Doug Tang

Doug specialises in financial services law, with a focus on regulation and compliance.

Doug advises a broad range of domestic and international clients, including banks, insurers, payment providers, fund managers, financial advisers, licensed entities, supervisors and fintech startups. He also advises on the regulatory aspects of mergers and acquisitions transactions, including post-completion implementation matters. Before joining Chapman Tripp, Doug worked as an in-house lawyer at the Financial Markets Authority, where he advised on a wide range of regulatory matters.

Recent highlights

• Advising a wide range of domestic and international financial service providers on their obligations under financial services, banking, insurance, anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism legislation.

• Assisting clients to obtain a range of market services licences under the Financial Markets Conduct Act.

• Assisting clients to obtain regulatory exemptions and other forms of relief under anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism legislation and other financial markets legislation.

• Providing practical guidance to clients managing regulatory issues and preparing a broad range of regulatory filings.

• Advising fund managers and other financial market participants on regulatory requirements, including assisting with the preparation of offer documents, investment management agreements, distribution agreements and related arrangements.

• Assisting with the regulatory, anti-money laundering and anti-bribery and corruption aspects of mergers and acquisitions transactions, including post-completion regulatory filings and implementation matters.