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Criminal Risk Prevention and Compliance
Criminal Investigations and Defense
Criminal Risk Prevention and Compliance

We help businesses proactively identify and mitigate criminal law risks arising from day-to-day operations, management activities, and transactional decisions. With China’s increasingly rigorous enforcement environment and expanding criminal liability exposures—from financial reporting irregularities to export control breaches—our compliance strategies are tailored to the unique risk profiles of both domestic and foreign-invested enterprises operating in China.

Our team leverages deep experience with Chinese criminal law, regulatory enforcement trends, and business realities to design preventive systems that go beyond formalistic compliance. For multinational companies, we also consider global standards such as anti-bribery rules (e.g., FCPA, UK Bribery Act), anti-money laundering frameworks, and sanctions-related requirements to ensure alignment with both Chinese legal obligations and group-level expectations.

We work closely with clients to embed a culture of compliance through institutional safeguards, managerial awareness, and pre-deal due diligence, forming a foundation for long-term operational resilience in a complex legal environment.

Risk Identification and Evaluation

  • Criminal exposure assessments

    We conduct comprehensive reviews of business models, tax structures, contract arrangements, and industry-specific practices to identify potential criminal law risks under Chinese law.

  • Executive Liability and Veil-Piercing Exposure

    We alert senior management to criminal liability exposures arising from abuse of control over corporate entities—such as misuse of seals, improper fund movements, or financial manipulation—that may trigger piercing the corporate veil or personal criminal accountability.

Compliance Systems and Internal Controls

  • Criminal compliance program design

    We help establish tailored compliance frameworks for high-risk areas such as commercial bribery, anti-money laundering, export controls, tax compliance, environmental compliance, and information disclosure.

  • Employee misconduct prevention mechanisms

    We develop policies to detect and prevent behaviors like unauthorized contracting, nominee arrangements, financial fraud, trade secret leakage, or misappropriation of corporate assets.

  • Criminal due diligence in transactions

    We assist in pre-transaction reviews to identify criminal risks in target companies during M&A, financing, or other major partnerships.

Culture Building and Risk Preparedness

  • Training and executive briefings

    We deliver practical legal training for senior and mid-level management, focused on real-case exposure scenarios and proactive legal awareness.

  • Mock Interview and Crisis Response Training

    We provide targeted training for key personnel, including mock interviews simulating law enforcement inquiries and practical crisis response exercises, helping clients stay prepared for unexpected legal scrutiny.


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