Investigations and Regulatory Enforcement

• Representation of a multinational software corporation in internal investigations in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan in connection with whistleblower allegations and suspected fraud.
• Representation of a U.S. multinational corporation in internal investigations in China, Korea, Japan and India in connection with allegedly falsified records and unauthorized payments.
• Representation of a multinational industrial technology corporation in internal investigations in China in connection with whistleblower allegations, revenue recognition and controls issues.
• Representation of a leading private equity firm in internal review and compliance assessments of policies and procedures relating to its investments and portfolio companies across Asia.
• Representation of a multinational technology corporation for compliance in Asia relating to sanctions, trade controls, supply chain, third party risks, ESG and related regulatory enforcement.
• Representation of an Asian corporation in assessing compliance relating to U.S. sanctions, trade controls and cross-border regulatory issues with potential enforcement risks.
• Representation of a U.S. asset management company for compliance relating to data privacy and cybersecurity laws, and related cross-border issues across the U.S., E.U. and Asia.
• Representation of the audit committee of the board of directors of a U.S. public-listed Chinese corporation in an internal investigation into allegations of financial irregularities.
• Representation of the independent committee of the board of directors of a U.S. public-listed Chinese corporation in an internal investigation into allegations of fraudulent practices.
• As an individual, appointed as the Independent Monitor for the Asian Development Bank to an Asia-based company to assess compliance following sanction for integrity violations.
• As an individual, appointed as the Independent Monitor for the World Bank Group to a Chinese company to assess compliance following sanction for fraudulent practices.

International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

• Advised on Asia matters under the UNCITRAL, ICC, HKIAC, SIAC, LCIA, CIETAC, KCAB, JCAA and other arbitral rules, seated in Hong Kong, Singapore, London, Paris and other arbitral seats.
• Representation of a Chinese private equity firm in an HKIAC arbitration seated in Hong Kong against a U.S.-listed conglomerate arising out of its acquisition of a company in China.
• Representation of a U.S. leading manufacturer in an UNCITRAL arbitration seated in Hong Kong against Chinese counterparties arising out of a breach of sale and purchase agreements.
• Representation of a Chinese conglomerate in an ICC arbitration seated in London against a government arising out of a supply and installation agreement.
• Representation of one of the world's largest multinationals in an HKIAC arbitration seated in Hong Kong against a publicly-traded Chinese joint venture party.
• Representation of a large multinational company in SIAC arbitrations seated in Singapore against a counterparty and its parent company concerning assets in Asia.

• Co-author, "Applications for Interim Measures in Mainland China: Advantages of Arbitrating in Hong Kong" (Lexology, August 2021)
• Speaker, "Getting SPACs Right: How to Build Investor Trust While Mitigating Litigation Risk" (Paul Hastings, Webinar, July 2021)
• Co-author, "What Remedies Are Available to Life Sciences Companies if Their IP Rights Are Exploited During the Global Pandemic?" (Lexology, July 2021)
• Co-author, "China Enacts Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law" (Lexology, June 2021)
• Speaker, "Preparing for a Cross-Border Government Audit or Investigation in 2021" (Practicing Law Institute Cross-Border Law Program, May 2021)
• Co-author, "A Very Useful Toolkit for Corruption Risk Assessment — SMEs Operating in South East Asia (and Beyond)" (Lexology, April 2021)
