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Asia Pacific Regulatory Practice 2014 Directory of Regulatory Lawyers in K&L Gates Asia Pacific Offices
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Asia Pacific Regulatory Practice
2014 Directory of Regulatory Lawyers in K&L Gates Asia Pacific Offices
Directory of Regulatory Lawyers in K&L Gates Asia Pacific Offices
BeijingSuite 1009-1011, Tower C1, Oriental Plaza, No.1
East Chang An Avenue, Dongcheng District
Beijing 100738 China
T: +86.10.5817.6000
F: +86.10.8518.9299
BrisbaneLevel 16, 66 Eagle Street
Brisbane QLD 4000 Australia
T: +61.7.3233.1233
F: +61.7.3233.0900
Hong Kong44th Floor, Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark,
15 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong
T: +852.2230.3500
F: +852.2511.9515
Melbourne
Level 25, 525 Collins Street
Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia
T: +61.3.9205.2000
F: +61.3.9205.2055
PerthLevel 32, 44 St Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000 AustraliaT: +61.8.9216.0900F: +61.8.9216.0901
SeoulKyobo Life Insurance Co. Building, 22nd Floor
Jongno 1-Ga, Jongno-Gu
Seoul, 110-714
Republic of Korea
T: +1.+82.0.2.2198.8700
Shanghai Suite 3708, Park Place, 1601 Nanjing Road West,
Jing An District
Shanghai 200040, China
T: +86.21.2211.2000
F: +86.21.3251.8918
Singapore10 Collyer Quay, #37-01 Ocean Financial Centre
Singapore 049315
T: +65.6507.8100
F: +65.6507.8111
Sydney
Level 31, 1 O’Connell Street
Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
T: +61.2.9513.2300
F: +61.2.9513.2399
Taipei 30/F, 95 Dun Hua S. Road, Sec. 2
Taipei 106
Taiwan
T: +886.2.2326.5188
F: +886.2.2325.5838
Tokyo
Kasumigaseki Common Gate West Tower 35F
3-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0013
Japan
T: +81.3.6205.3600
F: +81.3.3597.6421
BEIJING
SHANGHAI
SEOULTOKYO
TAIPEIHONG KONG
SINGAPORE
BRISBANE
SYDNEY
MELBOURNE
PERTH
ASIA PACIFIC OFFICE LOCATIONS
Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................................................... 1
Australia ........................................................................................ 2
China ............................................................................................ 3
Hong Kong ..................................................................................... 4
India ............................................................................................. 5
Japan ............................................................................................ 6
Korea ............................................................................................ 7
Singapore ...................................................................................... 8
Taiwan ........................................................................................... 9
Index of Regulatory Lawyers in K&L Gates Asia Pacific Offices .................................................... 10
Directory of Regulatory Lawyers in K&L Gates Asia Pacific Offices
Regulations governing commercial transactions and operations in Asia Pacific are
developing at a rapid pace. Most will usually require some form of official approval,
potentially involving local and/or national government agencies. Authorizations,
approvals, certifications, licences, reporting requirements and a myriad of
regulatory obligations and restrictions have become a daily burden for companies.
K&L Gates’ Asia Pacific Regulatory group combines the knowledge, skills, languages and resources of our firm’s Asia Pacific offices in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and our India practice. Having grown up with the markets, our lawyers have local knowledge of business customs, language and networks. Our established team of regulatory lawyers represents clients that need to comply with the ever-increasing number of government policies and regulations. Not only do we help clients navigate these systems, but we have developed strong working relationships with central and local government authorities across the region, enabling us to bring their attention to operating facts and circumstances which are also taken into account as new regulations are developed.
Of course, we also understand that businesses may be adversely impacted by a wide spectrum of regulatory enforcement actions, including investigations into alleged breaches of the law, which may attract civil or criminal penalties, disqualification, reputational damage and personal liability for directors and other officers. In the face of these increased risks, it is essential that legal advice and representation is obtained at the earliest opportunity.
