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Jeff Lane Partner, Tanner De Witt Solicitors (Hong Kong) Jeff Lane has been practising as a lawyer in Hong Kong for over 20 years. He focuses on commercial litigation and dispute resolution, including arbitration and mediation. Jeff specialises in corporate fraud and asset tracing with particular expertise in carrying out complex multi-jurisdictional fraud and asset tracing investigations. He has significant experience of inquiries by Hong Kong’s Securities and Future Commission (SFC), Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and Commercial Crime Bureau (CCB). Jeff regularly deals with Insider Dealing Tribunal matters; fraud investigations; large scale multi-jurisdiction fraud and tracing actions and domestic fraud. Jeff is recognised as a leading lawyer in Hong Kong by a number of respected international legal directories, including Asia Pacific Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners Global. He is the only Hong Kong representative of FraudNet, the International Chamber of Commerce’s network of fraud litigation specialists. Jeff features in the 2014 Who’s Who Legal global guide for Asset Recovery.

Robert Hunter Head of Fraud and Trust Litigation, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP (UK) Robert Hunter is a partner of Herbert Smith Freehills, head of the firm's trust litigation practice and head of the firm's civil fraud, asset tracing, corporate crime and investigations practice. He is widely acknowledged as one of the UK's most highly respected lawyers in these areas. He has specialised exclusively in fraud and trust litigation since the early 1990s. He is an experienced advocate, his particular expertise being in the area of urgent injunctive relief.

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David Tiang Partner, King & Wood Mallesons (China) David Tiang specializes in Governance, Risk Management and Compliance. He also has extensive experience in foreign direct investment, merger and acquisition, and corporate commercial work in China and other Asia jurisdictions. He has worked in the Asia Pacific region both in private practice and in-house counsel's role for the last 20 years, and has handled and led many complex cross-border investments and transactions. In addition, as Asia regional counsel for top Fortune 500 companies, he has managed and provided counsel on broad spectrum of issues including intellectual property (brand protection), global procurement and sourcing, sales and marketing, supply chain, human resources, tax, compliance and more recently in risk and crisis management. Mr. Tiang's more recent experience is assisting clients in dealing with their compliance issues including regulatory investigations. His working languages are English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Fujian dialects.

Pei-Li Wong Director – Global Forensics, BDO LLP (China) Pei-Li Wong is a Global Forensics Director in BDO Consulting, leading the firm’s Asia Forensic Desk. She has significant international experience conducting forensic investigations, due diligence and compliance reviews, working in areas identified as high-risk for fraud. Her experience includes Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations and matters involving allegations of financial reporting fraud and employee misconduct. Pei Li has assisted multinational organizations and outside counsel on matters across a broad range of industries and involving various entities and third parties. She also assists clients to monitor and assess compliance risks globally, and has experience in matters involving money-laundering, export controls and tax regulations. Pei Li is fluent in Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese).

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Gabriel Wong Principal, BDO LLP (Hong Kong)

Over 10 years experience in advising clients on investigations, fraud, dispute resolution, anti-bribery and corruption, forensic due diligence.

Served leading companies in various industries in the Asian region with a focus on PRC which include private institutions and public companies listed in various stock exchanges worldwide.

Former Director in the financial investigations practice of a global risk consultancy firm.

Worked in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s enforcement division performing investigations into complaints regarding financial institutions.

Speaks fluent English, Cantonese, Mandarin and basic Japanese.

Member of HKICPA, Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).

Follow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, The Association of Hong Kong Accountants, and an accredited accounting expert and member of The Academy of Experts.

