Biography
Alex Ong is a Principal Lawyer in Coleman Greig’s Commercial Services Team.
Alex specialises in corporate law, with particular expertise in the financial services and energy sectors.
He has over 20 years’ experience in legal, compliance, and governance leadership across financial institutions, regulators and professional services firms.
Alex has extensive experience in corporate, commercial and regulatory law, having worked as General Counsel and Head of Risk for financial services companies and in the renewable energy sector.
He has advised on and built governance, risk and compliance (GRC) programs for organisations across a range of different industries and assists clients with fit-for-purpose GRC frameworks that align with their regulatory environment.
Alex provides clients with practical and insightful advice on legal requirements, compliance and reporting.
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“I focus on giving clear advice that helps clients deal with regulatory complexity while running their business.” - Alex Ong
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- Deep insight into client needs through experience working in-house within various energy and financial services companies
- Advised on and built GRC programs that are fit-for-purpose
- Regulatory experience within ASIC
- Advising boards and executive teams on legal, risk, compliance, governance and ethical issues
- Advising on the preparedness of organisations to meet regulatory changes with a view to identifying material regulatory risks and opportunities, as well as assisting in the development of appropriate control frameworks
- Advising on major projects and initiatives, including product development, digital and technology transformation projects, corporate restructure, and mergers and acquisitions
- Advised in relation to conduct matters pertaining to the Hayne Royal Commission and ASIC regulatory enquiries
- Advised on remediation work relating to insurance and financial advice
- Assessing organisational risk culture and its impact on compliance and conduct risk
- Identified risks and control gaps for a Big Four bank in relation to anti-competition issues
- Designed improvements to the conduct risk framework for a large superannuation fund
- Advised on the negotiation of Power Purchase Agreements and Operational & Maintenance contracts
Master of Business Administration – University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Laws (Hons) – University of Sydney
Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance) – University of Sydney
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