• Speaker, "What to Expect in 2021: Key Issues that Asia Companies with Shares Traded in the U.S. Need to Know About New SEC Enforcement Actions under Biden Administration" (Paul Hastings, March/April 2021)
• Speaker, "Recent Trends and Challenges on Anti-Corruption Compliance and Responsible Business Conduct in Southeast Asia" (Paul Hastings, Webinar, March 2021)
• Speaker, "Use and Abuse of State Funding in the Covid-19 Era" (Inter-Pacific Bar Association Anti-Corruption and Rule of Law Committee, March 2021)
• Speaker, "New Administration, New Impact in a Metamorphosed World" (MIT Club of Southern California, March 2021)
• Speaker, “What to Expect in 2021: The U.S.-China National Security and Trade Relationship Under the Biden Administration” (Paul Hastings, Webinar, February 2021)
• Speaker, “U.S.–Asia Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Trends” (Paul Hastings, Webinar, January 2021)
• Co-author, “Don’t Expect U.S. Enforcement Against Chinese Companies to Ease Under Biden” (Bloomberg Law, December 2020)
• Co-author, “Recent Trends and Challenges on Anti-Corruption Compliance and Responsible Business Conduct in Southeast Asia” (Lexology, December 2020)
• Speaker, “Anti-Money Laundering Summit: A Year in Review” (Paul Hastings, Webinar, September 2020)
• Co-author, “China Enacts Regulations on Unreliable Entity List” (Lexology, September 2020)
• Speaker, “Potential Impact of Recent Executive Orders on Chinese Investments and Business in the United States” (New York City Bar Association, Webinar, September 2020)
• Co-author, “Mitigating Increased Enforcement Risks by U.S. Regulators on Chinese, Non-U.S. Companies” (Bloomberg Law, August 2020)
• Co-author, “State and Commerce Departments Take New Action on 24 Chinese Companies” (Lexology, August 2020)
• Co-author, “Commerce Simplifies but Expands the Foreign Direct Product Rule for Huawei” (Lexology, August 2020)
• Speaker, “The Challenge of Regulating U.S.-Listed Chinese Companies” (China Law & Practice, Podcast, August 2020)
• Co-author, “U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Final Rule Suspending Certain Preferential License Exceptions for Hong Kong” (Lexology, August 2020)
• Co-author, “U.S. Corporate Regulation Increases Amidst U.S–China Tensions” (Lexology, July 2020)
• Speaker, “Compliance and Enforcement Risks Between East and West in 2020” (Paul Hastings, Webinar, July 2020)
• Co-author, “CFIUS Extends its Reach to Order the Termination of Ekso Bionics’ Role in Joint Venture in China” (Lexology, June 2020)
• Co-author, “Why Anti-Bribery Enforcement Scrutiny in China is Here to Stay” (Global Investigations Review, May 2020)
• Co-author, “U.S. Department of Commerce Imposes Further Restrictions Directed at Huawei” (Lexology, May 2020)
• Co-author, “COVID-19 Client Alert Series: COVID-19 Guidance on Civil Cases in China from the Supreme People’s Court” (LexisNexis Practical Guidance, May 2020)
• Speaker, “Asia-Pacific Investigations and Monitorships — Multilateral Development Bank Administrative Sanctions” (Paul Hastings & Guidepost Solutions, Webinar, April 2020)
• Author, “Managing Multijurisdictional Investigations Involving China” (China Business Law Journal, March 2020)
• Speaker, “Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning on Anti-Corruption Compliance” (China International Anti-Corruption Compliance Summit, Shanghai, November 2019)
• Speaker, “Whistleblower Claims in Financial Services Companies: A Global Challenge” (International Bar Association Annual Conference, Seoul, September 2019)
• Speaker, “Corporate Integrity and Compliance” (World Bank–PRC National Commission of Supervision–CCDI Seminar on Business Integrity and Compliance for the Belt and Road, Beijing, July 2019)
• Speaker, “Managing Investigations for Anti-Bribery and Corruption Risks” (Asian Legal Business 15th Shanghai In-House Legal Summit, Shanghai, June 2019)
