Sidley Austin LLP

White Collar Defense and Investigations

Partner

YUET MING THAM is the global co-leader of the White-Collar Defense and Investigations practice and head of the Litigation group in Asia. She speaks fluent English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Malay, and is admitted to practice law in New York, England and Wales, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Yuet focuses on corporate compliance and investigations, export controls, sanctions, privacy, cybersecurity, and employment law. She has led investigations and compliance projects across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America, and has counselled clients on matters involving the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. SEC, FINRA, the HK Securities and Futures Commission, as well as investigations by other enforcement agencies in Asia. Most recently, Yuet led investigations in India, China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Australia, Nepal, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Nigeria, South Africa, and Algeria. Yuet has experience across a broad range of industries but has a special focus on the life sciences and technology industries.