宋慧婷

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White-Collar Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations, Export Controls, National Security & Cross-Border Transactions

Overview

宋慧婷律师的执业重点包括美国《反海外腐败法》（FCPA）、《国际武器交易条例》（ITAR）、《出口管理条例》（EAR）、美国外国资产控制办公室（OFAC）实行的制裁法律法规、美国反抵制法、政府欺诈、和公共部门腐败的国际法律合规和白领辩护。她在美国和亚洲代表物流、国防、航空航天、医药、电信、游戏、消费品和能源等领域的客户。宋律师是美国世强律师事务所香港办公室的管理合伙人。

《钱伯斯》将宋律师评为在其亚太地区和全球指南中“第一级别”的执业者，客户称宋律师“在技术上处于行业领先地位”且“出色展现监管机构如何应对全球的情况”。一位内部人士指出：“她是我认识的最有经验的白领出口律师”。《全球调查评论》更将她评为全球调查领域的100位杰出女性之一。

她显著的经验包括领导跨国团队代表中国一间被控违反美国的出口管制和制裁的电信公司，并获得有史以来第一份“临时通用许可证”，使该公司能够在面临多个机构调查的期间继续营业。

作为华盛顿的前美国助理检察官和前美国商务部工业与安全局（BIS）出口执法副司长。，宋律师在面对法院和政府机关时能为客户提供担任过检察官和监管人员的独特经验和见解。

Registered Foreign Lawyer, Hong Kong
District of Columbia
Virginia

Hon. Stanley S. Harris, US District Court, District of Columbia, 1984-1985

J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1984, Virginia Law Review
B.A., University of Nebraska, 1981

Areas of Work

Representative Matters

担任 DHL 的外部出口控制合规律师，提供建议和法律代表。
被美国司法部和美国国务院指定为特别合规监察员。
代表中国的电信公司中兴通讯从初始调查到最终解决美国司法部、商务部工业与安全局 (BIS) 和财政部外国资产控制办公室 (OFAC) 进行为期五年的出口管制和经济制裁调查，并获得了史上第一个临时通用许可证 (TGL)，使中兴通讯能够在多机构调查期间继续营业。
代表法国的一家全球公司与美国司法部和证券交易委员会 (SEC) 应对，为其提供合规建议、对全球业务进行反腐败风险评估、并在三大洲进行内部调查。
对美国国际商会在中国对一家美国跨国医疗公司的贿赂指控进行内部调查。
对一家全球保险经纪公司进行了三项在中国和非洲的内部 FCPA 调查。
为一家跨国饮料公司进行涉及亚洲13个国家的全球反腐败风险评估。在进行风险评估后，制定全球反腐败政策，并量身定制了反映每个国家面临的特定风险并考量当地法律的地方政策。
领导现场调查团队对一家跨国公司进行涉及可能因低估在非洲和亚洲各国的进口货物价值而用以支付贿赂的内部调查。

Speaking Engagements

"Managing Export Control Evasion Risks," ACAMS: The Assembly APAC (Hong Kong), April 23, 2024
"Round-Table: The Possible Impact of the New US Outbound Investment Review Regulations on Chinese High-Tech Companies," Infotech 3rd Compliance and Management Practice Conference (Shanghai), April 17, 2024
"Anti-Corruption Issues When Doing Business in Asia Pacific,” Practicing Law Institute Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and International Anti-Corruption Developments Conference 2024 (New York), April 10, 2024
"Recent Trends and Investigations in FCPA Enforcement", 11^thAsia Anti-Corruption Compliance Summit 2023, November 16, 2023
"The Development of International Cooperation in Corruption Investigations," IBA Annual Conference, November 1, 2022
"Managing Compliance in the Current Environment," Alix Partners, April 6, 2022
"BIS Entity List Removal Strategy," Enterprise Compliance Management and Practice Conference, Shanghai, March 11, 2022
"Interpretation of US Trade and Control Policies from the Perspective of Chinese Enterprises," 4th Global Export Control (China) Summit hosted by Ficient Global, March 24, 2022
"How Companies are Implementing China's New Data Security and Export Control Laws: The Finer Points of Navigating Grey Areas Affecting Data Transfers, Classification," ACI's 12th Annual Forum on Global Encryption, Cloud & Cyber Export Controls, March 30, 2022
Co-Chair, GIR Live: Hong Kong 2021, December 8, 2021
"Navigating the Challenges of Trade Compliance and Export Control in Asia Pacific," Dow Jones Risk & Compliance Webinar, September 15, 2021
Managing Regulatory and Enforcement Risks: Preparing for the Impact of COVID-19, The Legal Week's Dispute Resolution Forum, June 16, 2021
"US Tech Export Controls, Sanctions Against Chinese Entities in 2020," China Law & Practice podcast, January 7, 2021
Co-Chair, GIR Live: Hong Kong 2020, December 7, 2020
"Taking Stock of US Relations Post-Election: The View from DC and Hong Kong," AmCham Webinar, November 9, 2020
"Asia Legal Business," Hong Kong Anti-Corruption & Compliance Forum, October 28, 2020
"Asia Legal Business," Hong Kong In-House Legal Summit 2020, October 28, 2020
"US-China Trade Controls," American Conference Institute, August 13, 2020
"The Enforcement Environment: Perspectives from the Practitioners," Practising Law Institute's Coping with US Export Controls and Sanctions 2019, December 13, 2019
"Compliance Drill: Re-Thinking Contingency Planning and Compliance Amid More Overlapping, Unpredictable Exposure: ABC, Fraud, AML, Trade, Sanctions and Geopolitics," ACI's 36th International Conference on the FCPA, Oxon Hill, MD, December 5, 2019
Women, Influence & Power in Law Executive Leadership Forum, Corporate Counsel, Washington, DC, October 3, 2018