dispute resolution

• A China-based investment fund in an HKIAC-administered arbitration, in a dispute arising from a failed investment, and related litigation in Hong Kong and the Cayman Islands

• An investor in an ICC-administered arbitration, arising from a co-investor’s breach of a shareholders agreement, and related litigation in the High Court of Hong Kong

• A global telecommunications company in two LCIA arbitrations relating to a Shares Purchase agreement

• A global telecommunications company in a dispute arising out of a Shares Purchase Agreement

• A shareholder of an automobile company in connection with a dispute relating to securities-backed lending

gOVERNMENT Enforcement and regulatory

• A multinational technology company in an investigation of anti-corruption and internal control issues of its China operations and coordinating responses to regulators in the United States

• A multinational pharmaceutical company in multiple FCPA internal investigations of its China operations and advising on controls enhancements and employee discipline

• A major private equity company in due diligence in connection with various investments in Asia

  A global investment bank and a professional services firm investigated by US authorities in respect of their hiring practices in Asia

• A major state-owned enterprise in response to U.S. regulatory inquiries into sanctions and AML issues

• A financial institution investigated by authorities in respect of their AML compliance

• A financial institution investigated by authorities in respect of their practice of selling investment products

• A securities brokerage firm investigated by authorities in respect of their trading practice

• Two asset management firms investigated by authorities in respect of their asset management business

• A number of global investment banks investigated by authorities in respect of their IPO sponsoring practice

• A major stock exchange and clearing company in respect of their operational compliance

Before joining David Polk, Ms. Kang’s work focused on investor-state arbitration. Her experience includes representing:

• An investment firm in two BIT cases against the Government of Laos under the ICSID Additional Facility Rules and the UNCITRAL Rules

• Tethyan Copper Company (jointly owned by Barrick Gold and Antofagasta Minerals) in parallel arbitrations arising from a copper-gold project against the Government of Balochistan under a contract and the Government of Pakistan under a bilateral investment treaty