East Asia - Hong Kong

Kirkland & Ellis

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Led by Cori Lable, the ‘experienced, knowledgeable and responsive’ team at Kirkland & Ellis provides ’practical and solutions-oriented’ advice to international clients from a range of sectors on government-led and internal investigations throughout APAC, as well as handling a considerable volume of risk analysis work for the firm’s market-leading roster of private equity clients relating to transactions throughout the region. Jodi Wu has ��good knowledge of the regulatory and compliance landscape in China’, ensuring she is a popular choice among international companies, including many within the pharmaceutical sector, to conduct internal investigations regarding potential improper activity relating to operations on the mainland. As well as the team’s regular collaboration with its Shanghai office, the group is well-placed to represent Chinese entities subject to US SEC and DOJ regulatory scrutiny by virtue of its market-leading government enforcement defence and internal investigations group in New York, Chicago, and Washington DC.

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  • 'They provide to-the-point and clear advice.'
  • 'They have the relevant domain knowledge and the advice they provide is very practical and solutions-oriented.'
  • 'The team is experienced, knowledgeable and responsive to the client’s demands.'
  • 'Jodi Wu has good knowledge of the regulatory and compliance landscape in China and can highlight the important issues very quickly. She is also solid and experienced compliance lawyer who has experience in China and the US.'

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Cori Lable

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Jodi Wu