Jian Wu

Jian Wu represents clients in cross-border matters involving high-stakes commercial disputes and investigations across the Asia Pacific region (APAC) and serves as the firm’s Regional Managing Director of Asia Pacific responsible for the firm’s business development and strategy, product development and operations within the region. Mr. Wu has particular experience with multijurisdictional investigations and compliance reviews involving allegations of fraud, bribery, corruption and money laundering. He frequently advises state-owned enterprises, multinational corporations and financial institutions on global compliance matters in terms of anti-corruption, data privacy, export controls, as well as sanctions imposed by government authorities. He is expertized in helping Chinese companies in navigating potential enforcement actions by multilateral development banks (such as the World Bank Group, the Asian Development Bank and the African Development Bank) as a result of alleged wrongdoing.

Mr. Wu has acted in a wide range of complex China-related disputes involving governments, state-owned enterprises, multinational corporations and high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) including litigations in Hong Kong, the United States, the United Kingdom and other offshore jurisdictions such as the British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands, as well as arbitrations under the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC) and International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). He helps clients tailor, design, develop and implement global strategies across multiple jurisdictions for enforcement of high-stakes judgments and awards.

Mr. Wu also counsels HNWIs and senior management of institutional clients facing sensitive investigations or enforcement proceedings initiated by various government authorities such as the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Before joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Wu practiced at Paul Hastings, focusing on sensitive investigations and compliance reviews. Prior to that, he practiced at Mayer Brown JSM in Beijing, China and Hong Kong, where he represented Chinese enterprises in overseas court proceedings and advised foreign enterprises in litigation, bankruptcy and investigation matters that have a connection with China.