Advised a publicly traded global industrial manufacturer and power company on strategies to mitigate risks present in their U.S. entities.
Assessed a private equity firm’s Asian portfolio after it was acquired by a U.S. public company to eliminate compliance risks.
For a privately owned Australian gaming company and numerous private/public partnership LNG companies, advised on risk mitigation related to national and foreign clients; beneficiary and economic sanctions; and commercial matters.
Advised a major Australian university on software/technology export control, significantly minimizing risk.
Finance and Compliance
Negotiated a breach of deal settlement for one of the largest Portuguese private/public partnership banks, which involved U.S. subsidiaries of a major UK institution.
Resolved erroneous stock issuances and other questions for a founder of a publicly traded company.
Oversaw an insurance company’s third-party due diligence of perspective customers and provided strategies on fraud avoidance.
Developed strategies on numerous U.S. and Asian M&A transactions.
Government Relations
Served papers in China using Hague services conventions and numerous Asian/European relationships. Enabled a U.S. privately held machine tools manufacturer to gain a $10 million+ U.S. trade secrets theft judgment.
Proved that a high-net-worth’ individual's $50 million wealth in U.S. account was legitimate, resulting in the government releasing funds.
For a visiting cryptocurrency business executive, negotiated with U.S. government to extend time in the U.S. and permit travel.
Supply Chain Procurement
Resolved export software/tech services/goods concerns for many IT companies. Assisted Chinese company with maintaining its relationships with a top U.S. technology company during the height of U.S./China trade disputes.
Negotiated/settled numerous situations to U.S. firms’ satisfaction during pandemic, when Asian manufacturers sold to others personal protective equipment already purchased by U.S. firms. Settled a conflict between an Asian factory that manufactures neoprene gloves and the U.S. purchaser by working with the Asian factory staff.
