Bill Huang helps multi-national clients develop and maintain a compliant and collaborative business culture and environment by advising on regulatory compliance issues and labor and employment matters. Bill regularly assists international companies in internal and government investigations involving Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and People’s Republic of China (PRC) anti-bribery law issues, US export control and sanctions violations, channel stuffing, conflict of interests, embezzlement, or sexual harassment. He also provides counseling on a variety of labor and employment issues in China, including hiring and termination, expats’ employment arrangement, leave and compensation matters, and workforce restructurings.
Bill represents clients in contentious matters and helps safeguard clients' interests in cross-border arbitration and litigation proceedings. Bill has experience assisting Chinese clients in handling large and time-consuming commercial litigations in the United States and navigating through the complex discovery proceedings. Bill's experience also includes representing Chinese clients in Chapter 11 reorganization proceedings in the United States.
Bill is familiar with PRC data privacy and cybersecurity laws, and regularly assists clients in conducting gap analysis, preparing privacy policies and consent forms, drafting data processing agreements, and performing data protection impact assessment. In addition, Bill advises on compliance issues under PRC law regarding cross-border data transfer, especially those regarding outbound data transfer for overseas litigations or government investigations.
Bill's practice further includes counseling on foreign direct investment and corporate matters in China and due diligence in merger and acquisition (M&A) and IPO transactions. By applying his compliance and dispute resolution experience in transactional matters, Bill provides practical and compliant legal solutions to help clients mitigate legal risks and achieve their strategic goals.
Compliance and Investigations
Labor and Employment
Cross-border Dispute Resolution
Data Privacy and Cybersecurity
Corporate and Commercial
Recommended, Regulatory/Compliance: Foreign Firms, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific: China (2024, 2025)