CHINA Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Chen Ma, Michelle Gon, Xinjie Li and John Fitzpatrick Han Kun Law Offices Han Kun Law Offices is a leading full-service Chi - nese law firm specialising in complex domestic and cross-border transactions, banking and finance, compliance, intellectual property and dispute resolu - tion. The firm’s main practice areas include private equity, mergers and acquisitions, international and domestic capital markets, investment funds, asset management, compliance and investigation, banking and finance, aviation finance, foreign direct invest - ment, antitrust/competition, data protection, private
client/wealth management, intellectual property, bankruptcy and restructuring, and dispute resolution. With more than 900 professionals located in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Haikou, Hong Kong, Singapore, New York, Silicon Valley and London, over 90% possess bilingual proficiency and overseas credentials. Han Kun Law Offices focuses on high-technology and high-growth sectors, includ - ing AI and robotics, energy, life sciences, and ad - vanced manufacturing. globally, across a wide range of sectors, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, life sciences, healthcare, agriculture, food-related products, wine and spirits, hospitality, cruise lines, manufacturing, IT and high tech. Michelle previously held senior roles at other leading international law firms. Xinjie Li focuses his practice on corporate compliance, data privacy, and foreign direct investment. He conducts internal investigations for multinational companies, including those concerning vendors and company employee conflicts of interest, self-dealing, the UK Bribery Act, and the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. In addition, Mr Li often counsels clients on compliance matters relating to cybersecurity and data and personal information protection. He also advises multinational companies on their investments, acquisitions and daily business operations in China.
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Chen Ma has almost 30 years of law practice experience, a veteran antitrust practitioner who has represented many multinational companies in high-profile merger filings and government antitrust
investigations. He has also argued a high-profile antitrust case before the Supreme People’s Court of China. Before joining Han Kun in 2014, Mr Ma was a partner at Chinese law firms and an associate lawyer at several leading international law firms in their New York and Hong Kong offices. He actively participates in a variety of competition law legislative and rule-making efforts in China. Mr Ma also teaches as an adjunct professor at his alma mater, the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing.
Michelle Gon is a senior attorney with more than three decades of experience in the Greater China markets, helping multinational clients. She focuses her practice on representing clients in complicated
John Fitzpatrick focuses on compliance and risk management. He assists foreign investors to navigate the complexities of doing business in China, particularly with respect to data compliance, general corporate
and challenging compliance and regulatory matters, including export control and sanctions, trade secret protection, anti-corruption, anti-dumping, anti- subsidy, anti-unfair competition, anti-monopoly, anti-fraud, export control and trade sanction areas. Most clients are leading MNCs doing business in China, or large, China-based MNCs doing business
compliance, and contract and document reviews. In addition, John assists the firm’s corporate practice with internal investigative and corruption-related
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