Mr. Richard Ip

Richard is the founder of Richard Ip Consultancy, a due diligence and sanctions compliance training and advisory business.

Richard has over nine years of experience in the due diligence sector. Prior to Richard Ip Consultancy, he was one of the partners at Wallbrook, a London-headquartered business intelligence and due diligence firm, where he headed the Greater China practice from Hong Kong. Richard has advised clients on matters including international sanctions; political risk; M&A; asset tracing; and various kinds of investigations.

Richard is also active in the sanctions compliance sector. He is a Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS) and has provided related training services to law firms and corporate services companies.

As a specialist in international politics and compliance, Richard has written extensively on related topics for Hong Kong Economic Journal and South China Morning Post. He holds a master of philosophy degree in international relations from Hong Kong Baptist University. In addition to CGSS, he holds the certifications of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and Certified Fraud Examiner.