HONG KONG Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Gareth Hughes, Emily Lam, Philip Rohlik and Tiffany Wu Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has a market-lead- ing white-collar and anti-corruption practice that draws on the firm’s global resources to represent its clients in Asia. The team assists its clients with developing compliance pro - grammes, managing corruption risks in trans - actions, performing internal investigations and dealing with regulators. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP represents a wide range of institutions, in - cluding multinational companies and boards of directors with operations in Asia, Asian compa - nies dealing with foreign regulators and regu - lations, and individuals across the globe. The
firm has experience with virtually all major in - dustries, including consumer products and services, energy and extractive industries, fi - nancial institutions, insurance, manufacturing, media, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, retail and specialty goods, and technology and transportation, among others. It works with cli - ents on compliance matters and in all types of adversarial proceedings, ranging from conten - tious regulatory examinations to administrative enforcement actions and civil and criminal liti - gation.
Authors
Gareth Hughes is a partner and heads the Asia litigation team at Debevoise. His practice focuses on major commercial litigation, international arbitration and white-collar/regulatory defence
Emily Lam is a counsel at Debevoise in Hong Kong and a member of the litigation department. She has vast experience in a broad range of commercial litigation and
matters. With over 25 years’ experience in Asia, Mr Hughes advises major corporates, financial institutions and high net worth individuals in complex commercial disputes, often with a cross-border component to them. He also frequently advises on internal and regulatory investigations, particularly those involving the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Independent Commission Against Corruption. His work has encompassed financial services, corporate finance, private wealth, fraud, private equity, insurance, judicial review and shareholder-related matters.
contentious regulatory matters. She has acted on behalf of a wide range of clients including financial institutions, state-owned PRC companies, major international corporations, listed companies and high net worth individuals on matters including cross border contractual disputes and regulatory investigations.
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