Under the stewardship of the highly skilled and experienced Martin Rogers and James Wadham, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is well-versed at handling regulatory enforcement actions and associated litigation for regional and global financial institutions, as well as corporates from a range of other sectors. In this context, as well as defending clients in enforcement actions brought by local regulators, including the ICAC and HKMA, the team (which include US-qualified practitioners in Hong Kong) is able to leverage its considerable US resources to advise Chinese companies/financial institutions in probes by the US DOJ and SEC, among other agencies. Both co-heads have deep knowledge across a range of financial misconduct matters, including in the context of alleged market manipulation. Both Hong Kong and New York-qualified, Yuan Zheng and Bo Huang are also key members of the team, advising on a mix of compliance and contentious work, including for China-based entities in relation to FCPA, anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions mandates.

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  • 'The team is extremely responsive and very experienced in white-collar crime and investigations. They also connect very well with their US colleagues and are able to tap into expertise there, which is very important in this area.'
  • 'Yuan Zheng is simply phenomenal. She is able to conduct complex investigations and deliver concise advice within extremely tight deadlines. She is also very commercial and I would not hesitate to put her in front of our business people in any meetings.'
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