Asia Pacific Regulatory Practice

2014 Directory of Regulatory Lawyers in K&L Gates Asia Pacific Offices

Directory of Regulatory Lawyers in K&L Gates Asia Pacific Offices

BeijingSuite 1009-1011, Tower C1, Oriental Plaza, No.1

East Chang An Avenue, Dongcheng District

Beijing 100738 China

T: +86.10.5817.6000

F: +86.10.8518.9299

BrisbaneLevel 16, 66 Eagle Street

Brisbane QLD 4000 Australia

T: +61.7.3233.1233

F: +61.7.3233.0900

Hong Kong44th Floor, Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark,

15 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong

T: +852.2230.3500

F: +852.2511.9515

Melbourne

Level 25, 525 Collins Street

Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia

T: +61.3.9205.2000

F: +61.3.9205.2055

PerthLevel 32, 44 St Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000 AustraliaT: +61.8.9216.0900F: +61.8.9216.0901

SeoulKyobo Life Insurance Co. Building, 22nd Floor

Jongno 1-Ga, Jongno-Gu

Seoul, 110-714

Republic of Korea

T: +1.+82.0.2.2198.8700

Shanghai Suite 3708, Park Place, 1601 Nanjing Road West,

Jing An District

Shanghai 200040, China

T: +86.21.2211.2000

F: +86.21.3251.8918

Singapore10 Collyer Quay, #37-01 Ocean Financial Centre

Singapore 049315

T: +65.6507.8100

F: +65.6507.8111

Sydney

Level 31, 1 O’Connell Street

Sydney NSW 2000 Australia

T: +61.2.9513.2300

F: +61.2.9513.2399

Taipei 30/F, 95 Dun Hua S. Road, Sec. 2

Taipei 106

Taiwan

T: +886.2.2326.5188

F: +886.2.2325.5838

Tokyo

Kasumigaseki Common Gate West Tower 35F

3-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku

Tokyo 100-0013

Japan

T: +81.3.6205.3600

F: +81.3.3597.6421

BEIJING

SHANGHAI

SEOULTOKYO

TAIPEIHONG KONG

SINGAPORE

BRISBANE

SYDNEY

MELBOURNE

PERTH

ASIA PACIFIC OFFICE LOCATIONS

Table of Contents

Introduction ................................................................................... 1

Australia ........................................................................................ 2

China ............................................................................................ 3

Hong Kong ..................................................................................... 4

India ............................................................................................. 5

Japan ............................................................................................ 6

Korea ............................................................................................ 7

Singapore ...................................................................................... 8

Taiwan ........................................................................................... 9

Index of Regulatory Lawyers in K&L Gates Asia Pacific Offices .................................................... 10

Directory of Regulatory Lawyers in K&L Gates Asia Pacific Offices

Regulations governing commercial transactions and operations in Asia Pacific are

developing at a rapid pace. Most will usually require some form of official approval,

potentially involving local and/or national government agencies. Authorizations,

approvals, certifications, licences, reporting requirements and a myriad of

regulatory obligations and restrictions have become a daily burden for companies.

K&L Gates’ Asia Pacific Regulatory group combines the knowledge, skills, languages and resources of our firm’s Asia Pacific offices in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and our India practice. Having grown up with the markets, our lawyers have local knowledge of business customs, language and networks. Our established team of regulatory lawyers represents clients that need to comply with the ever-increasing number of government policies and regulations. Not only do we help clients navigate these systems, but we have developed strong working relationships with central and local government authorities across the region, enabling us to bring their attention to operating facts and circumstances which are also taken into account as new regulations are developed.

Of course, we also understand that businesses may be adversely impacted by a wide spectrum of regulatory enforcement actions, including investigations into alleged breaches of the law, which may attract civil or criminal penalties, disqualification, reputational damage and personal liability for directors and other officers. In the face of these increased risks, it is essential that legal advice and representation is obtained at the earliest opportunity.

Our services include early advice on the best response strategy available, including whether an application should be made for any available immunity from criminal prosecution and/or civil penalty proceedings. With the increasing use by regulators of their compulsory powers to obtain information, ensuring the advice you receive is protected by legal professional privilege has never been more important.

