Meet the Speaker:

Benjamin Kostrzewa

Foreign Legal Consultant, Global Regulatory, Hogan Lovells

Benjamin (Ben) Kostrzewa, former Assistant General Counsel at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), assists global clients in navigating the intersection of export control regulations, sanctions, free trade agreements, tariffs, Chinese countermeasures, U.S.-China trade relations, and other complex trade law challenges.  

Sitting in our Hong Kong office, Ben has a broad understanding of global regulations, and seamless working relationships with our international team, coupled with extensive local knowledge, Ben helps companies navigate sanctions and export control rules in Hong Kong and Greater China. In particular, Ben is in huge demand with clients proposing Hong Kong IPOs and regularly assesses the applicability of U.S., EU, UN, and Australian economic sanctions and export controls to the clients’ businesses, to enable them to respond to Hong Kong regulators’ questions and prospectus comments regarding these laws.