Honorary Fellows
Global experts providing strategic insights and industry advice
AIIFL Honorary Fellow and Director, Head of Compliance APAC, Hex Trust
Research: Digital asset regulation, AML/CFT, Travel Rule and payment transparency, RegTech, MAS/VARA/SFC regulatory frameworks
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2026) and Rupert and Lillian Radford Chair in Law and Professor of Law, Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University
Research: Corporate law, securities regulation, financial regulation, corporate governance, investor protection, international securities law, and legal ethics
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2026) and Global FinTech Expert and Advisor// Board Director and Secretary General, Global Impact FinTech Forum (GIFT)
Research: Artificial Intelligence in financial services, digital finance and financial innovation, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), financial regulation and AI governance, digital assets and blockchain, international financial systems and policy
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2026) and Associate Professor in International Finance Law, School of Law, University of Sussex (United Kingdom)
Research: Financial regulation, corporate law, corporate sustainability, corporate climate litigation, payment systems, post-trading, systemic risk, consumer/investor protection
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2026) and Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Law at the University of Bristol
Research: Insolvency Law, Sovereign Debt Restructuring, Trust Law, Financial Regulation, Technology Law, and Dispute Resolution
AIIFL Honorary Fellow and Member of the Sustainable Finance Committee (under individual capacity), the British Standards Institution
Research: Banking and Financial Law, Consumer Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Professional Ethics, Risk and Compliance, Financial Inclusion, and Digital Banking
2020–2024
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2020–2024) and Senior Associate, Hill Dickinson (Hong Kong)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2020–2024) and Senior Economist, The World Bank, Washington DC (United States)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2020–2024) and E. J. Ball Professor of Law, School of Law, University of Arkansas (United States)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2020–2024) and Vice President – Legal and Compliance, Morgan Stanley (Hong Kong)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2020–2024) and Lecturer in Law, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University (Thailand)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2020–2024) and Researcher, OBOR Legal Research Centre (China)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2020–2024) and Associate, Paul Hastings (Hong Kong)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2020–2024) and Assistant Professor of Law, School of Law, Manipal University Jaipur (India)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2026) and Associate Professor in International Finance Law, School of Law, University of Sussex (United Kingdom)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2026) and Global FinTech Expert and Advisor// Board Director and Secretary General, Global Impact FinTech Forum (GIFT)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2026) and Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Law at the University of Bristol
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2026) and Rupert and Lillian Radford Chair in Law and Professor of Law, Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University
2015–2019
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2015–2019) and Associate Director, UBS (Hong Kong) (2015-2019)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2015–2019) and Senior Lecturer in Financial Law, Brunel Law School, Brunel University London (United Kingdom) (2015-2019)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2015–2019) and Professor of Law, CTBC (China Trust Bank Corporation) Business School, Taiwan (Taiwan) (2015-2019)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2015–2019) and Professor of Practice (ESG and FinTech), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong) (2015-2019)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2015–2019) and Senior Lecturer, Commercial Law Department, Business School, The University of Auckland (New Zealand) (2015-2019)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2015–2019) and Associate Professor, Department of Legal Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan (Italy) (2015-2019)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2015–2019) and Jean Monnet Professor in Law and Regulation of Financial Markets, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (Italy) (2015-2019)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2015–2019) and Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw (Poland) (2015-2019)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2015–2019) and Associate Professor, Law School, Xiamen University (China) (2015-2019)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2015–2019) and Business Development Director, APAC, Digital Assets (Hong Kong) (2015-2019)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2015–2019) and Partner, DLA Piper (Hong Kong) (2015-2019)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2015–2019) and Partner, Tanner De Witt Solicitors (Hong Kong) (2015-2019)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2015–2019) and Partner, Squire Patton Boggs (Hong Kong) (2015-2019)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2015–2019) and Scientia Associate Professor, School of Taxation and Business Law, University of New South Wales (Australia)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2015–2019) and Professor, Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong) (2015-2019)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2015–2019) and Lloyd’s Professor of Commercial Law, University of Exeter (United Kingdom)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2015–2019) and Senior Fellow, University of Melbourne (Australia)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2026) and Associate Professor in International Finance Law, School of Law, University of Sussex (United Kingdom)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2015–2019) and Emeritus Professor of Law, Faculty of Laws, University College London (United Kingdom)
