing Hong Kong (Hong Kong)

Benjamin Vandegrift

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 1999–2001) and Partner, Pillsbury Madison & Sutro, Washington, DC (United States)

Krirk Vanikkul

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 1999–2002) and General Counsel, Bank of Thailand, Thailand (Thailand)

Clare C.L. Wee

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 2001–2010) and Director, Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, Asian Development Bank (Philippines)

Yong Kai Wong

AIIFL Professional Advisory Board Member (Previous Appointment: 2011–June 2025) and Vice Chairman, GNC Holdings Inc (Hong Kong)