Our services include early advice on the best response strategy available, including whether an application should be made for any available immunity from criminal prosecution and/or civil penalty proceedings. With the increasing use by regulators of their compulsory powers to obtain information, ensuring the advice you receive is protected by legal professional privilege has never been more important.
This directory of our Asia Pacific regulatory capabilities provides a concise overview of K&L Gates’ regulatory lawyers located across the Asia Pacific region. The directory is structured by jurisdiction, and provides essential information on key areas of our regulatory practice along with details of key lawyers in each office. The objective of the directory is to assist clients looking for a specific capability and to facilitate efficient contact between those clients and the appropriate member(s) of our Asia Pacific Regulatory group.
INTRODUCTION
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K&L Gates’ Asia Pacific Regulatory group combines the knowledge, skills, languages and resources of our firm’s Asia Pacific offices.
Please refer to the K&L Gates Regulatory Lawyer Index on page 10 for individual contact details.
Regulatory Areas of Practice:
AUSTRALIA
• Anticorruption and bribery• Anti-trust/competition• Financial institutions• Financial services• Data and privacy issues• Distribution and e-commerce• Energy and climate change• Environment, chemicals and natural resources• Franchising• Gaming
• Intellectual property and technology licensing• International trade and export control• Life sciences• Maritime• Product regulation and marketing• Public procurement• Subsidies and grants• Sports• Tax and customs• Telecommunications and media
K&L Gates’ Australian regulatory practice assists clients requiring advice or legal representation in relation to a broad range ofregulatory or administrative decisions, inquiries, investigations or prosecutions in Australia. We help our clients navigate theoverlapping, and sometimes conflicting, regulatory requirements confronting them. Our services include early advice on the bestresponse strategy available, including whether application should be made for any available immunity from criminal prosecutionand/or civil penalty proceedings.We represent and advise clients facing investigations and prosecutions by regulatory bodies including the Australian Securities andInvestments Commission (ASIC), the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the Australian Taxation Office(ATO) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA).
Contacts:
Andrea Beatty
Partner, Sydney
Jim Bulling
Partner, Melbourne
Robert Cunningham
Partner, Brisbane
Murray Deakin
Partner, Sydney
Adam Levine
Partner, Perth
Chris Nikou
Partner, Melbourne
Paris Petranis
Partner, Melbourne
Stephen Thompson
Partner, Sydney
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Directory of Regulatory Lawyers in K&L Gates Asia Pacific Offices
• Agriculture and fisheries• Anti-trust/competition• Anticorruption and bribery• Capital markets• Compliance• Data and privacy issues• Distribution and e-commerce• Environment, chemicals and natural resources• Financial institutions• Financial services• Food• Foreign exchange
• Gaming• Life sciences• Intellectual property and technology licensing• International trade and export control• Maritime• Product regulation and marketing• Public procurement• Subsidies and grants• Sports• Tax and customs• Telecommunications and media• Transportation
Regulations governing commercial transactions in China are developing at a rapid pace. The majority of transactions will usually require some form of official approval, potentially involving local, provincial and national government agencies. Our experience in China includes representing clients that need to comply with an ever increasing number of government policies and regulations. Not only have we helped clients navigate these systems, we have also developed strong working relationships with many government authorities and bodies allowing us to assist clients with regulatory issues surrounding commercial transactions and advise clients wishing to enter into regulated industries.
In addition, our lawyers have substantial knowledge of, and regularly work with our U.S. based lawyers to advise clients on, issues involving Sarbanes-Oxley and the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), performing compliance reviews, preparing comprehensive compliance policies, advising on rectification plans and representing clients in related government investigations.
