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Compliance Attorney

Location:
Vienna, VA, 22182
Posted:
October 19, 2016

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Lanxin Chen

TYSONS CORNER, VA ***** 919-***-**** acw4ts@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY: 6 years conducting complicated internal anti-corruption and other

investigations, performing compliance due diligence for high-profile

transactions, and advising on compliance with the FCPA and Chinese bribery

laws.

BAR ADMISSION

. State Bar of New York, 2009

. DC Bar, 2015

EDUCATION

George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC

Masters of Law (LL.M.)

May 2008

East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai, China

Bachelors of Law (LL.B.)

July 2007

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Compliance Attorney, placed at various international law firms through

agencies, Washington, DC

May 2014 - Present

. Assist in complex government or internal investigation in various areas

of law such as Foreign Corrupt Practice Act, employment law, export

control act, and intellectual property law for public pharmaceutical

companies, semi-conductor industry and automobile industry;

. Conduct factual searches in e-discovery systems, constructs search

terms, drafts chronologies, summarize of key documents, and QC first

level review work;

. Assist in draft investigation findings and key summaries;

. Provide recommendations on implementing or strengthening anti-

corruption compliance programs based on investigation findings;

. Review corporate filings, government filings, contracts, agreements,

and litigation documents for several pre - Merger & Acquisition due

diligence projects in logistics industry and oil industry.

Ropes & Gray LLP, Shanghai, China

Jun 2013 - Apr 2014

International Associate

. Represented GlaxoSmithKlein China in anti-corruption/bribery internal

investigation. Main responsibilities include:

- Engaged in every step of employee interview process from document

reviews, fact analysis, interview outline drafting, interview note-

takings to post-interview summaries and follow-ups;

- Conducted over 100 face-to-face employee interviews to investigate

allegations submitted by whistleblowers inside the company and

drafted interview findings;

- Coordinated with e-discovery vendors to collect investigation

related electronic data and hard-copy documents from company

employees; and

- Supervised on-site document reviews by external contract attorneys

and addressed key documents and issues to the core team.

. Conducted anti-corruption risk assessment and due diligence for several

top private equity firms such as Sequoia and KKR regarding proposed

investments in China and participated in anti-corruption risk

assessments of numerous private equity portfolio companies.

. Provided FCPA trainings to Chinese subsidiaries of US companies subject

to FCPA regulations and anti-corruption laws.

Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, DC

Jul 2010 - Jan 2013

Foreign Legal Specialist

. Represented a Fortune 500 client in a FCPA internal investigation case

under senior associate and partner's supervision. Main responsibilities

include:

- Drafted chronologies and memorandums on identified FCPA issues

through searches in e-discovery database or online libraries;

- Conducted through researches on applicable Chinese laws and

regulations to clarify questionable investigation facts;

- Assisted in preparation for government presentation outlines by

researching additional information requested by the government;

- Analyzed suspicious payments and transactions identified by forensic

consultants to conclude the nature and the purpose of the payment,

which would lead to a potential FCPA issue or clear a FCPA risk;,

and

- Regularly proofread translations of Chinese key documents by legal

assistant and suggest revisions.

. Supported the FDA and Healthcare group in a healthcare fraud

investigation under senior associate's supervision. Main

responsibilities include:

- Reviewed physician-hospital compensation arrangements or employment

contracts to identify potential Anti-Kickback Statute violations or

Stark Law violations;

- Examined physician office's monthly expenses and bills to identify

any fraud activities;

- Reviewed large amounts of documents collected from the subject

healthcare association to identify relevant physician-hospital

financial relationships, physician information, Medicare or Medicate

bills, and other useful documents requested in DOJ and DOH's

subpoena.

. Participated in an investor-state ICSID arbitration case in the early

stage by translating a 50-page proposal including a full legal

analysis, a case strategy and an introduction for ICSID arbitration

rules from English to Chinese, which was presented to the Chinese

government for consideration of representation.

Enhesa Inc, Washington, DC

Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Regulatory Consultant

Sep 2008- Feb 2010

. Monitored, analyzed and reported on new environmental, health and safety

regulatory (EHS) and policy developments for China on a monthly basis

and circulated tailored reports to clients such as GE, L'oreal, Schering

Plough, Abbott, Sinofi-Aventis, and Exxonmobil, etc;

. Drafted and updated EHS regulation country profiles of state and

provincial environmental, health and safety (EHS) regulatory

requirements for China, Taiwan and Hong Kong;

. Responded to client inquiries on EHS requirements through a hot-line

project or monthly conference calls.

. Assisted in conducting on-site environmental, health and safety

compliance audits;

. Supported US-based marketing and business-development efforts, including

preparation and delivery of conference papers and presentations and

drafting proposals to client specifications.

Language SKILLS & Work Authorization

. Language: Fluent in English, Native in Mandarin, Fuzhou Dialect, both

traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese

. Work Authorization: Green card



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