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Randall Arthur Partner, Kobre & Kim (Hong Kong) Randall Arthur focuses his practice on insolvency litigation, international judgment enforcement & offshore asset recovery and financial products and services disputes. He has extensive experience in the identification and freezing of assets globally in aid of Hong Kong and foreign legal proceedings, often involving issues relating to complex fraud. Mr. Arthur is also an accomplished authority in the contentious insolvency and bankruptcy arena where he regularly handles cross-border matters on behalf of multiple stakeholders, including liquidators, receivers, trustees, financial institutions, creditors and shareholders. Mr. Arthur has received numerous accolades from Chambers Asia-Pacific and Legal 500, where he is noted as being “an extremely competent, very knowledgeable insolvency practitioner, with considerable technical expertise”. He is also a frequent speaker and lecturer on topics related to contentious bankruptcy and insolvency, fraud and asset tracing and international judgment enforcement. He has presented at industry events such as INSOL Shanghai and Singapore as well as C5 Fraud conferences in Miami and Geneva and Asia Legal Business conferences, among others.

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Bruno Arboit Managing Partner, Zolfo Cooper (Hong Kong) Bruno Arboit is the founder and managing partner of Zolfo Cooper’s China practice. He began his accountancy career in Australia and has more than 27 years' experience, predominantly in the corporate recovery, forensic accounting and litigation support area. He has lived and worked in Hong Kong for over 17 years. Bruno has considerable experience in acting for stakeholders of companies facing financial difficulties and has undertaken numerous special investigations and business reviews involving the assessment of financial viability and the formulation of recovery strategies. As an insolvency practitioner, Bruno has undertaken numerous court appointments, including cross-border assignments. His work experience also includes providing expert opinion in shareholder disputes, valuations and fraud investigations.

Justin Yip Director, Morgan Lewis Stamford LLC (Singapore) Justin Yip focuses his practice on insolvency and restructuring, commercial litigation, and arbitration. He advises and represents multi-national corporations and local listed companies in a wide variety of commercial and infrastructure matters. These include cross-border insolvency proceedings, banking and finance disputes, engineering and construction disputes, shareholder and minority oppression actions, breach of director's duties proceedings, corporate real estate, and employment disputes. Justin has acted in some of the most prominent and complex insolvency and restructuring matters in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region. His experience includes working on the interactions between different systems of law and restructurings based on Singapore law.

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Richard Millett QC Essex Court Chambers (UK) Richard Millett was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2003. He has a broad commercial practice covering a variety of different specialist areas, with an emphasis on advocacy in court and in arbitration and other tribunals. He specialises in banking and financial markets, fraud and asset-tracing and litigation concerning offshore trusts (family and commercial), private equity vehicles and structured financing, bonds and derivatives. He regularly appears in the Chancery Division, Commercial Court, the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords. He also conducts cases in the first instance and appellate courts of the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, and the Isle of Man, and is a fully called member of the Bars of the British Virgin Islands and of Anguilla. In October 2014 he appeared in a case in the Court of Appeal of Singapore. He appears as lead Counsel in international arbitrations of all kinds and regularly sits as an arbitrator on ICC and LCIA arbitrations and as an ad hoc tribunal. He was appointed one of Her Majesty’s Civil Recorders (Chancery) and in 2013 was appointed Deputy High Court Judge in the Chancery Division. In 2014 he was appointed to the panel of Senior Decision Makers of the Guernsey Financial Services Commission. He is co-author (with Geraldine Andrews Q.C.) of Andrews and Millett, The Law of Guarantees (6th Edn, 2011), the 7th edition of which is expected in 2015.

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Ian Mann Partner, Harneys (BVI & Cayman Islands) Ian is head of Harneys’ BVI and Cayman Litigation and Restructuring & Insolvency Departments in Hong Kong. Ian’s practice consists of insolvency, restructuring, contentious trusts and shareholders’ disputes with a particular focus on fraud, asset tracing and recovery servicing Asia based clients. Prior to moving offshore, Ian practised as a barrister at 13 King’s Bench Walk, chambers of Roger Ellis QC, London and continues to appear regularly as advocate in the Commercial Division of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. He is general editor of the British Virgin Islands Commercial Law textbook now in its third edition and is ranked Tier 1 in Chambers & Partners Asia which describes him as a “very seasoned adviser” whose clients appreciate his “practical advice and insight of the commercial realities”.