Contacts:
Regulatory Areas of Practice:
CHINA
David Tang
Managing Partner Asia, Beijing
Howard Chen Partner, San Francisco
Yujing Shu
Partner, Beijing
Amy Sommers
Partner, Shanghai
Amigo Xie
Partner, Shanghai
Linda Zhou
Partner, Palo Alto
Vita Xu
China Law Consultant, Beijing
Cecillia Dai
Associate, Shanghai
Max Gu
Associate, Shanghai
Cindy Hong
Associate, Shanghai
Xianjin Tian
Associate, Beijing
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Please refer to the K&L Gates Regulatory Lawyer Index on page 10 for individual contact details.
Regulatory Areas of Practice:
HONG KONG
• Capital markets/Corporate services• Compliance• SFC investigations and white collar crime• Corporate governance• Data and privacy issues• Distribution and e-commerce• Employment• Financial institutions• Financial services• Intellectual property and technology licensing
• International trade and export control• Logistics• Product regulation and marketing• Public procurement• Securities regulation• Subsidies and grants• Tax and customs • Telecommunications and media• U.S. securities law and corporate governance
K&L Gates’ Hong Kong office represents numerous clients on licensing and regulatory compliance matters before Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission, Registrar of Companies, Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) and Broadcasting Authority. Our lawyers also serve on a select panel of consultants to OFTA qualified to provide professional advice to the government on regulatory and public consultation matters.
Contacts: David Tang
Managing Partner Asia, Hong Kong
Neil Campbell
Partner, Hong Kong
Michael Chan
Partner, Hong Kong
Greg Heaton
Partner, Hong Kong
David Johnson
Partner, Hong Kong
Samuel Ngo
Partner, Hong Kong
Virginia Tam
Partner, Hong Kong
Choo Lye Tan
Partner, Hong Kong
Vincent Tso
Partner, Hong Kong
Christopher Tung
Partner, Hong Kong
Winnie W. N. Chan
Consultant, Hong Kong
Elsa Mak
Associate, Hong Kong
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INDIA
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Regulations governing commercial transactions in India are developing and being implemented at a rapid pace. The majority of transactions will usually require some form of official approval.
While we do not practice Indian law, we work with a variety of Indian law firms in India in assisting our clients to comply with an ever increasing number of government policies and regulations. In addition, our lawyers have substantial knowledge and regularly work with our U.S. based lawyers to advise clients on issues involving Sarbanes-Oxley and the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), performing compliance reviews, preparing comprehensive compliance policies, advising on rectification plans and representing clients in related government investigations.
Contacts:
Pallavi Mehta Wahi
Co-chair India Practice, Seattle
John Magnin
Co-chair India Practice, London
Please refer to the K&L Gates Regulatory Lawyer Index on page 10 for individual contact details.
Regulatory Areas of Practice:
JAPAN
• Anti-trust/competition • Aviation• Compliance• Data and privacy issues• Distribution and e-commerce• Environment, chemicals and natural resources• Financial institutions• Financial services• Food• Gaming• International trade and export control
• Maritime• Medical device, pharmaceutical registration and compliance• Product regulation and marketing• Renewable energy• Securities• Subsidies and grants• Sports• Telecommunications and media• Transportation• Workplace safety and employment compliance
K&L Gates’ Tokyo office assists and advises on a wide range of legal and regulatory matters relating to the above listed areas of practice in Japan. We have extensive experience assisting clients in a number of regulated areas of businesses in Japan.
Our lawyers extensively advise on banking law, securities regulations, anti-trust, food and healthcare regulations, and conduct internal investigations related to compliance. In addition to extensive client work, our lawyers are active participants in various working groups formed by the business industries and the business trades in Japan.
