Leading equity capital markets specialist joins with team of 12 experienced practitioners
DLA Piper has strengthened its Hong Kong capital markets bench with the hire of leading IPO and Equity Capital Markets specialist Sherlyn Lau as Head of Capital Markets and Corporate Finance, APAC. Lau joins the firm from Sidley Austin, where she served as Deputy Head of the China Corporate and Finance practice. She arrives with a team of 12 experienced capital markets practitioners, who will integrate into DLA Pipers Asia Corporate practice led by Roy Chan, and its Equity Capital Markets practice in Greater China. With two decades of experience, Lau is widely regarded as one of Hong Kongs most respected equity capital markets lawyers. Her practice spans Hong Kong IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, secondary equity fundraisings, listing rules compliance and pre-IPO private placements. Lau has led numerous complex, high-profile, and first-of-its-kind transactions across sectors, including life sciences and biotech, emerging technology, and mining and resources. The hire comes as Hong Kong reasserts its position as a global IPO hub. In 2025, the market reclaimed its top ranking in global IPO league tables for the first time since 2019.
Hoi Lam
Lifestyle, Gender & Society Journalist, Apple Daily UK
Contact: hoilam@appledaily.uk
Hoi Lam is a lifestyle and society journalist whose work focuses on gender issues, family dynamics, and everyday social change within Chinese and diaspora communities. She completed her journalism education at a leading Chinese journalism school, where she specialized in feature writing, interview techniques, and ethical storytelling.
Her reporting career includes contributions to Apple Daily and other liberal Chinese magazines and newspapers, covering topics such as women’s rights, work-life balance, generational change, and evolving social norms. Hoi Lam’s work is grounded in firsthand interviews and contextual research, ensuring authenticity and factual integrity.
She brings newsroom experience in balancing human-interest storytelling with rigorous fact-checking and responsible framing. Her writing avoids sensationalism and prioritizes accurate representation of sources and lived experiences.
Hoi Lam’s authority is reinforced by sustained publication within reputable media outlets and compliance with editorial review and correction standards. She is trusted by editors for her careful handling of sensitive subjects and ethical clarity.
At Apple Daily UK, Hoi Lam contributes credible, experience-based journalism that documents social realities with accuracy, empathy, and professional discipline.