The corporate investigations team at White & Case LLP advises multinationals on their Chinese operations and any challenges they may face, such as regulatory and criminal enforcement, investigations and associated civil claims. A stand-out area of the practice is its expertise in parallel investigation proceedings in response to cross-border inquiries by regulatory authorities. Bingna Guo leads the team from Beijing, and is an expert in compliance investigation and litigation. Guo is well-versed in the FCPA, Chinese anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws, and the UKL bribery act, making her a go-to for firms with multijurisdictional compliance matters. James Hsiao provides key support, and handles international anti-corruption investigations, international arbitration, and commercial litigation from Hong Kong.

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Key clients

  • Goldman Sachs Asset Management
  • Goldman Sachs (Asia)
  • Jio Platforms
  • Cloopen Group Holding

Work highlights

  • Represented the special committee of Cloopen in internal investigations related to allegations regarding related party transactions and accounting irregularities.
  • Represented Goldman Sachs (Asia) in multiple compliance matters related to investments in Chinese targets involving highly complex new technologies.
  • Represented the audit committee of a US-listed China-based online commercial logistics platform to conduct an independent investigation related to allegations regarding alleged inflation of financial data.

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Practice head

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Bingna Guo

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James Hsiao