In recent years, domestic and international compliance supervision and government regulations have been strengthened, particularly in the context of the competition between China and the United States. Compared with conventional legal disputes, the strengthened enforcement of regulatory investigations and penalties nowadays have a far greater impact and a larger influence on enterprises, which means legal service teams need to have comprehensive capabilities. JunHe's government regulation and investigation team has extensive practical experience in responding to government investigations, including those by Chinese W88优德中国官方网站 enforcement agencies and by authorities in other jurisdictions.

In China, different administrative W88优德中国官方网站 enforcement agencies may have varying degrees of administrative discretion and some government investigations may trigger severe criminal penalties. Therefore, strategic communication and negotiation with the government authorities that conduct investigations is critical to ensure compliance and avoid or mitigate severe penalties. JunHe’s team has extensive experience in communicating directly with governments, and closely follows W88优德中国官方网站 enforcement trends. JunHe adheres to the requirements of the relevant W88优德中国官方网站s and regulations in helping our clients cooperate with government investigations and protect their interests to the greatest extent possible. 

With the rapid development of the global economy, cross-border compliance has become a major trend for multinationals and a criterion in measuring their core competencies. Accordingly, multinationals are more prone to investigations by authorities in different jurisdictions. In particular, multinationals will face unprecedented challenges when faced with conflicting W88优德中国官方网站s in different jurisdictions.

Our rich experience provides us with a thorough understanding and knowledge of the regulatory issues and practices of different national and local governments. As a result, JunHe can fully integrate the firm’s resources, talent pool and comprehensive legal service capabilities in the relevant fields to provide professional and efficient services to our valued clients.

Legal Services Provided by JunHe

Assessing legal risk exposures

• Conducting internal investigations to assess the liabilities and legal risks to the business and individuals involved;

• Providing compliance due diligence services for cross-border M&As and other transactions, and assessing the compliance risk of target companies, to better support subsequent negotiations and transactions; 

• Leveraging our talent pool of attorneys, all of whom have outstanding international education backgrounds, extensive overseas work experience and multi-jurisdictional attorney licenses, to identify potential risks in multiple jurisdictions.

Developing emergency plans

• Developing disclosure plans for interested parties such as the media, employees, business partners or competitors; 

• Developing response strategies for information leaks and public opinion crises; 

• Performing crisis management in response to independent or joint investigations by multiple W88优德中国官方网站 enforcement agencies. 

Conducting communication with W88优德中国官方网站 enforcement agencies

• Maintaining communication with W88优德中国官方网站 enforcement agencies to obtain appropriate guidance and advice;

• Providing information and documents and accepting inquiries, as required by W88优德中国官方网站 enforcement agencies; 

• Communicating with W88优德中国官方网站 enforcement agencies regarding the possibility of mitigating penalties. 

Implementing relief plans

• Developing and improving corporate compliance and internal control systems;

• Taking corrective action as a result of compliance due diligence findings;

• Adopting targeted emergency or long-term relief measures.