Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms)
Global Guide 2024 : China
Band 2
About
Provided by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
Skadden’s global resources and experience enable the firm to anticipate and respond to the many demands created by multijurisdictional investigations and proceedings routinely pursued by investigative agencies in the U.S. and around the world.
Our various offices and depth of knowledge across the firm’s practices enable us to conduct fact-finding and analysis in connection with some of the most complex cross-border investigations in virtually every country in which our clients conduct business.
We have attorneys in key financial centers in the Asia-Pacific, the Americas and Europe — many of whom are former prosecutors and/or regulators — who handle cross-border investigations across a broad range of topics. We have helped our clients with investigations involving, among other subjects, corruption/bribery, antitrust/cartels, money laundering, economic sanctions, customs and export controls, insider trading, market abuse and other financial institution regulatory issues, accounting, public company disclosures, securities and derivatives enforcement, and tax. When necessary, we are able to call upon a network of local counsel with whom we have long-established relationships.
The firm also has significant experience conducting internal investigations and compliance-related due diligence, as well as designing, implementing and reviewing compliance programs for multinational companies.
Chambers Review
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has an impressive offering on cross-border investigations and compliance advice coupled with Chinese language skills and in-depth cultural knowledge. The Hong Kong-based team is particularly active in investigations relating to the FCPA, insider trading and financial fraud cases. It frequently acts for banks and for Chinese tech clients spanning a range of industry sectors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Skadden demonstrated its unique capability to manage complex matters. It listened to the expectations from different stakeholders and was always able to find a way forward without compromising the key interests of each party."
"They know how to delicately break each complicated matter into smaller workable pieces and solve problems at both micro and macro levels."
"Skadden demonstrated its unique capability to manage complex matters. It listened to the expectations from different stakeholders and was always able to find a way forward without compromising the key interests of each party."
"They know how to delicately break each complicated matter into smaller workable pieces and solve problems at both micro and macro levels."
Notable Practitioners
Steve Kwok heads Skadden's cross-border investigations team. He is a trusted adviser to global financial institutions as well as foreign and Chinese corporations on SEC investigations and compliance advice. Clients benefit from his previous experience as a legal adviser for the US Department of Justice.
"Steve is always very passionate about corporate investigation projects, and he is very capable of coordinating and aligning expectations among stakeholders. He is always the core to moving complex projects forward."
"Steve is a very likeable person. He has the perfect pedigree and work experience that clients like. He is very effective at communicating with clients."