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HSF hires Hong Kong regulator
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has welcomed a new partner, who will assume the position from October of this year.
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Alice Molan has joined the firm’s Melbourne office, where she will work with partner Charlotte Henry and senior consultant Tony Coburn to help clients in the banking, non-bank lending, payments, and fintech industries with Australian and international banking regulatory issues.
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Ms Molan is the most recent Australian partner to join HSF, following the July 2022 appointments of financial services and superannuation experts Maged Girgis and Andrew Bradley, tax experts Toby Eggleston, Nick Heggart, and Ryan Leslie, and technology law expert Cameron Whittfield.
After working as a partner at Walkers in Hong Kong, Ms Molan is returning to Melbourne.
Earlier in her career, she worked at King & Wood Mallesons as a senior associate in both the Melbourne and Hong Kong offices.
According to Carolyn Pugsley, managing partner for corporate and regional head of practice for corporate in Australia at Herbert Smith Freehills: “We’re delighted to welcome Alice to Herbert Smith Freehills.
“Alice boosters our banking regulatory capability in Melbourne and brings a deep understanding of the issues and trends facing financial institutions.
“Our banking and financial services clients will benefit from her combination of international and local experience, and her ability to offer commercial advice on complex legal and regulatory issues.”
Speaking about her new role, Ms Molan said: “I am delighted to be joining the market-leading FSR team at Herbert Smith Freehills.
“As the financial services sector continues to grow and innovate, it is exciting to be back in Australia, and I’m looking forward to assisting clients navigate regulatory requirements.”