This directory of our Asia Pacific regulatory capabilities provides a concise overview of K&L Gates’ regulatory lawyers located across the Asia Pacific region. The directory is structured by jurisdiction, and provides essential information on key areas of our regulatory practice along with details of key lawyers in each office. The objective of the directory is to assist clients looking for a specific capability and to facilitate efficient contact between those clients and the appropriate member(s) of our Asia Pacific Regulatory group.

INTRODUCTION

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K&L Gates’ Asia Pacific Regulatory group combines the knowledge, skills, languages and resources of our firm’s Asia Pacific offices.

Please refer to the K&L Gates Regulatory Lawyer Index on page 10 for individual contact details.

Regulatory Areas of Practice:

AUSTRALIA

• Anticorruption and bribery• Anti-trust/competition• Financial institutions• Financial services• Data and privacy issues• Distribution and e-commerce• Energy and climate change• Environment, chemicals and natural resources• Franchising• Gaming

• Intellectual property and technology licensing• International trade and export control• Life sciences• Maritime• Product regulation and marketing• Public procurement• Subsidies and grants• Sports• Tax and customs• Telecommunications and media

K&L Gates’ Australian regulatory practice assists clients requiring advice or legal representation in relation to a broad range ofregulatory or administrative decisions, inquiries, investigations or prosecutions in Australia. We help our clients navigate theoverlapping, and sometimes conflicting, regulatory requirements confronting them. Our services include early advice on the bestresponse strategy available, including whether application should be made for any available immunity from criminal prosecutionand/or civil penalty proceedings.We represent and advise clients facing investigations and prosecutions by regulatory bodies including the Australian Securities andInvestments Commission (ASIC), the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the Australian Taxation Office(ATO) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA).

Contacts:

Andrea Beatty

Partner, Sydney

Jim Bulling

Partner, Melbourne

Robert Cunningham

Partner, Brisbane

Murray Deakin

Partner, Sydney

Adam Levine

Partner, Perth

Chris Nikou

Partner, Melbourne

Paris Petranis

Partner, Melbourne

Stephen Thompson

Partner, Sydney

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Directory of Regulatory Lawyers in K&L Gates Asia Pacific Offices

• Agriculture and fisheries• Anti-trust/competition• Anticorruption and bribery• Capital markets• Compliance• Data and privacy issues• Distribution and e-commerce• Environment, chemicals and natural resources• Financial institutions• Financial services• Food• Foreign exchange

• Gaming• Life sciences• Intellectual property and technology licensing• International trade and export control• Maritime• Product regulation and marketing• Public procurement• Subsidies and grants• Sports• Tax and customs• Telecommunications and media• Transportation

Regulations governing commercial transactions in China are developing at a rapid pace. The majority of transactions will usually require some form of official approval, potentially involving local, provincial and national government agencies. Our experience in China includes representing clients that need to comply with an ever increasing number of government policies and regulations. Not only have we helped clients navigate these systems, we have also developed strong working relationships with many government authorities and bodies allowing us to assist clients with regulatory issues surrounding commercial transactions and advise clients wishing to enter into regulated industries.

In addition, our lawyers have substantial knowledge of, and regularly work with our U.S. based lawyers to advise clients on, issues involving Sarbanes-Oxley and the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), performing compliance reviews, preparing comprehensive compliance policies, advising on rectification plans and representing clients in related government investigations.

Contacts:

Regulatory Areas of Practice:

CHINA

David Tang

Managing Partner Asia, Beijing

Howard Chen Partner, San Francisco

Yujing Shu

Partner, Beijing

Amy Sommers

Partner, Shanghai

Amigo Xie

Partner, Shanghai

Linda Zhou

Partner, Palo Alto

Vita Xu

China Law Consultant, Beijing

Cecillia Dai

Associate, Shanghai

Max Gu

Associate, Shanghai

Cindy Hong

Associate, Shanghai

Xianjin Tian

Associate, Beijing

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Please refer to the K&L Gates Regulatory Lawyer Index on page 10 for individual contact details.

