John F. McKenzie
Baker & McKenzie LLP
San Francisco Partner
John.McKenzie@bakermckenzie.com T + 1 415 576 3033
Related Local Practices International Commerce
Related Legal Services Corporate Compliance Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Trade & Commerce
Global Areas of Practice Customs
Design, Sourcing & Manufacturing Franchise and Distribution International Trade
Marketing, Regulatory & Public Protection
Sales & After Sales
Previous Offices Chicago Languages Spanish Aguacateco English
News, Events & Publications Focus on Iran: Overview and
Significance of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action »
Department of Energy Regulations on Nuclear Assistance to Go Into Effect » International Commercial Practice Earns Top Ranking by Chambers Global » US Government Relaxes Comprehensive Embargo of Cuba »
2014 Year-End Review of Import/Export Developments »
Frequent author and speaker on United States export controls, import trade regulation, anti-boycott regulation, international antitrust matters, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the
international distribution and protection of computer software
Published work in the proceedings of the University of Southern California Tax Institute, the Vanderbilt Journal of
John McKenzie joined Baker & McKenzie in 1976 and has since worked in Baker & McKenzie offices in Caracas, Venezuela and Taipei, Taiwan. He is a member of the International Section of the American Bar Association, the Legislative Council of the California Council for International Trade and the District Export Council for Northern California. Mr. McKenzie also serves as an associate member of the Northern California Chapter of the Association of Freight Forwarders and Customs Brokers.
Practice Focus
Mr. McKenzie’s practice is focused on cross-border transactions and international trade regulation. His practice also covers planning and structuring international investments, international mergers, acquisitions, consolidation and reorganization transactions, international commercial and technology development and transfer transactions, as well as customs and import regulations, export controls and international corporate compliance.
Professional Associations and Memberships
● California Council for International Trade - Legislative Council ● District Export Council for Northern California
● Santa Clara Valley World Trade Association
● Association of Freight Forwarders and Customs Brokers - Associate Member ● State Bar of California
● American Bar Association - Section on International Law Admission
California~United States (1976)
Court of International Trade~United States
U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit~United States (1984)
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California~United States (1976)
Education
Harvard University (J.D. cum laude) (1976) Williams College (B.A. magna cum laude) (1969)
Baker & McKenzie LLP is a Limited Liability Partnership organized under the laws of the State of Illinois (USA) and is a member of Baker & McKenzie International, a Verein organized under the laws of Switzerland.
Transnational Law, the Boycott Law Bulletin, the proceedings of the Arizona State University Computer Law Institute, the proceedings of the University of Southern California Computer Law Institute, the Computer Lawyer and the International Lawyer
New Military Controls Put a Burden on U.S. Exports to China, The San Francisco and Los Angeles Daily Journal
Baker & McKenzie LLP is a member of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein.
Simon Hui
Partner
Shanghai
(T) +86 21 6105 5996
(F) +86 21 5047 0020
simon.hui@bakermckenzie.com
Global areas of practice
Commercial & Insurance Litigation,
Regulatory, Compliance and
Corporate Law
Baker & McKenzie
Unit 1601, Jin Mao Tower
88 Century Avenue, Pudong
Shanghai 200121
People’s Republic of China
Simon Hui is the head of the Baker McKenzie's dispute resolution
team in Shanghai, and a leading authority on corporate compliance in
the PRC. With more than 20 years of experience, Simon has
conducted complex internal investigations for a large number of
multi-national companies across different industries. He has also performed
due diligence/risk assessment and provided training to clients’
management and business teams programs focusing on
anti-bribery/anti-corruption as well as anti-trust issues.
Simon works closely with Mini VandePol, the Global Head of the
Compliance team in advising on the recent trends and changes in the
PRC's approach to corruption, and anti-corruption enforcement. His
knowledge and experience has proved invaluable in helping clients
navigate this rapidly changing and tricky terrain.
Simon's expertise has seen him advise global players on matters as
varied and complex as conducting internal investigations, conducting
due diligence and risk assessments, handling bribery and
anti-corruption investigations, as well as advising various foreign
multinational companies, from the perspective of the FCPA and/or
China’s anti-corruption laws and regulations as part of their
compliance review programmes.
