HUAICE ZHENG’s practice focuses on cross-border investigations, healthcare and medical device compliance, employment, and data privacy. He has led complex government and internal investigations arising from suspected bribery, fraud, antitrust, and other regulatory violations in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Europe. He is a trusted advisor on a wide array of regulatory and compliance issues including compliance audits and risk assessments, development of compliance programs, and transactional due diligence.
Huaice is fluent in English and Mandarin.
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Managing Associate
Huaice Zheng
- White Collar Defense and Investigations
Experience
- Representative Matters
Huaice’s representative experience includes*:
Compliance and Investigations
- Advised on internal investigations for a global healthcare company involving possible violations of the anti-bribery and books-and-records provisions of the FCPA and other compliance violations in China, India, Japan, Hungary, and the UAE
- Advised on internal investigations for a U.S.-listed company relating to allegations of antitrust violations in Japan and India
- Advised a leading fintech company on U.S. SEC investigations on suspected securities fraud
- Advised a major medical device company on investigations in China and Malaysia involving FCPA, competition, employment, and bidding/procurement issues
- Advising a Japan conglomerate on the development and implementation of anti-bribery policies and compliance SOPs for Asia Pacific
- Advised a U.S.-listed pharmaceutical company on the development and implementation of a Code of Business Conduct, policies, and SOPs, covering topics such as anti-bribery, conflict of interest, government bids and tenders, and interactions with government officials
- Advised a large social media/networking and technology company headquartered in Asia on the development and implementation of a global anti-money laundering and sanctions policy
- Advised various life sciences companies on regulatory and compliance issues involving philanthropic initiatives such as disease awareness programs, distributorship structures and agreements, product registration, marketing, safety and labeling issues, and clinical trial agreements
- Advised one of the world’s largest private equity firms on employment, anti-bribery, and data privacy due diligence in the context of multiple investments
Data Privacy
- Advised multinational companies in the technology, healthcare and financial sectors on data privacy issues, including conducting Schrems II equivalency analyses for Asia-Pacific countries
- Advised one of the world’s largest e-commerce companies in relation to service outage obligations and data privacy issues
- Advised a prominent social media/networking and technology company headquartered in Asia on the development and implementation of a global data privacy policy
Employment Counselling
- Advised a U.S.-listed multinational company on employment issues including remuneration and termination issues
- Advised one of the world’s largest private equity firms on employment agreement templates
- Advised a global consulting firm on Singapore employment agency requirements
Commercial Litigation and Arbitration
- Successfully defended the Singapore subsidiary of a Thai-listed company and its former chairman in a High Court trial where the Singapore subsidiary of a Tokyo-listed company sued for more than US$230 million in damages for alleged fraudulent misrepresentations and conspiracy
- Acted for a finance company in resisting multi-jurisdictional claims in deceit, fraud, and conspiracy worth US$195 million in the Singapore Supreme Court
- Acted for a Singapore company in a dispute involving the misappropriation and conversion of the shares and assets of a British Virgin Islands company
- Successfully obtained a favorable settlement for one of the world’s largest transport companies in a SIAC arbitration in relation to its counterclaim for breach of warranty and misrepresentation under a sale and purchase agreement
*Includes matters worked on prior to joining Sidley.
Capabilities
SERVICES AND INDUSTRIES
- White Collar Defense and Investigations
- Antitrust and Unfair Competition
- Antitrust Government Investigations
- Board Crisis Management and Strategic Response
- Compliance Counseling - White Collar
- Corporate Risk Management and Critical Matters
- Cybersecurity, Cybercrime and Data Breaches
- FCPA/Anti-Corruption
- Healthcare Enforcement
- Healthcare Information and Privacy
- Healthcare Providers Crisis Management and Strategic Response
- Internal Investigations
- Technology, Media and Privacy Law
News & Insights
Credentials
Admissions & Certifications
- Singapore (Advocate & Solicitor)
- Supreme Court of the Republic of Singapore
Education
- National University of Singapore, LL.B., 2015 (Second Upper Class Honours)
Languages
- Chinese