Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms)
Global Guide 2024 : China
Band 2
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."