Morrison & Foerster's Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai offices have experience in representing audit committees, advising independent directors and special committees of boards of directors, and conducting corporate investigations for clients in a diverse number of industries. The firm assists clients in designing and implementing codes of ethics, insider trading programs and policies, whistleblower protections, disclosure policies and audit committee policies required by the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. We have U.S. securities experts in Hong Kong who assist with issues related with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and we also draw upon relevant expertise in our Tokyo and U.S. offices.
The firm also has developed and presented seminars for clients on important related topics, including conducting internal investigations, designing effective compliance programs, and coping with parallel proceedings.