Felix Ng
Partner
Practice Areas
Antitrust and Competition Law • Criminal Defence • Securities, Regulatory & Disciplinary Matters
- Admissions
- Hong Kong • England & Wales • Dubai International Financial Centre (Holding practising certificates in all three jurisdictions)
- Professional Qualifications
- Civil Celebrant of Marriages
- Languages
- Cantonese • English • Mandarin • Spanish
Contact
- Tel
- (852) 2230 2887
- Fax
- (852) 2845 1637
- felix.ng@haldanes.com
- Profile
Felix is Head of our Antitrust and Competition Law practice and one of the industry’s leading white-collar crime and regulatory lawyers.
He manages complex investigations and proceedings brought by a wide range of enforcement authorities, including the Competition Commission, Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), the Commercial Crime Bureau (CCB), the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK) as well as other U.S., U.K. and global enforcement agencies.
He regularly advises listed companies, international financial institutions, multi-national corporations and individuals, with expertise covering antitrust and competition law, cartel and market dominance, commercial fraud, corruption and bribery, money laundering, stock market manipulation, insider dealing, data privacy, cryptocurrency and regulatory compliance.
Felix receives consistent recognition as a leading practitioner in Asia and globally, winning accolades by Who’s Who Legal, Asian Legal Business, Legal 500, Benchmark Litigation, China Business Law Journal and Doyle’s Guide.
In the international criminal law arena, Felix served as an officer in the Criminal Law Committee, Business Crime Committee and Young Lawyers’ Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA) for over a decade. In addition to being a judge for the International Criminal Court (ICC) Moot Court Competition in the Hague, he authors a wealth of international legal publications on business crimes, anti-corruption and antitrust and competition law and frequently speaks at transnational crime conferences.
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Notable Cases:
White-Collar Crime & Securities Regulations
- Secured an acquittal for two former public doctors who faced Misconduct in Public Office charges after a 86-day ICAC trial in the District Court (DCCC 1092/2018)
- Successfully defended two landmark SFC investigations against a team of equity traders and a desk of bond traders of international investment banks
- Defended a listed company chairman in the first SFC prosecution in Hong Kong on Price Rigging under section 296 of the Securities & Futures Ordinance
- Successfully defended investment bankers and senior management of state-owned enterprises in U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)-related investigations
Antitrust and Competition
- Representing a listed company group and its senior management in the high-profile Competition Tribunal proceedings on cartel conduct in real estate industry (CTEA 3/2023)
- Successfully secured leniency and settlement for senior management in various Competition Commission investigations
- Advised a Nasdaq-listed company and a Tokyo-listed company on antitrust compliance issues concerning price-fixing, abuse of market dominance and Resale Price Maintenance (RPM).
What the legal directories say:
- “Felix Ng has a broad practice encompassing criminal and competition law matters. Market sources praises his unparalleled depth of knowledge and experience in competition law” – Who’s Who Legal – Global Elite Thought Leader
- “Felix Ng is very bright and brings positive energy to the teams he leads. He is highly regarded in the defence of white-collar crime matters, in particular SFC and ICAC investigations. Always candid, Felix provides practical and considered advice, often achieving the best outcomes for his clients.” – Benchmark Litigation
- “The team, which is led by the vastly experienced Felix Ng, is highly adept at handling enforcement and investigation proceedings before a myriad of agencies, including SFC, HKMA, and ICAC, with many of the matters involving cross-border considerations and involvement from other international regulators.” – Legal 500
- “Felix Ng has built up an impressive white-collar crime practice, and earned the reputation of providing crystal clear, concise and tactically astute advice” – Who’s Who Legal, Business Crime Defence
- “Felix Ng boasts in-depth experience in the business crime space, where he stands out for his unparalleled professionalism, perseverance and passion for justice” – Who’s Who Legal
Recognitions:
- Finalist of “Hong Kong SAR Lawyer of the Year”, Benchmark Awards 2023
- Winner of “Antitrust and Competition Law” in Mondaq’s Thought Leadership Awards 2023
- Finalist of “Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year”, Asian Legal Business Law Awards 2022
- Recommended in Who’s Who Legal – Business Crime Defence and Investigations as Global Elite Thought Leader for consecutive years since 2016
- Recommended in Who’s Who Legal – Competition Law
- Recommended as a “Preeminent White Collar Crime and Regulatory Investigation Lawyer” by Doyles Guide 2023
- Led his team to win the “Antitrust and Competition – International Firm”, China Business Law Journal Award 2020
Testimonials
“Besides his exceptional professionalism, Ng is compassionate, empathetic and attentive … gave me the needed trust and confidence throughout the entire process and made this unbearable investigation a lot more bearable.”
Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific & China 2022 – Dispute resolution
“Felix Ng is the partner leading the competition practice at Haldanes. With his unparalleled depth of knowledge and experience in both criminal and competition law, he is in pole position to deliver quality advice and effective results. Felix is razor-sharp and will leave no stone unturned to achieve the best results for the client and the case. He is incisive, practical, strategic and commercial. He picks up on issues quickly, is highly responsive and is always a pleasure to work with. His client skills are second-to-none… a smooth operator.”
Legal 500
“Felix Ng is singled out as a ‘highly professional and extraordinarily capable’ white-collar crime lawyer”
Who’s Who Legal – Business Crime Defence & Investigations
“Felix Ng boasts a stellar reputation in the Asian legal market and, according to sources, leaves no stone unturned in preparing his client’s defence”
Who’s Who Legal – Business Crime Defence & Investigations
“Besides his exceptional professionalism, Felix is compassionate, empathetic and attentive…gave me the needed trust and confidence throughout the entire process and made this unbearable investigation a lot more bearable”
Legal 500
Recognition
Doyle’s Guide 2024 – Leading White Collar Crime, Corporate Crime & Regulatory Investigations Lawyers – Hong Kong (Leading)
Doyle’s Guide 2024 – Leading Criminal Lawyers – Hong Kong (Leading)
Who’s Who Legal 2023 – Global Investigations Review – Business Crime Defence – Corporates (Thought Leader)
Who’s Who Legal 2023 – Business Crime Defence – Mainland China & Hong Kong (Global Thought Leader)
Who’s Who Legal 2023 – Business Crime Defence – Corporates (Global Elite Thought Leader)
Who’s Who Legal 2023 – Competition Law (Recommended)
Mondaq’s Thought Leadership Awards 2023 – Antitrust and Competition Law (Winner)
Doyle’s Guide 2023 – Leading White Collar Crime, Corporate Crime & Regulatory Investigations Lawyers – Hong Kong (Preeminent)
Doyle’s Guide 2023 – Leading Criminal Lawyers – Hong Kong (Leading)
Benchmark Awards – Hong Kong SAR Lawyer of the Year 2023 (Finalist)
ALB – Dispute Resolution Lawyer 2022 (Finalist)
Doyle’s Guide 2022 – Leading White Collar Crime, Corporate Crime & Regulatory Investigations Lawyers – Hong Kong (Leading)
Doyle’s Guide 2022 – Leading Criminal Lawyers – Hong Kong (Preeminent)
Who’s Who Legal – Business Crime Defence & Investigations 2021
Doyle’s Guide 2021 – Leading White Collar Crime, Corporate Crime & Regulatory Investigations Lawyers – Hong Kong (Recommended)
Doyle’s Guide 2021 – Leading Criminal Lawyers – Hong Kong (Leading)
Who’s Who Legal: Business Crime Defence 2020 (Corporates and Individuals)
Doyle’s Guide 2020 – Leading White Collar Crime, Corporate Crime & Regulatory Investigations Lawyers – Hong Kong (Recommended)
Doyle’s Guide 2020 – Leading Criminal Lawyers – Hong Kong (Recommended)
Asian Legal Business Awards 2017 – Young Lawyer of the Year (Finalist)
Asian Legal Business Awards 2016 – Young Lawyer of the Year (Finalist)
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