• Speaker, “China’s Belt and Road Initiative — How to Navigate New Business Opportunities” (New York City Bar Association, New York City, June 2019)
• Speaker, “Cross-Border Ethical Issues in Government Audits and Investigations” (Practicing Law Institute Cross-Border Employment Law Program, New York City, June 2019)
• Speaker, “China — What Every Multinational Should Know About the Revised Anti-Unfair Competition Law, New National Supervision and Cyber Laws” (C5 Anti-Corruption, Switzerland, April 2019)
• Speaker, “Internal Investigations in China: Managing Risks for Multinational Corporations” (Kluwer China 4th International Arbitration, Regulatory and Competition Law Summit, Shanghai, March 2019)
• Speaker, “China — Global Regulatory & Enforcement Update Seminar” (ACI 35th International Conference on the FCPA, Washington DC, November 2018)
• Co-author, “Corruption & Bribery: How MNCs Should Navigate the Risks” (Asian Legal Business: Guide to the Belt and Road Initiative, November 2018)
• Speaker, “Updates to Dispute Resolution in China” (Asialaw and Benchmark Litigation 5th Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution Summit , Hong Kong, September 2018)
• Co-author, “Cleaning House: As China Takes a Firm Stand on Commercial Bribery, Here’s What MNCs Need to Know” (AmCham Shanghai Insight Magazine, July 2018)
• Speaker, “How to Respond to the Most Stringent Investigation — Case Study on Chinese Government Joint Enforcement” (ACI 11th China Forum on Anti-Corruption, Shanghai, June 2018)
• Speaker, “Understanding and Managing Internal Investigations in China” (China: Annual International Arbitration, Compliance & Competition Law Summit, Shanghai, April 2018)
• Speaker, “eDiscovery Challenges in China” (Tsinghua University School of Law, Beijing, March 2018)
• Speaker, “Conducting Investigations and Cooperation” (World Bank–SASAC–CCDI Integrity Compliance Management Workshop for Chinese Enterprises in Belt & Road Countries, Beijing, January 2018)
• Speaker, “Internal Investigation and Regulatory Issues for Multinational Corporations in China and the Asia-Pacific” (Duxes 10th China Anti-Corruption Compliance Summit, Shanghai, October 2017)
• Speaker, “Key Trends and Updates: Dispute Resolution in China” (Asialaw Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution Summit, Hong Kong, September 2017)
• Speaker, “International Cooperation to Fight Corruption” (World Bank–PRC MOS–CCDI Forum on Strengthening International Cooperation for a Clean Belt and Road, Beijing, September 2017)
• Speaker, “Compliance Officers Think Tank: How to Implement Effective Metrics for your Industry and Sector” (10th China Forum On Anti-Corruption, Shanghai, June 2017)
• Speaker, “How to Build a Compliance System and to Prevent Corruption in a Medium Company With Global Challenges” and “How to Empower Compliance Officers and Work Effectively with Foreign HQ” (Duxes Anti-Corruption Compliance Summit, Beijing, June 2017)
• Speaker, “Anti-corruption in China” (Asialaw Asia-Pacific In-House Counsel Summit 2017, Hong Kong, May 2017)
• Speaker, “Best practices in resolving Asian M&A disputes” (IFLR Asia M&A Forum, Hong Kong, March 2017)
• Speaker, “Managing the Arbitration Process — In-House Counsels and Experts Give Their Views,” (China: Annual International Arbitration Summit, Beijing, November 2016)
• Co-author, “Clampdown on Multinationals in China Continues” (Corporate Counsel, November 2016)
• Author, “Trouble ahead for China’s joint ventures” (FinanceAsia, November 2016)
• Speaker, “Internal Investigations for MNCs in China” (InnoXcell Annual Symposium, Shanghai, October 2016)
• Speaker, “The Cost of Doing Business: Understanding and Avoiding the Hazards of Internal Investigations in Asia,” (Association of Corporate Counsel, Webinar, October 2016)
• Speaker, “Key Trends and Updates in Managing Cross-Border Disputes” (Asialaw Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution Summit, Hong Kong, September 2016)