Stephan Baker Senior Partner, Baker & Partner (Jersey) Stephen Baker is an English barrister and Jersey advocate. He is senior partner at Baker & Partners. He specialises in asset recovery actions, particularly those involving political corruption and the unravelling of offshore structures. He is frequently instructed by foreign governments in asset recovery actions. He is the Jersey representative of FraudNet, the fraud prevention network of the ICC Commercial Crime Services.

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Benjamin Borsodi Partner, Schellenberg Wittmer (Switzerland) Benjamin Borsodi is Schellenberg Wittmer's current Managing Partner. A member of the dispute resolution practice in Geneva, his areas of practice include fraud and business crime, international mutual legal assistance, corporate investigations, asset tracing and recovery, as well as compliance. With extensive experience in complex fraud matters, Benjamin is recognized as highly recommended practitioner in white-collar crime by both Chambers Global and Chambers Europe. According to quotes from Chambers Global, Benjamin is "dynamic, responsive and very client-friendly". Sources say: "He brings a fresh and imaginative approach to cases" and is "bright and articulate". Legal 500 quotes that he is "immensely able and tenacious". According to Who's Who Legal, Benjamin "is 'incredibly talented' and specialises in complex fraud matters. His 'fresh perspective and original ideas' are greatly appreciated." Benjamin Borsodi is active in several professional associations such as the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), the International Bar Association (IBA), the American Bar Association (ABA-SIL) and the European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA). He has authored and co-authored several publications on business crime related issues and is a regular speaker on international conferences, in particular in the field of fraud and asset recovery.

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Stephon Grey Director, BDO LLP (Trinidad and Tobago) Stephon Grey is a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Internal Control Auditor and Forensic CPA Educator. His expertise has been acknowledged regionally and internationally through the performance and management of numerous assignments & speaking engagements in territories including, Thailand, Ecuador, Barbados, St. Kitts, Suriname, Jamaica, Grenada, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Miami and New York. Before specializing in Forensic and Fraud Auditing, he worked in the energy, banking, and audit services sector. Currently, Mr. Grey serves as the Forensic Practice Leader in Trinidad & Tobago and a member of BDO Global Asset Tracing Team. Mr. Grey is also the Director of Education at The Caribbean Institute of Forensic Accounting.

Disa Sim Partner, Rajah & Tann (Singapore) Disa Sim brings both academic and practical expertise to the complex issues of fraud, asset tracing and recovery. She is dual-qualified in Singapore and New York and holds a first class degree from the National University of Singapore and an LLM from Harvard Law School. Prior to joining Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP as a partner, she served as law clerk to the Chief Justice of Singapore, and was subsequently appointed a judicial officer hearing both criminal and civil cases. She also lectured for a number of years at the National University of Singapore, specialising in the law of criminal and civil evidence. Over the last 9 years, her unique perspectives in both the criminal and commercial spheres have lent themselves to a leading practice in complex litigation. This includes representing a professional trustee against the Republic of Djibouti and two of its entities in relation to a multi-million dollar cross-border asset recovery exercise involving Singapore and the BVI. She is also representing Standard Chartered Bank in ongoing complex litigation involving claims by 24 investors concerning the multi-billion dollar fraud perpetrated by former New York NASDAQ Chairman Bernard Madoff.

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Paul Mc Grath Essex Court Chambers (UK) Paul is widely acknowledged (Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500 & Who’s Who Legal: Asset Recovery) as being a leading silk in international commercial fraud and asset recovery having a practice which spans the UK and offshore jurisdictions. He has been instructed in most of the recent heavy weight commercial fraud and asset recovery cases including Barings; reinsurance issues arising out of Enron and Worldcom; Berezovsky v the Estate of Badri, Republic of Egypt v former President Mubarak; the Otkritie litigation; the Ablyazov litigation; VTB v Nutritek; the Axiom Litigation Financing Fund, Latmar v Lembergs; and LKB v Antonov,. Most recently, Paul was instructed on behalf of Mr Pugachev to defend the US$2billion Worldwide freezing order brought by the Russian State Corporation and Mezhremprom Bank and is presently instructed on behalf of former shareholders of Yukos seeking to enforce their US$50 billion arbitral awards against the Russian Federation. He is also the author of Commercial Fraud in Civil Practice (2nd edn OUP 2014).

