Jian Wu represents clients in cross-border matters involving high-stakes commercial disputes and investigations across the Asia Pacific region (APAC) and serves as the firm’s Regional Managing Director of Asia Pacific responsible for the firm’s business development and strategy, product development and operations within the region. Mr. Wu has particular experience with multijurisdictional investigations and compliance reviews involving allegations of fraud, bribery, corruption and money laundering. He frequently advises state-owned enterprises, multinational corporations and financial institutions on global compliance matters in terms of anti-corruption, data privacy, export controls, as well as sanctions imposed by government authorities. He is expertized in helping Chinese companies in navigating potential enforcement actions by multilateral development banks (such as the World Bank Group, the Asian Development Bank and the African Development Bank) as a result of alleged wrongdoing.

Mr. Wu has acted in a wide range of complex China-related disputes involving governments, state-owned enterprises, multinational corporations and high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) including litigations in Hong Kong, the United States, the United Kingdom and other offshore jurisdictions such as the British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands, as well as arbitrations under the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC) and International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). He helps clients tailor, design, develop and implement global strategies across multiple jurisdictions for enforcement of high-stakes judgments and awards.  

Mr. Wu also counsels HNWIs and senior management of institutional clients facing sensitive investigations or enforcement proceedings initiated by various government authorities such as the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Before joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Wu practiced at Paul Hastings, focusing on sensitive investigations and compliance reviews. Prior to that, he practiced at Mayer Brown JSM in Beijing, China and Hong Kong, where he represented Chinese enterprises in overseas court proceedings and advised foreign enterprises in litigation, bankruptcy and investigation matters that have a connection with China.

• How Offshore Trustees and Beneficiaries Can Mitigate Serious Risks of a Sanctions Violation
• Don’t Overlook China in Difficult Chapter 11 Asset Recovery Efforts
• Stopping the “Snowball Effect” of a Reputation Under Attack
• Opportunities for Foreign Activist Investors to Take Advantage of Korea’s Shifting Corporate Landscape
• Bankruptcy is Not the Only Way: Alternative Insolvency Techniques in Delaware
• How Chinese Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals Can Protect Their Global Wealth from Seizure in a High-Tension World
• Jason Kang and Jian Wu on Managing Cross-Border Risks for Belt and Road Chinese State-owned Enterprises
• Jason Kang, Jian Wu and Chang Liu Share Creative Monetization Strategies of Chinese Issuer USD Bonds with JunHe
• Kobre & Kim Helps PRC Clients Enforce US $171M Award in BVI
• The Differences Between UK and EU Russian Sanctions
• Jian Wu Moderates ABA China Committee Panel on Legal and Compliance Challenges of Cross-Border Trade
• Jason Kang and Jian Wu on Mitigating Compliance Risks for Chinese Companies in Belt and Road Initiative
• Don’t Overlook China in Difficult Chapter 11 Asset Recovery Efforts
• Jian Wu Discusses Dispute Resolution Between Chinese Investors and Local African Partners