Regulatory Areas of Practice:

HONG KONG

• Capital markets/Corporate services• Compliance• SFC investigations and white collar crime• Corporate governance• Data and privacy issues• Distribution and e-commerce• Employment• Financial institutions• Financial services• Intellectual property and technology licensing

• International trade and export control• Logistics• Product regulation and marketing• Public procurement• Securities regulation• Subsidies and grants• Tax and customs • Telecommunications and media• U.S. securities law and corporate governance

K&L Gates’ Hong Kong office represents numerous clients on licensing and regulatory compliance matters before Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission, Registrar of Companies, Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) and Broadcasting Authority. Our lawyers also serve on a select panel of consultants to OFTA qualified to provide professional advice to the government on regulatory and public consultation matters.

Contacts: David Tang

Managing Partner Asia, Hong Kong

Neil Campbell

Partner, Hong Kong

Michael Chan

Partner, Hong Kong

Greg Heaton

Partner, Hong Kong

David Johnson

Partner, Hong Kong

Samuel Ngo

Partner, Hong Kong

Virginia Tam

Partner, Hong Kong

Choo Lye Tan

Partner, Hong Kong

Vincent Tso

Partner, Hong Kong

Christopher Tung

Partner, Hong Kong

Winnie W. N. Chan

Consultant, Hong Kong

Elsa Mak

Associate, Hong Kong

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INDIA

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Regulations governing commercial transactions in India are developing and being implemented at a rapid pace. The majority of transactions will usually require some form of official approval.

While we do not practice Indian law, we work with a variety of Indian law firms in India in assisting our clients to comply with an ever increasing number of government policies and regulations. In addition, our lawyers have substantial knowledge and regularly work with our U.S. based lawyers to advise clients on issues involving Sarbanes-Oxley and the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), performing compliance reviews, preparing comprehensive compliance policies, advising on rectification plans and representing clients in related government investigations.

Contacts:

Pallavi Mehta Wahi

Co-chair India Practice, Seattle

John Magnin

Co-chair India Practice, London

Please refer to the K&L Gates Regulatory Lawyer Index on page 10 for individual contact details.

Regulatory Areas of Practice:

JAPAN

• Anti-trust/competition • Aviation• Compliance• Data and privacy issues• Distribution and e-commerce• Environment, chemicals and natural resources• Financial institutions• Financial services• Food• Gaming• International trade and export control

• Maritime• Medical device, pharmaceutical registration and compliance• Product regulation and marketing• Renewable energy• Securities• Subsidies and grants• Sports• Telecommunications and media• Transportation• Workplace safety and employment compliance

K&L Gates’ Tokyo office assists and advises on a wide range of legal and regulatory matters relating to the above listed areas of practice in Japan. We have extensive experience assisting clients in a number of regulated areas of businesses in Japan.

Our lawyers extensively advise on banking law, securities regulations, anti-trust, food and healthcare regulations, and conduct internal investigations related to compliance. In addition to extensive client work, our lawyers are active participants in various working groups formed by the business industries and the business trades in Japan.

Contacts: Ryan Dwyer

Partner, Tokyo

Keiji Isaji

Partner, Tokyo

Takahiro Hoshino

Partner, Tokyo

Naoki Watanabe

Partner, Tokyo

Robert Melson

Partner, Tokyo

Tsuguhito Omagari

Partner, Tokyo

Takahiro Tsumagari

Partner, Tokyo

Junko Okawa

Counsel, Tokyo

Osamu Miura

Associate, Tokyo

Ayuko Nemoto

Associate, Tokyo

Makoto Ohsugi

Associate, Tokyo

Nobuki Wada

Associate, Tokyo

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KOREA

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Regulatory Areas of Practice:

• Anti-trust/competition• Data and privacy issues• Financial institutions• Financial services• Foreign exchange

• Intellectual property and technology licensing• International trade and export control• Product regulation and marketing• Tax and customs• Telecommunications and media

K&L Gates’ Seoul office offers an unparalleled understanding of the language, business culture and domestic legal system in the Republic of Korea, leveraging extensive experience to assist clients on their legal challenges in many areas of regulatory law. Our Seoul team identifies issues and provides clients with invaluable guidance to navigate the complexities of the Korean regulatory regime.

The current stage of the Korean legal market restricts Korean offices of international law firms from providing definitive legal opinions on Korean law. As such, our lawyers work closely with local Korean law firms, where needed, to provide legal opinions and facilitate an expeditious resolution of the issues affecting our clients’ business needs in Korea.

