Michele Yee
Associate @Herbert Smith Freehills
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WORK HISTORY
Associate @Herbert Smith Freehills
London, GB
EDUCATION
University of Reading
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) - First Class Honours , Law
BPP Law School
Bar Professional Training Course - Very Competent , Law
ABOUT MICHELE YEE
Dual-qualified commercial lawyer (England & Wales, Malaysia) advising fintech, digital trading platforms and power-intensive infrastructure businesses on trading risk, platform governance and cross-border regulatory exposure across APAC and EMEA.I work closely with product, engineering and compliance teams on the frameworks behind digital trading environments including margin and derivatives structures, liquidation mechanics, interest models, fiat on-ramp settlement flows and AML/KYC controls, ensuring revenue models remain resilient and legally defensible in volatile markets.I’ve managed regulatory engagement across multiple jurisdictions and advise senior stakeholders on escalation strategy, incident response and high-impact risk decisions.Beyond fintech, I advise operators of large-scale infrastructure assets (up to ~1,800MW) on contractual, operational and incident risk, and have led multi-jurisdiction AML and FCPA internal investigations involving PRC-based operations for multinational groups.Trained in international arbitration (LCIA, ICC, SIAC, HKIAC) and complex commercial litigation (exposure up to US$3.5 bn), I apply a disputes lens to commercial and regulatory issues - identifying exposure early, stress-testing assumptions and advising on defensible, commercially sound courses of action before matters escalate.Fluent in English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Malay (written and spoken), with extensive experience managing PRC-facing counterparties and stakeholders.
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