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Steven Philippsohn Partner, PCB Litigation LLP (UK) Steven is a leading authority on complex international litigation and arbitration. Over the last 30 years his firm has been retained by governmental, national and international organisations. Steven currently acts for State Enterprises, prominent financial institutions and other organisations in numerous jurisdictions The most recent edition of Legal 500 has singled out Steven as being a leading individual in civil fraud and as being “aggressive for clients claims” and a “great strategist and fighter” He has been described as “always seeking to push the boundaries of what you can achieve to maximise a client's position - he thinks outside the box" and as "a wise and excellent strategist” who “has a breadth and depth of experience, extensive knowledge of the market, and a willingness to take things on" Steven is listed by the London Times as one of the 100 key influential legal professionals in the United Kingdom.

John Choong Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Hong Kong) John Choong is a Partner with the International Arbitration Group, based in Hong Kong. Over the course of about 15 years, John has handled disputes involving more than 10 jurisdictions in Asia, and has been based in both Hong Kong and Singapore. Many of his matters are cross-border in nature, and cover a wide range of industries and subject matter. John has particular expertise in handling China-related arbitrations. He has advised clients on and represented them in a wide range of international commercial and investment arbitrations under various major international rules. These have ranged in value and complexity, and have included a number of billion dollar arbitrations. John is a Fellow of the UK Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and sits on various arbitration committees. He is a General Arbitration Editor of the Hong Kong White Book, and has authored or edited arbitration texts published by Oxford University Press and Sweet & Maxwell.

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Eddee Ng Senior Partner, Tan Kok Quan Partnership (Singapore) Eddee is a Joint Managing Partner of the firm and he is in the Litigation and Arbitration and Banking and Insolvency Practice Groups. Eddee has handled a wide spectrum of corporate and commercial litigation cases. Some of these cases are: • advising and acting for a Singapore listed company in respect of fraud committed by employees in respect of the company's Mexican subsidiary; • advising and acting for a Middle-eastern bank in relation to fraud committed by a bank employee where funds were transferred to Singapore. Eddee has also acted in a number of matters which proved to be the first cases of their kind in Singapore. These included a claim for the wrongful seizure of property and a case which dealt with the right of an execution creditor to conduct the sale of secured property vis-a-vis the secured creditor. These cases received favourable outcomes after being heard by the Court of Appeal.

Allan Leung Partner, Hogan Lovells (Hong Kong) Allan Leung is a partner in the dispute resolution practice of Hogan Lovells in Hong Kong. He has over 25 years of experience and is recognised as a 'leading practitioner' in dispute resolution by the Legal 500, as well as by the legal community in Hong Kong. His broad experience of disputes work covers the spectrum of corporate commercial, financial services and regulatory, fraud and asset recovery, cross-border contentious insolvency, anti-corruption, judicial review, employment, environmental, and product liability-related disputes. Allan has served as a Deputy Master of the Court of First Instance of the Hong Kong SAR, and is an accredited Mediator. He has recently been appointed by the Chief Executive as a member of the Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong.

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Keith Oliver Senior Partner and Head of Commercial Fraud Litigation, Peters and Peters (UK) Keith specialises in commercial, regulatory and trust litigation, and heads the specialist commercial litigation and civil fraud and asset freezing team at Peters & Peters. He has spent his career specialising in international disputes and the location, freezing and recovery of misappropriated assets involving emergency relief procedures and the management of legal teams from many jurisdictions. His work often involves multi-jurisdictional actions in the USA, continental Europe and worldwide. He is widely recognised as one of the UK's leading lawyers in civil fraud with a reputation for addressing and resolving the most intractable of disputes and crises faced by individuals and companies.

