Ben McQuhae - HK Green Finance Association

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL STATUS

Founder, Ben McQuhae & Co (bmcquhae.com), a Hong Kong-based corporate and commercial law firm for sustainability and innovation that has been described as the only true ESG law firm on the planet and Winner of the INSEAD Business as a Force for Good Award 2021. Ben is an industry leading corporate and commercial lawyer, a recognized leader in sustainable finance and green fintech, and a pioneer in carbon markets and decarbonization
Qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales (1999) and Hong Kong (2003)

LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

Co-Founder, Executive Committee Member and Special Advisor to the Chairman, Hong Kong Green Finance Association (hkgreenfinance.org)
Hong Kong representative, United Nations network of international Financial Centres for Sustainability (fc4s.org)
Lead, APFF/SFDN Carbon Markets Workstream to develop policy recommendations for APEC finance ministers
Member, Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) Working Group on Carbon Market Opportunities
Advisory Panel Member and contributor, BIS Innovation Hub & Hong Kong Monetary Authority “Project Genesis”, A vision for technology-driven green finance
Advisory Panel Member, BIS Innovation Hub & Hong Kong Monetary Authority “Project Genesis 2”, mitigation outcome securities
Project Coordinator, The Greater Bay Area Green Finance Alliance
Founder, Angel Attorneys
Board member, The Alliance for Sustainable Schools
Founder and Co-chair, Hong Kong Green Finance Task Force (2017-2018)

PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

2018 – 2021: Founding Partner, GPS McQuhae LLP, Hong Kong
2010 – 2018: Partner, Jones Day, Hong Kong
2004 – 2010: Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Hong Kong (now part of Norton Rose Fulbright)
2000 – 2004: Denton Wilde Sapte, London and from 2001 Hong Kong (now Dentons)

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