Contacts: Ryan Dwyer
Partner, Tokyo
Keiji Isaji
Partner, Tokyo
Takahiro Hoshino
Partner, Tokyo
Naoki Watanabe
Partner, Tokyo
Robert Melson
Partner, Tokyo
Tsuguhito Omagari
Partner, Tokyo
Takahiro Tsumagari
Partner, Tokyo
Junko Okawa
Counsel, Tokyo
Osamu Miura
Associate, Tokyo
Ayuko Nemoto
Associate, Tokyo
Makoto Ohsugi
Associate, Tokyo
Nobuki Wada
Associate, Tokyo
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KOREA
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Regulatory Areas of Practice:
• Anti-trust/competition• Data and privacy issues• Financial institutions• Financial services• Foreign exchange
• Intellectual property and technology licensing• International trade and export control• Product regulation and marketing• Tax and customs• Telecommunications and media
K&L Gates’ Seoul office offers an unparalleled understanding of the language, business culture and domestic legal system in the Republic of Korea, leveraging extensive experience to assist clients on their legal challenges in many areas of regulatory law. Our Seoul team identifies issues and provides clients with invaluable guidance to navigate the complexities of the Korean regulatory regime.
The current stage of the Korean legal market restricts Korean offices of international law firms from providing definitive legal opinions on Korean law. As such, our lawyers work closely with local Korean law firms, where needed, to provide legal opinions and facilitate an expeditious resolution of the issues affecting our clients’ business needs in Korea.
Contacts: Eric S. Yoon
Partner, Seoul
Andrew L. Chung
Associate, Seoul
Please refer to the K&L Gates Regulatory Lawyer Index on page 10 for individual contact details.
Regulatory Areas of Practice:
SINGAPORE
• Building and construction• Capital markets• Compliance• Corporate compliance• Governance• Data and privacy issues• Employment• Energy and climate change• Environment, chemicals and natural resources• Financial institutions• Financial services
• Food• Gaming• International trade and export control• Intellectual property and technology licensing• Maritime• Media marketing and selling restrictions• Pharmaceuticals and life sciences• Product regulation• South East Asia regulatory law • Transportation
K&L Gates’ Singapore office has a solid track record in regulatory advice, working closely with expert local counsel in specialist areas. We assist clients to navigate through the complex issues in Singapore, as well as across South East Asia including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar. Our extensive regulatory experience in the region and network of local contacts provide a full service to our international clients.
Leading the thinking and working closely with local counsel, we tailor regulatory advice to meet our clients’ objectives, focusing on the salient requirements and ensuring the client is clear on the law and regulatory aspects.
Contacts:
Lawrence Altman
Partner, Singapore
Siew Kam Boon Partner, Singapore
Raja Bose
Partner, Singapore
Nicholas Hanna
Partner, Singapore
Lian Yok Tan
Partner, Singapore
Christopher Tan
Counsel, Singapore
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Directory of Regulatory Lawyers in K&L Gates Asia Pacific Offices
Regulatory Areas of Practice:
TAIWAN
• Advertising• Banking• Consumer protection• Cross-strait relations• Data and privacy issues• Distribution• Exchange controls• Export controls• Factory licensing• Fair trade law• Foreign investment approvals – inbound and outbound• Financial services
• Government procurement• Import/export• Intellectual property and technology licensing• Labor and employment• Labor Standards Act• Mergers and acquisitions• Pre-merger notifications• Real estate• Reorganizations• Securities• Telecommunications and media• Visas and work permits
K&L Gates’ Taipei office brings together an integrated team of Taiwan licensed and foreign licensed attorneys with extensive experience in Taiwan regulatory matters. Our lawyers assist major manufacturing and service companies and financial institutions to structure their transactions in light of regulatory considerations, and help clients obtain necessary approvals and compliance of their other regulatory obligations as simply and efficiently as possible.
Contacts:
James Chen
Partner, Taipei
Jacqueline Fu
Partner, Taipei
Alex Hung
Partner, Taipei
Christina Yang
Partner, Taipei
Paul Cassingham
Senior Legal Consultant, Taipei
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Please refer to the K&L Gates Regulatory Lawyer Index on page 10 for individual contact details.
