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Baker McKenzie has over 50 years of experience in partnering with our clients and helping them navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape, identifying potential risks and advising on how best to manage and mitigate risks. With our group’s formidable international, PRC and Hong Kong-based team and inhouse e-discovery resources, we offer clients a comprehensive and seamlessly coordinated service, covering the full spectrum of investigations and compliance issues they face. 


Our cross-border capabilities and extensive experience make us a go-to team for assistance with major government-led investigations. Clients benefit from our extensive experience in relation to FCPA, POBO and UKBA issues, dawn raids and US SEC investigations. Our extensive resources and in-depth knowledge enable us to provide a comprehensive and highly effective service in relation to high-profile external investigations. 

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What the Team is Known For

Baker McKenzie's full-service Hong Kong-based outfit is known for representing companies across a broad range of sectors in FCPA, UK Bribery Act and US SEC investigations, as well as assisting with compliance programme reviews and training. Its longstanding presence in Asia provides the benefits of cultural understanding and solid relationships with local regulators and industry groups. The team is able to draw on the firm's impressive global network of offices to advise on multi-jurisdictional mandates, and offers clients local insights through its joint operation office with FenXun Partners.

Strengths

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Baker's team is always available. Regardless of how short emergency notice is, the team are always responsive and always manage to cope.

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The team understand how to handle other aspects like crisis communications and stakeholder management, to ensure the investigations are conducted effectively. 

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Baker McKenzie are extremely skilled at legal knowledge and also know how to run investigations considering the practicality of the situation and prioritise key action points. 

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The team have an exceptional understanding of the regulatory frameworks and key compliance issues for multinationals operating in China, with in-depth knowledge of the topics.

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Notable Practitioners

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Mini M VandePol
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Mini VandePol leads the firm's Asia investigations, compliance and ethics group. She is experienced in and at expert at assisting clients with compliance issues and handling internal investigations. She serves many multinationals and financial institutions from Baker McKenzie's office in Hong Kong.

She is a who's who, knowing how to navigate complex issues. She heads a large team so she is able to select the best attorney to work with us on the specific type of issues.

Mimi is a consummate lawyer and a firm representative.

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Christine Cuthbert
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Up and Coming

Christine Cuthbert operates from the firm's Hong Kong office. She ably assists multinationals with internal and external investigations as well as regulatory compliance matters.

Christine is a great lawyer, an ambassador for her firm and a real pleasure to work with.

Always a pleasure to work with, Christine is a great investigation and compliance lawyer with a deep understanding of compliance issues for multinationals.

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