• Speaker, “Advising In-House Counsel in Outbound Disputes” (China: 2nd Annual International Arbitration Summit, Shanghai, July 2016)
• Co-author, “Get Ready for Disputes As US-China Deals Multiply” (Law 360, June 2016)
• Speaker, “How to Keep a Functional Relationship between Compliance and Business” (8th Anti-Corruption Compliance in China Summit, Beijing, May 2016)
• Author, “Domestic Parties Need to Prepare for Outbound Joint Venture Disputes” (China Business Law Journal, April 2016)
• Speaker “Tech M&A: Key Issues in Today’s Convergence-Driven TMT Market” (11th Annual IFLR Asia M&A Forum, Hong Kong, March 2016)
• Speaker, “China-U.S. Outbound Joint Ventures — Strategies for Dispute Resolution” (U.S.-China Legal Summit, Hong Kong, February 2016)
• Speaker, “Outbound Joint Venture and China-Related Disputes” (Korea: 4th Annual International Arbitration Summit, Seoul, November 2015)
• Speaker, “Managing the Arbitration Process — From In-House Counsel Perspective” (Korea: Annual International Arbitration Summit, Seoul, November 2015)
• Speaker, “China — Individual and Corporate Liability Risks: Status Report on Enforcement of Chinese Pricing, Competition and Anti-Corruption Laws” (32nd International Conference on the FCPA — Global Anti-Corruption Regulatory and Enforcement Update, Washington DC, November 2015)
• Speaker, “Strategies for Success: Managing Cross-Border Disputes” (Asialaw Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution Summit, Hong Kong, September 2015)
• Co-author, “Offshore Chinese Structures in Dispute” (International Financial Law Review, May 2015)
• Speaker, “Outbound Arbitration and Offshore Asset Recovery” (Hong Kong: Annual International Arbitration Summit, Hong Kong, April 2015)
• Speaker, “Multi-Jurisdictional Disputes” (InnoXcell Asia Symposium, Hong Kong, April 2015)
• Speaker, “Guarding Against Financial Crimes: Lessons Learned from the Qingdao Metal Scam” (The International Transaction Banking Convention, The Asian Banker Summit, Hong Kong, April 2015)
• Co-author, “China Outbound Investment Guide: Offshore” (China Law and Practice, April 2015)
• Speaker, “Outbound Arbitration and Offshore Asset Recovery” (Korea: Annual International Arbitration Summit, Seoul, November 2014)
• Speaker, “Changes and Challenges: Main Issues of Recent Arbitration Regimes in Korea and Asia-Pacific” (Ministry of Justice, Republic of Korea, Seoul, November 2014)
• Speaker, “Enforcement: Ensuring that You Get the Money You’re Owed” (Asialaw Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution Summit, Hong Kong, September 2014)
• Speaker, “Monetizing Large Judgments and Arbitration Awards” (The Association of Corporate Counsel, Webinar, April 2014)
• Co-author, “Dispute Resolution Expert,” Lexis Practical Guidance Asia Dispute Resolution (LexisNexis, 2014)
• Co-author, “Arbitration Expert,” Lexis PSL UK Arbitration (LexisNexis, 2014)
• Author, “Arbitration in Hong Kong and China: Recent Developments and Considerations for Asian Parties,” Korean Arbitration Review, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB), 3rd Edition, 2013
• Author, “HKIAC Rules: What the New HKIAC Rules Mean for China-Related Arbitration,” China Law and Practice, Vol. 27, No. 4, July/August 2013
• Author, “CIETAC Rules 2012: CIETAC Goes Global,” China Law and Practice, Vol. 26, No. 3, April 2012
• Author, “International Arbitration for Chinese-Foreign Disputes: Emerging Choices in 2012,” American Bar Association International Law News, Vol. 41, No. 2, Spring 2012 (lead article)
• Author, “Enforcement of an Award Rendered Following Arb-Med Proceedings,” Mealey’s International Arbitration Report, Vol. 27, No. 1, January 2012

• International Bar Association, Member
• American Bar Association, Member
• New York State Bar Association, Member
• Law Society of England and Wales, Member
• American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, Member
• American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, Member