Huy Do Partner, LNT & Partners (Vietnam) Mr. Huy Do has practiced law for nearly 20 years in the US, Europe and Asia. Mr. Do represents clients in transactional, advisory, and contentious matters, including trial, enforcement, and asset recovery work. Mr. Do previously practiced at Graham & James, Squire Sanders and Clifford Chance, accumulating a depth of experience in cross-border matters involving complex corporate transactions as well as multi-jurisdiction litigation requiring parallel judicial assistance in two or more countries.

Jonathan Midgley Solicitor Advocate and Senior Partner, Haldanes (Hong Kong) Jonathan Midgley has practised as a criminal defence lawyer since his arrival in Hong Kong in 1978. He was one of the two solicitors appointed as “Solicitor Advocate” in 2013 to the criminal division. Jonathan’s practice, which covers all aspects of defending people, is Hong Kong based but international in scope.

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Eun Young Park Partner, Kim & Chang (South Korea) Eun Young Park is partner with Kim & Chang who co-heads the firm’s international arbitration and cross-border litigation. Dr. Park has been known as one of leading lights in international arbitration including recent appointment as Vice President of LCIA Court. His practice involves in disputes arising from multiple jurisdictions including international arbitrations in various venues and rules and sits as an arbitrator. He also represents his clients in government investigations related to white-collar crimes including foreign bribery statutes, securities and corporate fraud before various government agencies, and regularly advises his clients on trade sanctions and disputes. He has recently published “Appellate Review in Investor State Arbitration, Reform of Investor-State Dispute Settlement: In Search of A Roadmap TDM 1”. He also published “The Analysis of the Iran Sanctions Act of the United States and the Strategy of the Overseas Construction Project” and regularly co-authors the Arbitration and Anti-Corruption sections for Law Business Research. He has also co-authored the book Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods around the Globe. He has earned numerous top rankings as one of the “leading attorneys” from multiple journals including Chambers Asia-Pacific for international arbitration and Who’s Who Legal Investigations Lawyer. He has served as a judge in the Seoul District Court and teaches at law schools in Korea. He received a doctorate degree (J.S.D.) and an LL.M from the NYU School of Law after graduating from the Seoul National University (M.Jur & B.Jur). He is admitted to the New York bar and Korea bar.

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Michael Witington Partner, Gall (Hong Kong) Michael is a partner at dispute resolution firm Gall in Hong Kong. His practice focuses on commercial litigation, contentious employment and insurance disputes. He has practiced as a solicitor in Hong Kong since 1994. Prior to joining Gall, Michael was at Herbert smith for 10 years. Michael’s expertise covers a wide range of commercial litigation including shareholder disputes, disputes related to high value family trusts, litigation involving financial service institutions, claims involving directors and disputes over asset acquisitions. Michael acts for both employers and employees on contentious employment matters. He advises employers and statutory bodies on internal investigations and disciplinary proceedings, and has experience in conducting and defending judicial review proceedings. Michael also has extensive insurance experience, particularly in relation to the defence of professional negligence claims and advising on coverage issues including fraud. He has been a panel solicitor for the Hong Kong Solicitors Indemnity Scheme since 1998.

Timothy Haynes Partner, Walkers (BVI & Cayman Islands) Tim Haynes is a partner in Walkers' Hong Kong office with over 20 years of experience representing a wide range of clients in all aspects of commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation, particularly in relation to cross border contentious insolvency matters and shareholder and other disputes arising out of distressed corporate and investment vehicles. He has acted as an advocate for clients in the Cayman Islands, BVI and Hong Kong courts at all levels and is one of only a very few qualified Chartered Arbitrators working offshore. Prior to joining Walkers, Tim was a solicitor in London and worked for three years in a top tier City law firm before moving to Hong Kong to join Baker & McKenzie in 1997. He practiced as a senior solicitor in Baker & McKenzie's Dispute Resolution Group in Hong Kong from 1997 to 2003, and was a barrister-at-law in Hong Kong from 2003 before moving offshore in 2009.

