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Chen is a partner of Morrison & Foerster (International) LLP. His practice focuses on government and internal investigations, cross-border enforcement matters and commercial litigation. He has extensive experience advising on U.S. economic sanctions, anti-money laundering, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), securities and accounting fraud, and related governance and corporate compliance issues. Chen also has extensive experience conducting compliance due diligence and designing compliance programs for clients in connection with private equity portfolio investments, M&A and IPO transactions. He also has experience in U.S.-based civil litigation involving Asia-based defendants. In addition, Chen frequently guides corporate and financial institutions clients through risk management issues associated with state secrecy, data privacy and cross-border data export control.
His clients include major state-owned enterprises, multinational corporations and individuals from various industries including banking, pharmaceutical, technology, entertainment, insurance, consumer retail and hospitality, with a particular focus on China, Japan and Southeast Asia.
Who’s Who Legal 2019 - 2020 and Global Investigations Review 2019 - 2020 have recognized Chen as a “Future Leader in Corporate Investigations.”
Chen is a frequent presenter at legal conferences and client workshops relating to anti-corruption, economic sanctions and white-collar enforcement.
Prior to joining Morrison & Foerster, he worked in the Hong Kong and New York offices of a leading U.S. law firm. Chen is a native speaker of English and Mandarin. He is a Registered Foreign Lawyer with the Law Society of Hong Kong.
Represented a major Asian state-owned enterprise in a multi-year investigation by U.S. regulators into alleged sanctions and anti-money laundering issues.
Represented a European subsidiary of a major global bank in connection with alleged economic sanctions violations.
Represented a multinational pharmaceutical company on multi-year investigations by U.S. and Chinese authorities into FCPA issues in the company’s China operations.
Represented a major U.S. pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturer in various internal investigations relating to employees’ alleged bribery, embezzlement, collusion with business partners and corporate governance issues across Asia Pacific.
Represented a global investment bank’s Asia operations in conducting an investigation related to anti-corruption and internal controls issues and coordinating responses to multiple regulators in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
Represented a leading global telecommunications company in a multi-year investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Committee into bribery, embezzlement and accounting fraud issues in China.
Represented a leading U.S. technology company in controls enhancements for procurement transactions and distributor relationships in high risk markets.
Represented a major food & beverage company’s Southeast Asia operations in conducting multiple FCPA internal investigations and advising on controls enhancements and employee discipline.
Represented multiple global financial institutions investigated by U.S. authorities in relation to their hiring practices in Asia.
Represented a Vietnamese company in the Telecommunications, Media and Technology sector in developing anti-corruption policies and procedures in preparation for acquisition by U.S. private equity investors.
Represented the founder and chairman of a Chinese energy company in defending a criminal prosecution in U.S. District Court on charges of bribery and export law violations.
Represented a trader at a major European bank in investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission into the bank’s alleged spoofing and other market manipulation activities.
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