Michelle Dou

Barrister (Lawyer) and Accountant Michelle CY Dou

 

CONTACT INFORMATION 

 

Telephone: 6014-9678

Email: michelle.cy.dou@gmail.com

Office Address: 2003, Tower Two, Lippo Centre, 89 Queensway, Hong Kong

 

WORK EXPERIENCE 

 

Ms. Dou has obtained her qualifications of Certified Public Accountant (HKICPA - CPA) and Barrister of the High Court after working in PricewaterhouseCoopers (Financial Services Stream) and Cheng Huan QC SC Chambers respectively. Ms. Dou has worked in the financial markets for years with experience in dealing with reputable clients which include large financial institutions and listed companies.

 

In her legal career, Ms. Dou has held the Legal Counsel position in various large financial institutions and a Main Board listed company. She has also held the Legal Counsel position in a reputable Fintech company which issued a spectrum of originally minted cryptocurrencies to the market through blockchains.

 

Ms. Dou is one of the very few barristers and accountants who has hands-on experience in issuing originally minted cryptocurrencies to the market through blockchains.

 

Ms. Dou has experience in dealing with inquiries arising from:-

  • Securities and Futures Ordinance; and
  • Companies Ordinance;

Ms. Dou has experience in dealing with cases involving:-

  • SFC investigation;
  • money laundering;
  • financial market fraud;
  • corruption (ICAC cases);
  • directors and shareholders’ rights;
  • contract; and
  • divorce (financial provision).

 

Ms. Dou has also appeared in the High Court for her client, arguing issues relating to directors and shareholders’ rights arising from the Companies Ordinance.

 

Ms. Dou was also the speaker of the below listed courses:-

  • Anti-Money Laundering in Financial Institutions;
  • SFC Investigation;
  • Blockchain Compliance Analysis;
  • Blockchain Regulatory Sandbox Analysis;
  • Criminal and civil cases involving Cryptocurrency and Virtual Assets;
  • Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) – Licence for Virtual asset trading platform operators;
  • Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) – Licensing of Stablecoin Issuers;
  • Cryptocurrency and Virtual Assets – Case Law and Licensing Regimes of HKMA and SFC; and
  • The Application and Economic value of Blockchains to Industries – organized by Hong Kong Economic Times, ET Business College Limited.

 

Ms. Dou’s comments on legal matters were also mentioned in the below listed media and/or websites:-

  • Next Magazine;
  • Takungpao Finance; and
  • Singularity Financial Limited.

 

EDUCATION BACKGROUND

 

The University of Hong Kong (HKU)

Year of Award: 2017

Award: Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL)

 

Manchester Metropolitan University, UK (MMU)

Year of Award: 2015

Degree: LL.B. (Hons)

 

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

Year of Award: 2006

Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance (Double Major)

 

Wharton Business School at University of Pennsylvania, USA

Period: 2004/2005 Spring Semester

Exchange Program

 

Peking University, Beijing

Period: Dec 2004

Exchange Program

 

QUALIFICATION AND LANGUAGES 

 

Qualification: Certified Public Accountant (HKICPA – CPA), Member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Barrister of the High Court (Call: 2018)

Languages: English, Cantonese (Native), Mandarin

 

 

杜芷茵大律師及會計師

 

聯絡方式 

 

電話: 6014-9678

電郵地址: michelle.cy.dou@gmail.com

辦公室地址: 香港金鐘道89號力寶中心2期2003室

 

工作經驗 

 

杜芷茵大律師在羅兵咸永道事務所（金融服務業）及清洪資深大律師辦事處工作後，分別獲得香港會計師公會會計師資格及高等法院的大律師資格。杜芷茵大律師在金融市場上工作多年，主要的客戶包括受證監會規管的大型金融機構及上市公司。

 

在杜芷茵大律師的法律生涯中，杜芷茵大律師曾在多間大型金融機構及一間主板上市公司擔任法律顧問。她還曾擔任一家知名金融科技公司的法律顧問，該公司透過區塊鏈向市場發行了一系列原創加密貨幣。

 

杜芷茵大律師是極少數擁有透過區塊鏈向市場發行原創加密貨幣實際經驗的大律師及會計師。

 

杜芷茵大律師曾經處理關於以下條例提出的問題:-

  • 證券及期貨條例;及
  • 公司條例。

而杜芷茵大律師曾經處理的案件分別包括:-

  • 證監會調查;
  • 洗黑錢;
  • 金融市場詐騙;
  • 賄賂 (廉政公署案件);
  • 董事和股東權利;
  • 合約; 及
  • 離婚(經濟給養)。

 

杜芷茵大律師也曾在高等法院代表客戶爭辯由公司條例引起的董事和股東權利的案件。

 

杜芷茵大律師也是以下課程的講者:-

  • 金融機構防洗黑錢;
  • 證監會調查;
  • 區塊鏈的合規分析;
  • 區塊鏈監管沙箱分析;
  • 涉及加密貨幣及虛擬資產的刑事及民事案件;
  • 證券及期貨事務監察委員會 (證監會) - 虛擬資產交易平台營運者牌照;
  • 香港金融管理局 (金管局) - 穩定幣發行人發牌制度;
  • 加密貨幣及虛擬資產 - 案例、金管局及證監會的牌照制度; 及
  • 《經濟日報》經濟商學院舉辦的區塊鏈的行業應用及經濟價值。

 

下面列出的媒體和/或網站上也提到了杜芷茵大律師對法律問題的評論:-

  • 壹週刊;
  • 大公報財經; 及
  • 奇點財經。

 

教育背景

 

香港大學

時間：2017年

授予：法學專業證書

 

曼徹斯特都會大學

時間： 2015年

學位：法學學士（榮譽）

 

香港科技大學

時間： 2006年

學位：工商管理學士（會計學及財務學）

 

賓夕法尼亞大學沃頓商學院

時間： 2004/2005春季學期

交流計畫

 

北京大學

時間： 2004年12月

交流計畫

 

專業資格及語言

 

專業資格: 香港會計師公會會計師、英國特許公認會計師公會會員、高等法院的大律師（認許年份: 2018）

語言：英語 、粵語（母語）、普通話

 

 

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