Global Law Office‘s ’leading compliance practice’ assists with the gamut of clients’ regulatory compliance issues, including risk assessments, compliance policies, reporting, training, investigations, and defence work. In Shanghai, Alan Zhou specialises in risk assessments, establishing compliance programmes, investigations, and compliance training; Jacky Li predominantly focuses on regulatory compliance and corporate and government investigations, alongside his dispute resolution, litigation, healthcare and life sciences practices; and Lai Wang is a longstanding criminal compliance expert. Other key Shanghai practitioners are Weiwei Gu, an expert in anti-bribery administrative investigation cases; experienced risk assessment lawyer Coco Fan; and Kevin Wang, who advises on securities regulation and compliance.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Very efficient collaboration and the team maintains close working relationships with numerous regulatory agencies, enabling clients to understand evolving regulatory policies and development trends promptly.’
- ‘Extensive experience. The partners possess extensive experience in internal and external corporate compliance services, with senior members boasting nearly 30 years’ experience.’
- ‘Through long-term collaboration with numerous leading clients across various industries, they have accumulated extensive experience from both their clients' business practices and legal service collaborations, which has enabled them to refine their legal service offerings.’
- ‘A very diverse team specialising in over ten industries and key regulatory areas related to cybersecurity and data compliance.’
- ‘A leading compliance practice in China, consistently receiving prestigious industry awards over the years. They have also been invited numerous times by regulatory agencies and prominent industry organizations to participate in the drafting and commentary of legislative drafts and special reports/white papers.’
- ‘The team is based on a customer-centric service concept and the expectation to establish long-term, stable collaborative relationships.’
Key clients
- Siemens
- Roche
- Abbott
- AstraZeneca
- GlaxoSmithKline China
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- Carl Zeiss
- GEA Group
- Chery Jaguar Land Rover
- Trina Solar
- Friesland
- Estee Lauder
Work highlights
Assisted with drafting the compliance guidance for pharmaceutical and medical device companies, so as to prevent commercial bribery risks.
Assisted Trina Solar with securing ISO 37001 Anti-Bribery Management System certification.
Assisted Boehringer Ingelheim with several internal investigation cases, which involved multi-jurisdictional considerations, conflicts of laws, and cross-border data transfers.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Alan Zhou; Weiwei Gu
Other key lawyers
Jacky Li; Lai Wang; Coco Fan; Kevin Wang; Xi Wang; Li Su; Hemin Zhou; Jenny Chen; Stephanie Wang; Chenyi Wang