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Ping An has deep experience handling internal investigations in China and other jurisdictions in Asia, and in defending multinational companies in investigations brought by the U.S. and Chinese governments. He also has provided regular FCPA and anti-corruption advice to multinationals operating in China and participated in compliance risk assessment projects.
Prior to joining Covington, Mr. An focused on compliance and investigations at another law firm in Shanghai, and was an associate at a U.S. litigation boutique.
- Conducted multiple internal investigations for several leading multinational research-based pharmaceutical companies operating in China.
- Conducted an internal investigation for a global manufacturing company related to allegations of corruption in Southeast Asia.
- Conducted an internal investigation on behalf of a leading consumer goods company into allegations of improper payments to officials in China.
- Conducted compliance risk assessments for a multinational pharmaceutical company’s subsidiaries in China, Japan, India, Korea, and Indonesia.
- Conducted a risk assessment for an automotive company’s Chinese operations.
- Provided regular anti-corruption advice to a multinational personal care products company operating in China.
- Independently handled three jury trials in California state courts and three binding arbitrations to verdict.
- Defended a Chinese client in a U.S. multi-district federal product liability litigation.
- Enforced a multi-million dollar verdict by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre on behalf of a German company.
- Defended a leading U.S. food services company in a criminal investigation by Chinese enforcement authorities.
- Represented the Chinese joint venture partner of a European multinational telecommunications company in an internal investigation for potential FCPA issues.
- Handled a contract dispute matter for a U.S. consulting firm regarding its Chinese operations.
November 14, 2018, Covington Alert
China recently amended its Criminal Procedure Law (CPL) to codify rules encouraging cooperation in government investigations, align with the new national supervision system, and introduce trials in absentia for certain crimes, including bribery and corruption.
November 8, 2018, Covington Alert
Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a new “China Initiative.” According to the press release, the Initiative “reflects the Department’s strategic priority of countering Chinese national security threats and reinforces the President’s overall national security strategy.”
April 26, 2018, Covington Alert
On April 23, 2018, Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (“D&B”), a professional services company providing credit reporting information and other commercial data to businesses, agreed to pay more than $9 million in connection with a cease and desist order with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to settle allegations that it violated the books and ...
China: Government Reorganization and Trade War SuggestMore Anti-Corruption Enforcement in China
March 29, 2018, Covington Alert
China’s biggest government reorganization in a generation, coinciding with rapidly escalating U.S.-China trade tensions, will impact many aspects of doing business in China, including an uptick in anti-corruption enforcement.
March 2, 2018, Covington Alert
On November 20, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) unsealed a criminal complaint against Chi Ping Patrick Ho, the head of a non-governmental organization (“Energy NGO”), which holds “Special Consultative Status” with the United Nations (“UN”) and is funded by a Chinese oil and gas conglomerate, CEFC China Energy Company Limited (“CEFC”) , and Cheikh ...
February 28, 2018, Covington Alert
On February 21, 2018, Transparency International (“TI”) released its 2017 Corruption Perceptions Index (“CPI”), which ranks countries and territories by their perceived levels of public-sector corruption. The latest CPI figures show that China slightly improved in both score and ranking, with a score of 41 out of 100 (where 0 represents most corrupt and 100 ...
November 13, 2017, Covington Alert
On November 7, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) unsealed criminal charges against five individuals in connection with an alleged bribery scheme to assist Rolls-Royce plc (“Rolls-Royce” or the “Company”) in obtaining a US $145 million government contract to supply equipment and services for a gas pipeline from Kazakhstan to China.
August 18, 2017, Covington Alert
On July 27, 2017, a Manhattan federal jury convicted Macau billionaire Ng Lap Seng of bribing Caribbean diplomats to the United Nations (“UN”) to secure the organization’s support for a multi-billion dollar convention center that Ng hoped to build in Macau. After a five-week trial, the jury took just seven hours to return a guilty verdict on all six charges: ...
January 3, 2017, Covington Alert
On December 29, 2016, General Cable Corporation (“GCC”), a global manufacturer of wire and cable products, agreed to pay approximately $75.8 million in connection with a non-prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and a cease and desist order with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to settle allegations that it violated the ...
October 7, 2016, Covington Alert
On September 29, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued letters of declination to NCH Corporation (“NCH”) and HMT LLC (“HMT”). Both companies are Texas-based “domestic concerns.” The letter to NCH, an industrial supply and maintenance company, relates to an investigation into possible violations of the anti-bribery provisions of the U.S. Foreign ...