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Provided by Yuet Ming Tham
YUET MING THAM is the global co-leader of the White Collar Defense and Investigations practice, head of the Litigation group in Asia, and leader of the Asia-Pacific Compliance and Investigations practice. She is a top-ranked international lawyer recognized by publications such as Chambers, Benchmark Litigation, and the Legal 500. She speaks fluent English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Malay, and is admitted in New York, England and Wales, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
Yuet focuses on the FCPA, corporate compliance and investigations, sanctions, privacy, cybersecurity, and employment law. She has led investigations and compliance projects across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America, and has counselled clients on matters involving the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. SEC, FINRA, the HK Securities and Futures Commission, as well as investigations by other enforcement agencies in Asia. Most recently, Yuet led investigations in India, China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Australia, Nepal, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Nigeria, South Africa, and Algeria.
Yuet has experience across a broad range of industries but has a special focus on the life sciences and technology industries.
Queen Mary, University of London, LL.B., 1993
Provided by Chambers
Tham Yuet Ming is recognised as a trusted counsel to a number of life sciences and healthcare clients, and is frequently mandated to advise on investigations and compliance matters. She splits her time between Sidley Austin's Hong Kong and Singapore offices.
Provided by Chambers
Yuet has deep market knowledge, an amazing work ethic and responsiveness to client concerns and changing needs. She is also dynamic and brings a different perspective to many issues.
She is highly practical and not afraid to give straightforward advice, even if it's not what we want to hear.
Yuet is a consummate professional. Incredibly knowledgeable, grounded, pragmatic and commercially savvy, she offers highly personalised services and guides the process from end to end.
Yuet has deep market knowledge, an amazing work ethic and responsiveness to client concerns and changing needs. She is also dynamic and brings a different perspective to many issues.
She is highly practical and not afraid to give straightforward advice, even if it's not what we want to hear.
Yuet is a consummate professional. Incredibly knowledgeable, grounded, pragmatic and commercially savvy, she offers highly personalised services and guides the process from end to end.