Internal Investigations in Asia

Debevoise’s team in Asia includes lawyers with deep experience in advising companies on all aspects of their most sensitive internal investigations.

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Lord Goldsmith QC

Mark Johnson

Christopher K. Tahbaz

Recognition

Mark Johnson is ranked in the top band of lawyers for contentious financial services, and as a leading lawyer for litigation in China.

“Mark Johnson of Debevoise & Plimpton is ‘very well respected and very prominent’ in the financial services regulatory field and is singled out by sources for his considerable expertise in regulatory investigations. He is also well placed to advise on commercial litigation and cybersecurity matters. Clients call him a ‘very practical, commercial guy.’”

—Chambers Asia Pacific

Ranked as a leading firm for Dispute Resolution (International Firms) in China.

Mark Johnson is ranked as a leading lawyer in China, Dispute Resolution (International Firms).

—Chambers Global

Ranked as a leading firm for Anti-Corruption and Compliance in Hong Kong.

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP’s practice is led by commercial litigator Mark Johnson, who focuses on white-collar and regulatory defence. Johnson regularly handles SFC investigations for high-profile clients.

—Legal 500 Asia Pacific

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Client Highlights

A major retail brand in connection with an investigation into payments in Cambodia.

Recent Highlights

A leading pharmaceutical company in FCPA matters in Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, China and Indonesia.

A large integrated oil & gas company in a review of issues related to questionable payments in Asia and Africa.

A major retail brand in connection with an investigation into payments in Cambodia.

A financial services company in connection with an investigation of relationships with regulators in China.

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The Asia-based team includes U.S. and locally qualified lawyers working as part of one of the world’s foremost investigations practices. They provide on-the-ground, full-time expertise and cultural awareness, and have worked with companies in a wide variety of sectors, using knowledge of the specific demands and priorities of individual sectors to shape their advice. These include sectors such as industrials, manufacturing, consumer products, financial services, insurance, pharmaceutical/health care, engineering and entertainment.The team has significantly wide geographical experience as well, having advised on investigations involving China, India, Korea, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Bangladesh.The breadth of experience in the practice equips it to handle the full range of investigations, building the right teams and resources to fit any given situation. This can range from Asian aspects of highly public international investigations for the world’s largest corporations, to discrete, non-public internal investigations in Asia.