Cora Ang

Adviser (Registered Foreign Lawyer - New York)

Professional qualifications
Attorney, New York

Languages
English
Cantonese
Mandarin

Notable representations

Cora is a senior legal and compliance lawyer who has been operating at the intersection of traditional finance and digital assets in the Asia-Pacific region for over a decade. She is a specialist in regulatory frameworks and decentralised finance (DeFi). As a strategic adviser, Cora offers high-level counsel on legal operations, market entry strategies, navigating complex compliance protocols and evolving regulatory landscapes across APAC.

Cora has extensive experience advising financial institutions, corporates, and investment firms on matters in:

  • Digital Assets and Web3
  • Banking and Financial Services
  • Investment Management and Hedge Funds
  • Regulatory Compliance and FinTech

As well as her role with GPS Legal LLP, Cora continues in her role as Head of Legal & Compliance, APAC at AMINA Bank — a pioneer in the crypto banking industry, regulated by Swiss FINMA and SFC-licensed in Hong Kong for crypto trading and custody. Her ongoing, frontline experience at AMINA Bank, combined with her background at Sidley Austin, Clifford Chance, and J.P. Morgan, and her three consecutive years on the Legal 500 GC Powerlist for Hong Kong, gives GPS Legal clients unparalleled, real-time insight into the commercial and regulatory realities of the digital assets world.