Members of the team have structured, negotiated and concluded a range of landmark agreements with China, most notably China's intellectual property rights agreements, market access agreement and the comprehensive US-China bilateral agreement that paved the way for China's WTO membership, covering all goods, services and agriculture in the Chinese economy. The team advises Chinese entities on their outbound commercial, investment and trade transactions, including obtaining regulatory approvals, and on the structuring of transactions and defending against trade actions. We have implemented investment strategies, structured business transactions and devised sophisticated market access strategies for multinational companies around the world, and have negotiated with and litigated against virtually every major trading nation, as well as emerging market countries. The firm has represented major multinational companies in investigations across China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Thailand. For one US-based client, we helped reduce or eliminate fines following an antitrust investigation in China, Japan and Korea, securing what has been reported as the largest-ever reduction in fines from the US Department of Justice following its investigation. Additionally, WilmerHale has conducted internal investigations for Asian businesses, including one dealing with alleged kickbacks and extortion by sales representatives and another related to a major US-based manufacturer’s acquisition of a Chinese firm for $300 million.

We have advised Indian entities on their outbound commercial and trade relations, particularly in obtaining regulatory approvals; on employment law; on the structuring of transactions; on defending against trade actions; and on both government and internal investigations, as well as litigation. Our lawyers advise companies considering entry into the Indian and South Asian markets on implementing investment strategies and structuring business transactions, and handle cross-border transactions. In the area of regulatory law, trade, investment and market access, we draw on practitioners with extensive legal, policy and negotiating experience, and lawyers with longstanding experience in complex international market access, investment (including CFIUS investment control), government relations, and other legal and regulatory issues across the globe. Our teams have both domestic and international IP law experience relevant to Indian inbound and outbound clients. And we regularly represent clients in high-stakes arbitrations and disputes involving India and South Asia. In the investigations and litigation area, we are one of the leading firms representing India-based companies and those with a presence in the US market in matters involving inquiries into immigration practices, tax questions, accounting and securities issues, and government contracting.

Offering premier regulatory and government relations capabilities and key business and transactional insight.