Ying Kiu is an associate in Morrison Foerster’s London office. He has a wide and diverse practice and regularly advises clients on complex commercial litigations, international arbitrations, anti-bribery and anti-corruption investigations, and economic sanctions. He has extensive experience advising multinational clients across Europe, the Americas, and Asia across various industries, including software and technology, pharmaceutical, consultancy, and financial services, etc.

As a member of the firm’s Complex Litigation team, Ying Kiu has experience representing companies in high-stakes, cross-border contentious matters before the English courts and in London-seated, international arbitration proceedings, from inception through trial. He has counseled clients on a broad spectrum of issues, including on fraud, breach of contract, investment disputes, enforcement-related matters, etc.

Ying Kiu has conducted internal investigations in the U.K., the U.S, and Asia on potential violations of anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws. He regularly provides advice and counseling to clients regarding the U.K. Bribery Act, FCPA, and other anti-corruption related issues.

Ying Kiu is qualified as a solicitor in both England and Wales and Hong Kong.

Representative Experience

• A U.S.-listed multinational professional services company in corruption and money laundering investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Securities Exchange Commission in Europe and China.
• A leading Fortune 50 life sciences company in multiple fraud, corruption and bribery investigations in its pharmaceutical business in China.
• A publicly-listed global gaming platform in an internal investigation involving allegations of corruption and conflict of interest issues related to its hiring practices in China, with cross-border elements in the United States.
• A Chinese real estate giant in defending a Hong Kong High Court action arising out of contractual disputes in a cross-border joint venture.
• A NYSE-listed technology company in a private antitrust litigation in China brought by a Chinese company in the virtualization software market.