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Koh Swee Yen Partner, WongPartnership LLP (Singapore) Koh Swee Yen is a Partner in WongPartnership LLP, and has an active practice in complex litigation and international arbitration under the major institutional rules, including ICSID, ICC, ICDR, SIAC and UNCITRAL. Her practice encompasses a wide spectrum of cross-border matters, including many corporate, commercial, energy, international sales and investment disputes. Swee Yen graduated with Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) from the National University of Singapore, and was awarded the Singapore Academy of Law prize for being the top student in her final year. She also previously served as a Justices' Law Clerk to the Chief Justice of Singapore. She is the co-chair of YSIAC Committee, and a member of the Steering Committee of IBA Arb40. She is also a member of the Rules of Court Working Party, and was recently appointed to the Civil Justice Commission whose mandate is to consider transformative changes to the litigation process in Singapore.

Samantha Gershon Consultant, Withers (Hong Kong) Samantha has over 20 years litigation experience and has worked on a number of high profile and complex cases in England and Hong Kong. In Hong Kong she has been involved in complex commercial litigation, public and administrative law and urgent interlocutory applications and remedies. She has successfully advised on multi-jurisdictional corporate issues and dealt with satellite litigation arising from matrimonial proceedings. Samantha is now focussing on Family Law which has an increasing number of disputes which involve multi-jurisdiction and corporate asset structures. She assists in these disputes using her commercial litigation experience to provide a unique perspective to clients.

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Todd Liao Partner, Dentons (China) Todd Liao is a Partner in Dentons’ Shanghai office. His practice encompasses a broad range of transactions, with emphasis on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, foreign direct investment and investment financing, structuring of complex commercial transactions, disposal of Sino-foreign joint ventures and assets, technology licensing, intellectual property (IP) protection and enforcement, trade and dispute resolution matters. Todd is instrumental to Dentons' Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) practice in China and the Asia Pacific region. He has extensive experience in advising multinational corporations regarding compliance with the FCPA and regulatory compliance matters in China, Hong Kong, India and other Asia Pacific regions.

Lim Chee Wee Partner, Skrine (Malaysia) Chee Wee is a partner of SKRINE, a past president of the Malaysian Bar, a member of the National Unity and Consultative Council and a member of the Operations Review Panel of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission. Chee Wee has a broad commercial practice having experience in a wide variety of commercial and corporate disputes and litigation including international arbitrations, shareholders disputes, restructuring, fraud, recovery and insolvency. He has a substantial number of cases reported in the law reports. He also has an established public and administrative law practice having regularly advised and acted as Counsel for the Malaysian stock exchange and another regulator in matters involving its rules and regulations and on the exercise of its enforcement powers. He is listed in various international legal directories as a leading individual for dispute resolution. Chambers Asia 2014 described him as a highly regarded practitioner with extensive experience in handling cross-border disputes in the Asia-Pacific region and Europe. He is "very versatile and thoroughly hard-working," according to sources.

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Michael Ramikez Partner, Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd. (Thailand) Michael Ramirez is a senior legal consultant at Tilleke & Gibbins, Thailand’s oldest and largest independent law firm. Michael’s practice focuses primarily on commercial and white collar criminal dispute resolution. Michael’s professional responsibilities also include serving as a client advisor on the strategic aspects of claims management for international litigation, cross-jurisdictional disputes, and compliance with international anti-corruption laws, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and UK Bribery Act. He is also an author and speaker on a wide range of topics, including dispute resolution mechanisms, employment disputes, anti-corruption law and aspects of white collar crime. Michael, a native of California, graduated with a Degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.

Robert Wyld Partner, Johnson Winter & Slattery (Australia) Robert Wyld works extensively on regulatory investigations and prosecutions, white collar crime, foreign corruption and fraud, extradition and trade sanctions, proceeds of crime matters, whistleblower advice for individuals and companies and money laundering and taxation disputes. Robert has written numerous texts on Australia's anti-corruption laws across the Asia Pacific Region, with articles published in Australia, London and Germany. He is a guest commentator on Sky News Business. Robert is currently the Co-Chair on the International Bar Association’s Anti-Corruption Committee for 2015-2016.