CONTACT INFORMATION
Telephone: 6014-9678
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: Room 4206, Tower One, 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 over 18 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 truly 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;
· Stablecoins Ordinance;
· Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance;
· Listing Rules (Main Board); and
· Companies Ordinance;
Ms. Dou has experience in dealing with cases involving:-
· SFC investigation;
· cryptocurrency, virtual asset and digital asset tracing and litigation;
· 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;
· RWA, Virtual Asset, Cryptocurrency - Regulatory Regimes and Legal Cases; and
· The Application and Economic value of Blockchains to Industries – organized by Hong Kong Economic Times, ET Business College Limited.
Relevant links in the past:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64YdRoRuUoE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkq-jwxAnBQ
https://www.etnet.com.hk/www/tc/lifestyle/archive/arthurshek/58093
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.
Relevant links in the past:
https://www.takungpao.com/finance/236134/2018/1017/190445.html
https://www.tkww.hk/epaper/view/newsDetail/1349667957525057536.html
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
RELEVANT LINKS
Hong Kong Bar Association link: https://www.hkba.org/barrister/dou-chi-yan-michelle-ms
Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants link: https://www.hkicpa.org.hk/en/Membership/Find-a-CPA/Membership-List
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