Eugene Chen
Registered Foreign Lawyer
Hong Kong
Eugene Chen
Registered Foreign Lawyer
Hong Kong
Contact Details
For nearly twenty five years, Eugene has helped clients navigate their most complex disputes in some of the thorniest parts of the world. As a U.S.-trained litigator based in Hong Kong, he helps clients proactively overcome the commercial and regulatory challenges they face when doing business in Asia.
Expertise
Practices
Corporate Governance and Compliance
Investigations, Enforcement and Business Crime
Sectors
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted to practice in California, 1999
Admitted to practice in Washington D.C., 2000
Academic
Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, Columbia University, 1995
Juris Doctor, Stanford University, 1998
Related articles
Publications: 26 September 2022
U.S. bolsters national security reviews of in-bound foreign investment
President Biden recently issued “formal Presidential direction” on the risks that the United States will consider when evaluating in-bound foreign investment.
Blog Post: 03 August 2022
China promulgates measures on security assessment for cross border transfer of data
Publications: 22 July 2022
China promulgates measures on security assessment for cross border transfer of data
Expertise
Practices
Corporate Governance and Compliance
Investigations, Enforcement and Business Crime
Sectors
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted to practice in California, 1999
Admitted to practice in Washington D.C., 2000
Academic
Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, Columbia University, 1995
Juris Doctor, Stanford University, 1998
Other noteworthy experience
Advising:
- A global bank on impact of the Hong Kong National Security Law, and ways to mitigate risks. Our advice, drawing from our Hong Kong SAR, Mainland China, US, UK practices, features: Impact on the bank's AML/CTF regime; Interactions with existing and newly introduced foreign sanctions regime; Enhanced investigation powers; Data and managing client.
- Four US companies in the apparel, information technology, pharmaceutical, and information and data industries, respectively, regarding corruption and bribery issues before the US Department of Justice and US Securities Exchange Commission.
- A mainland Chinese technology company regarding sanctions issues before the US Bureau of Industry & Security Office of Export Enforcement.
- Various US and European pharmaceutical companies on commercial bribery investigations by Chinese authorities.
- A US consumer product company on an investigation by the Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption.
- Several world leading medical device and pharmaceutical companies on conducting internal audits, and preparing codes of conduct and manuals in dealing with sponsorships and donations to hospitals.
- A major US industrial client and a major US pharmaceutical company on benchmarking of compliance policies and procedures against legal and industry standards.
- A leading US investment bank on due diligence for an investment spanning Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, and India.
- Several US life sciences clients on FCPA due diligence in relation to acquisitions and joint ventures with mainland Chinese companies.
- A US information services company on the FCPA aspects of the termination of employees across mainland China resulting from the largest ever mainland Chinese criminal prosecution for violation of mainland China’s data privacy laws, as well as resulting CIETAC/HKIAC arbitrations and labour disputes.
- A major US electronic manufacturer and a European appliances manufacturer on product recall filings and remedial action planning in mainland China.
Includes experience prior to joining A&O
