When a business or individual becomes the subject of a criminal investigation in China, early and strategic legal intervention is essential. Our team helps clients navigate investigations launched by a range of Chinese authorities, including the police, prosecutors, tax inspectors, customs enforcement, anti-corruption bodies, and market regulators.
We provide focused support during preliminary inquiries, evidence gathering, and interrogation stages—helping clients understand the nature of the investigation, manage internal and external responses, and protect their rights throughout the process. With deep experience in Chinese enforcement procedures, we assist clients in limiting exposure, clarifying misunderstandings, and achieving favorable outcomes wherever possible.
Whether a case remains in the inquiry stage or proceeds to formal charges, our involvement ensures that clients maintain legal clarity, procedural fairness, and strategic control during a highly sensitive time.
Early-Stage Guidance and Case Assessment
Legal support during preliminary inquiries
We assist clients in responding to initial contacts by Chinese authorities—including the police, prosecutors, discipline inspection commissions, customs, tax investigators, and market regulators—by offering legal briefings and procedural guidance.
Investigation risk assessment
We analyze the likelihood of escalation from administrative inquiry to criminal case filing, and advise on potential charges, joint liability issues, and the boundaries between regulatory and criminal conduct.
Strategic clarification and defense preparation
We help clients organize evidence, clarify factual misunderstandings, and submit legal explanations to prevent case escalation or achieve case closure at the inquiry stage.
Response to Law Enforcement Actions
Support during interrogations and interviews
We prepare clients for questioning by law enforcement agencies, formulate key talking points, provide legal opinions, and arrange lawyer presence during interrogations.
Enterprise-level investigation response protocols
We assist companies in handling document production, account freezes, dawn raids, executive interviews, and exit restrictions imposed on senior personnel, while coordinating internal communication and compliance responses.
Ongoing Risk Containment and Legal Structuring
Compliance structuring and responsibility segmentation
We help businesses and executives develop mechanisms to delineate legal responsibilities across teams and entities, thereby reducing the risk of liability overlap or uncontrolled investigation expansion.