2010–2014
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Consultant, Edwin Kwok & Co (Hong Kong)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Independent Consultant (United Kingdom)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Associate Professor, School of Professional Accountancy, Long Island University (United States)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Assistant Professor of Law, Peking University School of Transnational Law (China)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Research Fellow, Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica (Taiwan)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and United States
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Partner, Stephenson Harwood LLP (Hong Kong)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Senior Of Counsel, YTL LLP (Hong Kong)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Former Assistant Professor, City University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Senior Fintech Director, Hong Kong Monetary Authority (Hong Kong)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and School of International Finance and Law, East China University of Political Science and Law (China)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Partner, Edwin Kwok & Co (Hong Kong)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Founder & Managing Partner, Timothy Loh LLP (Hong Kong)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Former Associate Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Director, Institut Droit Ethique Patrimoine (France)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Sports Club President, Casa do Futebol Clube do Porto de Macau – China (Macau)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Former Associate Professor, Department of Real Estate and Construction, HKU (Hong Kong)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and China
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Avvocato Of Counsel, CampaAvvocati (Italy)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Professor of Private and Comparative Law, Faculty of Law, University of Basel (Switzerland)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and KoGuan Distinguished Professor of Law, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Law School (China)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Former Senior Research Fellow, EW Barker Centre for Law & Business, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore (Singapore)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Lecturer, Faculty of Laws, University College London (United Kingdom)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Executive Director, Universidad Austral (Argentina)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Independent Financial Services Professional and Chartered Tax Practitioner (Hong Kong)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Former Lecturer in Law, Hong Kong Shue Yan University (Hong Kong)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Affiliate Professor, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiaotong University (China)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Member, College Academic Integrity Panel, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad (India)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Adjunct Professor of Law, School of Law, University of New England (Australia)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Postdoctoral Research Fellow (China)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2026) and Associate Professor in International Finance Law, School of Law, University of Sussex (United Kingdom)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Scientia Professor of Law, School of Private & Commercial Law, UNSW Sydney (Australia)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Co-Convenor, Asia-Pacific Structured Finance Association (Hong Kong)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Independent Non-Executive Director, Maybank Banking Berhad (Hong Kong)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (2010–2014) and Professor of Banking Law & Financial Regulation and Director, Center for Banking Law and Financial Regulation, Netanya Academic College (Israel)
1999–2009
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (1999–2009) and Adjunct Professor, School of Translation and Foreign Languages, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (1999–2009) and School of Law, Peking University (China)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (1999–2009) and Legal Counsel, Motorola Japan Limited (Japan)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (1999–2009) and Advisor, Commentator and Writer on US, PRC and International Trade Law (Hong Kong)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (1999–2009) and SC, Senior Counsel, Temple Chambers (Hong Kong)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (1999–2009) and General Manager, Grashield Consulting Services (Hong Kong)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (1999–2009) and Associate Director, The Boston Consulting Group (Germany)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (1999–2009) and Director, Asia Alpha Systems Limited (Hong Kong)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (1999–2009) and Derivatives and Structured Finance Partner, Linklaters (Hong Kong)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (1999–2009) and Chair, Heng An Standard Life Pension Insurance Company (China)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (1999–2009) and Director, Centre for Chinese and Comparative Law, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (1999–2009) and Fudan University Law School, Shanghai (China)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (1999–2009) and Professor of Law, University of Melbourne Law School (Australia) (2015-2019)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (1999–2009) and Consultant, Patrick Chu, Conti Wong Lawyers LLP (Hong Kong)
AIIFL Honorary Fellow (1999–2009) and Adjudicator (Hong Kong), Adjunct Professor, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
