ASIFMA Annual Conference 2025
17 February 2025, Hong Kong
Hannah Cassidy
Partner, Head of Financial Services Regulatory, Asia
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hannah heads the award-winning Financial Services Regulatory practice in Asia, advising clients on contentious and non-contentious matters.
Hannah helps financial institutions, listed companies and their senior individuals on high stakes cases involving, for example, systems and controls breaches, anti-money laundering failures, product mis-selling and insider dealing. She is praised by clients for her “very level-headed and practical advice”.
Hannah has helped clients in connection with multiple cross-border matters covering Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, Korea, Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom and Jersey.
She has particular expertise in advising clients on the conduct of high profile board-led, independent investigations, particularly in relation to culture and conduct.
Hannah’s team regularly leads discussions with regulators on behalf of the financial services industry in relation to regulatory reform initiatives. This includes working closely with leading industry bodies, including ASIFMA and AIMA.
Hannah also regularly advises clients on regulatory developments, including in relation to culture and conduct, senior management accountability, virtual assets and operational resilience.
Hannah is a co-chair of the firm’s Global Banks Sector Group, is a member of Women in Finance Asia and regularly speaks on industry panels.
Background
Hannah is qualified as a solicitor in Hong Kong and England and Wales. She trained with Herbert Smith Freehills in London and is based in Hong Kong.
