Working on its own as well as often in co-ordination with lawyers on the Mainland and in other key regional jurisdictions, Morrison & Foerster's Hong Kong offering, which is led by Timothy Blakely, is appreciated for their 'pragmatic way of driving results' for clients subject to regulatory scrutiny across a myriad bribery/corruption charges, both from a compliance and contentious perspective. A 'seasoned investigator', Chen Zhu has recently been very active advising numerous large life sciences/medical devices companies on internal and external fraud, bribery and corruption investigations in Mainland China and numerous other jurisdictions throughout APAC. A native Mandarin speaker, Zhu also has experience at advising on FCPA work and also regularly advises Chinese financial institutions on sanctions compliance programs.
Testimonials
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- ‘The MoFo regulatory/investigation team in Greater China has built their reputation as one of the go to firms for handling issues in the life sciences industry in China, predominantly working with large MNC pharma companies.’
- 'The team approaches investigations with a pragmatic way of driving results, and also has vast insights of the industries.'
‘Chen Zhu is a seasoned investigator with more than a decade of experience.'
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Timothy Blakely