Lawrence AltmanPartnerSingapore
+65.6507.8113
Raja BosePartnerSingapore
+65.6507.8125
Neil CampbellPartnerHong Kong
+852.9469.9513
Michael ChanPartnerHong Kong
+852.2230.3581
Howard ChenPartnerSan Francisco
+1.415.882.8028
Andrew L. Chung AssociateSeoul
+82.2.2198.8710
Cecillia DaiAssociateShanghai
+86.21.2211.2082
Ryan DwyerPartnerTokyo
+81.3.6205.3601
Max GuAssociateShanghai
Andrea BeattyPartnerSydney
+61.2.9513.2333
Jim BullingPartnerMelbourne
+61.3.9640.4338
Paul CassinghamSenior Legal ConsultantTaipei
+886.2.2326.5128
Winnie W. N. Chan ConsultantHong Kong
+852.2230.3503
James ChenPartnerTaipei
+886.2.2326.5155
Robert CunninghamPartnerBrisbane
+61.7.3233.1214
Murray DeakinPartnerSydney
+61.2.9513.2369
Jacqueline FuPartnerTaipei
+886.2.2326.5125
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Siew Kam Boon PartnerSingapore
+86.21.2211.2087
Directory of Regulatory Lawyers in K&L Gates Asia Pacific Offices
Keiji IsajiPartnerTokyo
+81.3.6205.3608
Adam LevinePartnerPerth
+61.8.9216.0965
Elsa MakAssociateHong Kong
+852.2230.3587
Ayuko NemotoAssociateTokyo
+206.370.8015
Chris NikouPartnerMelbourne
+61.3.9640.4354
Junko OkawaCounselTokyo
+81.3.6205.3619
Paris PetranisPartnerMelbourne
+61.3.9205.2014
Takahiro Hoshino PartnerTokyo
+81.3.6205.3603
David JohnsonPartnerHong Kong
+852.2230.3598
John MagninPartnerLondon
+44.20.7360.8168
Osamu MiuraAssociateTokyo
+8.13.6205.3615
Samuel NgoPartnerHong Kong
+852.2230.3513
Makoto OhsugiAssociateTokyo
+81.3.6205.3606
Tsuguhito OmagariPartnerTokyo
+81.3.6205.3623
Yujing ShuPartnerBeijing
+86.10.5817.6100
Alex HungPartnerTaipei
+886.2.2326.5118
Greg HeatonPartnerHong Kong
+852.2230.3515
Nicholas HannaPartnerSingapore
+65.6507.8109
Robert Melson PartnerTokyo
+81.3.6205.3602
Cindy HongAssociateShanghai
+86.21.2211.2086
Please refer to the K&L Gates Regulatory Lawyer Index on page 10 for individual contact details.
Amy SommersPartnerShanghai
+86.21.2211.2085
Virginia TamPartnerHong Kong
+852.2230.3535
Stephen [email protected]
Vincent TsoPartnerHong Kong
+852.2230.3583
Nobuki WadaAssociateTokyo
+8.13.6205.3632
Naoki WatanabePartnerTokyo
+81.3.6205.3609
Amigo XiePartnerShanghai
+86.21.2211.2080
Eric Yoon PartnerSeoul
+82.2.2198.8701
Linda ZhouPartnerPalo Alto
+1.650.798.6751
Xianjin TianAssociateBeijing
+86.10.5817.6103
Christopher TungPartnerHong Kong
+852.2230.3511
Pallavi Mehta WahiPartnerSeattle
+206.370.6648
Vita XuChina Law ConsultantBeijing
+86.10.5817.6105
Christina YangPartnerTaipei
+886.2.2326.5198
Lian Yok [email protected]
David TangManaging Partner, AsiaBeijing and Hong Kong
Beijing +86.10.5817.6000
Hong Kong+ 852.2230.3500
Christopher TanCounselSingapore
+65.6507.8110
Choo Lye TanPartnerHong Kong
+852.2230.3528
Takahiro Tsumagari
PartnerTokyo
+81.3.6205.3638
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