Hong Kong SAR, United States
Michael regularly speaks at seminars and conferences about financial crime and investigations.
Michael is recognized as ‘Up and Coming’ by Chambers for Corporate Investigations / Anti-Corruption in the Greater China Region.
Michael’s practice focuses on financial crime, including U.S. economic and trade sanctions and the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, as well as contentious regulatory work for financial institutions and other regulated entities. He frequently helps clients assess multi jurisdictional risk and respond to fast moving regulatory and geopolitical developments across Asia.
Based in Asia, Michael leads the U.S. sanctions practice in the region. He works on some of the most complex financial crime and geopolitical issues affecting clients across Asia, including India, and has led numerous internal and external investigations. His experience includes sensitive matters involving regulators and authorities across the globe, including the U.S. DOJ and SEC, as well as the UK SFO, Hong Kong SFC and ICAC, Korea FSS, and India SEBI.
Michael brings deep in house insight from his time in a high profile global investigations function at a major international financial institution in London. Earlier in his career, he practised at a leading Washington, D.C. firm working on criminal and civil investigations.
Highlights of Michael’s recent experience include:
Michael holds a Bachelor of Arts in international relations from Tufts University, and a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of Maryland School of Law, where he was also editor-in-chief of the Maryland Law Review.
After law school, Michael served as a law clerk for District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr., United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
Michael is qualified in the United States and Hong Kong SAR.
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