Clifford Chance
Jan is a Senior Associate in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group, specializing in cross-border government investigations, regulatory enforcement, and economic sanctions matters.
Before Clifford Chance, he served as an Honors Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice where he prosecuted federal criminal cases at both the district and appellate levels. He also has wide-ranging experience conducting corporate investigations, white-collar criminal defense, and multilateral development bank compliance monitorships as a Legal Analyst at an American law firm’s Hong Kong and Shanghai offices.
Jan is admitted in the United States and speaks English and Mandarin Chinese. He obtained his J.D. from Harvard Law School and A.B. from Harvard College.
- Advising a U.S.-based multinational technology company in an internal U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigation of possible foreign bribery and improper accounting activities stemming from its operations in India
- Advising a U.S.-based multinational food manufacturer in an internal FCPA investigation of possible fraud and improper accounting activities arising out of its operations in Malaysia
- Advising a U.S.-based aircraft manufacturer in an internal investigation of possible data manipulation in the component repair process occurring in an Asia-based factory
- Advising a U.S.-based consumer health company in an internal investigation of possible fraudulent billing and marketing claims stemming from its operations in the Philippines
- Advising an energy trading platform by designing and implementing its international sanctions compliance program
- Advising a U.S.-based entertainment company by assessing and mitigating risk of exposure to international sanctions regimes
- Advising a senior executive of a global business operation by assessing and mitigating risk of exposure to U.S. sanctions
- Advising a variety of multinational companies on complying with international sanctions regimes and U.S. anti-bribery laws
- Advising a U.S.-based Fortune 100 company in an internal FCPA investigation of possible fraud and corruption arising out of its operations in China*
- Advising senior executives of a U.S.-listed Chinese company facing allegations of fraudulent accounting and financial practices by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)*
- Advising an EU-based multinational automotive company in an internal FCPA investigation of possible foreign bribery activities*
- Advising senior executives of a U.S.-based multinational pharmaceutical company in a parallel DOJ-SEC investigation of possible FCPA issues and fraudulent accounting practices throughout Asia*
- Advising a Chinese state-owned construction and engineering firm by serving as its independent compliance monitor in connection with its debarment by the African Development Bank*
- Advising a multinational Chinese state-owned construction firm by serving as its independent compliance monitor in connection with its years-long debarment by the World Bank Group* · *Experience before joining Clifford Chance
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Contact details
- Clifford Chance, Singapore
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- Speaks English and Mandarin
- Practice area Litigation, dispute resolution & risk management
Career and qualifications
- Harvard College (A.B.) (2012)
- Kobre & Kim LLP as Legal Analyst (2016 – 2019)
- Harvard Law School (J.D.) (2022)
- Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law, State Bar of Maryland (2022)
- U.S. Department of Justice as Honors Attorney (2022)
- Admitted to practice in front of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (2023)
- Joined Clifford Chance as Associate (2023)