Contacts: Eric S. Yoon

Partner, Seoul

Andrew L. Chung

Associate, Seoul

Please refer to the K&L Gates Regulatory Lawyer Index on page 10 for individual contact details.

Regulatory Areas of Practice:

SINGAPORE

• Building and construction• Capital markets• Compliance• Corporate compliance• Governance• Data and privacy issues• Employment• Energy and climate change• Environment, chemicals and natural resources• Financial institutions• Financial services

• Food• Gaming• International trade and export control• Intellectual property and technology licensing• Maritime• Media marketing and selling restrictions• Pharmaceuticals and life sciences• Product regulation• South East Asia regulatory law • Transportation

K&L Gates’ Singapore office has a solid track record in regulatory advice, working closely with expert local counsel in specialist areas. We assist clients to navigate through the complex issues in Singapore, as well as across South East Asia including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar. Our extensive regulatory experience in the region and network of local contacts provide a full service to our international clients.

Leading the thinking and working closely with local counsel, we tailor regulatory advice to meet our clients’ objectives, focusing on the salient requirements and ensuring the client is clear on the law and regulatory aspects.

Contacts:

Lawrence Altman

Partner, Singapore

Siew Kam Boon Partner, Singapore

Raja Bose

Partner, Singapore

Nicholas Hanna

Partner, Singapore

Lian Yok Tan

Partner, Singapore

Christopher Tan

Counsel, Singapore

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Regulatory Areas of Practice:

TAIWAN

• Advertising• Banking• Consumer protection• Cross-strait relations• Data and privacy issues• Distribution• Exchange controls• Export controls• Factory licensing• Fair trade law• Foreign investment approvals – inbound and outbound• Financial services

• Government procurement• Import/export• Intellectual property and technology licensing• Labor and employment• Labor Standards Act• Mergers and acquisitions• Pre-merger notifications• Real estate• Reorganizations• Securities• Telecommunications and media• Visas and work permits

K&L Gates’ Taipei office brings together an integrated team of Taiwan licensed and foreign licensed attorneys with extensive experience in Taiwan regulatory matters. Our lawyers assist major manufacturing and service companies and financial institutions to structure their transactions in light of regulatory considerations, and help clients obtain necessary approvals and compliance of their other regulatory obligations as simply and efficiently as possible.

Contacts:

James Chen

Partner, Taipei

Jacqueline Fu

Partner, Taipei

Alex Hung

Partner, Taipei

Christina Yang

Partner, Taipei

Paul Cassingham

Senior Legal Consultant, Taipei

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Please refer to the K&L Gates Regulatory Lawyer Index on page 10 for individual contact details.

Lawrence AltmanPartnerSingapore

+65.6507.8113

lawrence.altman@klgates.com

Raja BosePartnerSingapore

+65.6507.8125

raja.bose@klgates.com

Neil CampbellPartnerHong Kong

+852.9469.9513

neil.campbell@klgates.com

Michael ChanPartnerHong Kong

+852.2230.3581

michael.chan@klgates.com

Howard ChenPartnerSan Francisco

+1.415.882.8028

howard.chen@klgates.com

Andrew L. Chung AssociateSeoul

+82.2.2198.8710

andrew.chung@klgates.com

Cecillia DaiAssociateShanghai

+86.21.2211.2082

cecillia.dai@klgates.com

Ryan DwyerPartnerTokyo

+81.3.6205.3601

ryan.dwyer@klgates.com

Max GuAssociateShanghai

+86.21.2211.2084max.gu@klgates.com

Andrea BeattyPartnerSydney

+61.2.9513.2333

andrea.beatty@klgates.com

Jim BullingPartnerMelbourne

+61.3.9640.4338

jim.bulling@klgates.com

Paul CassinghamSenior Legal ConsultantTaipei

+886.2.2326.5128

paul.cassingham@klgates.com

Winnie W. N. Chan ConsultantHong Kong

+852.2230.3503

winnie.chan@klgates.com

James ChenPartnerTaipei

+886.2.2326.5155

james.chen@klgates.com

Robert CunninghamPartnerBrisbane

+61.7.3233.1214

robert.cunningham@klgates.com

Murray DeakinPartnerSydney

+61.2.9513.2369

murray.deakin@klgates.com

Jacqueline FuPartnerTaipei

+886.2.2326.5125

jacqueline.fu@klgates.com

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Siew Kam Boon PartnerSingapore

