Susan Munro

Partner

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• Beijing Office

Susan Munro is a Partner in the China practice of Steptoe & Johnson LLP.  She has extensive experience working on anti-bribery compliance programs and investigations in China and Hong Kong.

Ms. Munro has advised investment banks, insurance companies, IT companies, and pharmaceutical or medical equipment companies on compliance with anti-bribery laws. She is part of Steptoe’s multi-office and cross-disciplinary team that works together to provide clients with comprehensive advice on the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the UK anti-corruption statutes, and related anti-corruption laws around the world. She regularly assists clients with the development and implementation of compliance policies tailored for China. In addition, she has conducted numerous internal investigations on anti-bribery matters and related accounting and disclosure requirements for multinational companies operating throughout Asia. 

In related practices, Ms. Munro advises clients on China and Hong Kong employment issues and has worked on earnings management investigations for US listed companies operating in Asia. 

Ms. Munro has been active in Hong Kong and China based arbitrations for several years and has advised clients in relation to disputes before the China International Economic Trade and Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), the ICC, the HKIAC, and the LCIA. She also regularly advises clients involved in cross-border litigation involving Hong Kong and China.

Ms. Munro was educated in England and Hong Kong. She qualified as a barrister at the Inns of Court School of Law in London before being called to the Bar of England & Wales and to the Bar of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China in 1997. In 2009, she qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales. She pursued post-graduate studies at Fudan University in Shanghai and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

Select News & Events

• Third Party Risk: Performing the correct due diligence to survive a legal challenge when screening third parties in China, Anti-Corruption China Summit, Beijing, November 16, 2011
• Washington Briefing - Human Resources in China, US-China Business Council, Washington, DC, October 13, 2011
• Duelling With Dragons - Managing Business Disputes in Today's China at International Arbitration Conference, New York, September 20, 2011
• "Wages, the Wealth Gap and Global Manufacturing," Bloomberg China Conference, London, May 25, 2011
• Generations in Arbitration Conference, Advocacy, Efficiency and Collegiality: Stepping Stones for the Future of International Arbitration, Hong Kong, April 4, 2011
• "Arbitration in Mainland China" Presentation to Hong Kong Bar Association, Hong Kong, March 12, 2011

Selected Publications

• International Law Advisory - Flurry of FCPA Cases Closes Out 2009; Enforcement Continues Apace in Early 2010
  March 16, 2010

Professional Affiliations

• Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
• Arbitrator, Shanghai Arbitration Commission