Prior to joining Reed Smith Richards Butler, Ken has been involved in the formation of a joint venture between CK Hutchison Holdings and Ant Financial Services Group the parent company of Alipay, to operate Alipay’s consumer-oriented digital wallet under “Alipay HK” brand in Hong Kong, a service dedicated to local-currency which integrates online and offline payments to consumers. In this project, Ken provided advice on the corporate aspects of the joint venture.

On the capital markets side, Ken has played a major role in advising China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Limited, a company listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, on its successful top-up placing of shares which raised gross proceeds of more than HK$1 billion which will be used in support of the Group’s expansion strategy in acquiring suitable target companies or businesses.