+86.21.2211.2087

siewkam.boon@klgates.com

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Keiji IsajiPartnerTokyo

+81.3.6205.3608

keiji.isaji@klgates.com

Adam LevinePartnerPerth

+61.8.9216.0965

adam.levine@klgates.com

Elsa MakAssociateHong Kong

+852.2230.3587

elsa.mak@klgates.com

Ayuko NemotoAssociateTokyo

+206.370.8015

ayuko.nemoto@klgates.com

Chris NikouPartnerMelbourne

+61.3.9640.4354

chris.nikou@klgates.com

Junko OkawaCounselTokyo

+81.3.6205.3619

junko.okawa@klgates.com

Paris PetranisPartnerMelbourne

+61.3.9205.2014

paris.petranis@klgates.com

Takahiro Hoshino PartnerTokyo

+81.3.6205.3603

takahiro.hoshino@klgates.com

David JohnsonPartnerHong Kong

+852.2230.3598

david.johnson@klgates.com

John MagninPartnerLondon

+44.20.7360.8168

john.magnin@klgates.com

Osamu MiuraAssociateTokyo

+8.13.6205.3615

osamu.miura@klgates.com

Samuel NgoPartnerHong Kong

+852.2230.3513

samuel.ngo@klgates.com

Makoto OhsugiAssociateTokyo

+81.3.6205.3606

makoto.ohsugi@klgates.com

Tsuguhito OmagariPartnerTokyo

+81.3.6205.3623

tsuguhito.omagari@klgates.com

Yujing ShuPartnerBeijing

+86.10.5817.6100

yujing.shu@klgates.com

Alex HungPartnerTaipei

+886.2.2326.5118

alex.hung@klgates.com

Greg HeatonPartnerHong Kong

+852.2230.3515

greg.heaton@klgates.com

Nicholas HannaPartnerSingapore

+65.6507.8109

nicholas.hanna@klgates.com

Robert Melson PartnerTokyo

+81.3.6205.3602

robert.melson@klgates.com

Cindy HongAssociateShanghai

+86.21.2211.2086

cindy.hong@klgates.com

Please refer to the K&L Gates Regulatory Lawyer Index on page 10 for individual contact details.

Amy SommersPartnerShanghai

+86.21.2211.2085

amy.sommers@klgates.com

Virginia TamPartnerHong Kong

+852.2230.3535

viriginia.tam@klgates.com

Stephen ThompsonPartnerSydney+61.2.9513.2369stephen.thompson@klgates.com

Vincent TsoPartnerHong Kong

+852.2230.3583

vincent.tso@klgates.com

Nobuki WadaAssociateTokyo

+8.13.6205.3632

nobuki.wada@klgates.com

Naoki WatanabePartnerTokyo

+81.3.6205.3609

naoki.watanabe@klgates.com

Amigo XiePartnerShanghai

+86.21.2211.2080

amigo.xie@klgates.com

Eric Yoon PartnerSeoul

+82.2.2198.8701

eric.yoon@klgates.com

Linda ZhouPartnerPalo Alto

+1.650.798.6751

linda.zhou@klgates.com

Xianjin TianAssociateBeijing

+86.10.5817.6103

xianjin.tian@klgates.com

Christopher TungPartnerHong Kong

+852.2230.3511

christopher.tung@klgates.com

Pallavi Mehta WahiPartnerSeattle

+206.370.6648

pallavi.wahi@klgates.com

Vita XuChina Law ConsultantBeijing

+86.10.5817.6105

vita.xu@klgates.com

Christina YangPartnerTaipei

+886.2.2326.5198

christina.yang@klgates.com

Lian Yok TanPartnerSingapore+65.6507.8105lian.tan@klgates.com

David TangManaging Partner, AsiaBeijing and Hong Kong

Beijing +86.10.5817.6000

Hong Kong+ 852.2230.3500

david.tang@klgates.com

Christopher TanCounselSingapore

+65.6507.8110

christopher.tan@klgates.com

Choo Lye TanPartnerHong Kong

+852.2230.3528

choolye.tan@klgates.com

Takahiro Tsumagari

PartnerTokyo

+81.3.6205.3638

taka.tsumagari@klgates.com

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