Simon also conducts in-house and onsite compliance training for a
number of MNC local subsidiaries in China.
He is a member of both the Law Societies of Hong Kong, and of
England and Wales. He is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.
Esther Miriam Flesch
esther.flesch@trenchrossi.com Tel: + 55 11 3048 6940
São Paulo
OAB SP - Nº 99593
Legal areas
Compliance and Investigations
Related Areas of Practice
Compliance and Investigations Information Technology (IT) Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare
Professional Experience
Esther Flesch joined the firm in 1989 and became a partner in 1998. Ms. Flesch is the head of the Brazilian Compliance group. Ms. Flesch has significant experience in FCPA related projects, including internal investigations, cooperation with US colleagues for DOJ/SEC disclosures and dealing with crisis upon local management arrests and indictment. Ms. Flesch also has significant experience in the preventive practice related to the FCPA and Brazilian anti-corruption law, such as due diligence of third parties and implementation of compliance programs.
Practice Focus
Her main area of practice is Compliance and Investigations.
Professional Associations and Memberships
Brazilian Bar Association - Sao Paulo Chapter Board of Swiss Chamber of Commerce
Board of German-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce
Education
University of Sao Paulo Law School (Ph.D.) (1996) Max Planck Institute in Munich, Germany (1993) University of Michigan (LL.M.) (1992)
University of Sao Paulo (J.D.) (1988)
Language
Robert W. Tarun
Baker & McKenzie LLP
San Francisco Partner
Robert.Tarun@bakermckenzie.com T + 1 415 591 3220
Related Local Practices Antitrust & Competition Law Litigation
White Collar Defense & Investigations in North America
Related Legal Services Antitrust & Competition Corporate Compliance Dispute Resolution
Global Areas of Practice Antitrust & Competition Litigation Antitrust / Competition Advisory Commercial Litigation
Internal Investigations & White-Collar Crime
Languages English
News, Events & Publications 2014 Year-End Review of Import/Export Developments »
China: Has the Game Changed? » Tarun Authors 3rd Edition of Highly Acclaimed FCPA Handbook » Baker & McKenzie’s International Trade Compliance Team Shortlisted for 2013 Chambers USA Award for Excellence » Five Baker & McKenzie Partners Named Among Ethisphere's 2012 Attorneys Who Matter »
Author, "The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Handbook: A Practical Guide for Multinational General Counsel
Transactional Lawyers and White Collar Criminal Practitioners," ABA, (4th ed. 2015)
Co-author, "Corporate Internal Investigations," Law Journal Press, 1993-2015
Co-author, A Proposal for a United
States Department of Justice Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Leniency, 47
Am.Crim.L.Rev. 153 (2010)
Robert ("Bob") Tarun has tried over 50 federal criminal and civil jury trials across the United States. Mr. Tarun is a Fellow and former Regent of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a designation reserved for the most outstanding lawyers in the United States. He has been cited by leading legal directories at home and around the world, and is listed in, among other professional directories, The Best Lawyers in America: Commercial Litigation and White Collar Criminal Defense, The International Who’s Who of Business Crime Lawyers, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers and Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading Litigation Lawyers and Who's Who Legal: Investigations.
Practice Focus
Mr. Tarun has 30 years of experience representing individuals, corporations, partnerships and pension funds across the United States in grand jury investigations and trials involving antitrust, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), mail and wire fraud, and embezzlement and environmental crimes. He also represents clients in export and import violations, government procurement fraud, healthcare fraud, labor violations, public corruption and smuggling. Mr. Tarun also represents clients facing securities fraud — insider trading, options backdating and revenue recognition — and tax fraud charges, including offshore tax evasion.
Representative Legal Matters
● Represented swisspartners Investment Network, AG, a Swiss asset management firm, in obtaining a non-prosecution agreement in connection with its assistance of U.S. taxpayers in maintaining undeclared foreign bank accounts (U.S.D.C., S.D.N.Y. 2014).
● Obtained a DOJ declination for a Gibraltar financial institution in connection with its alleged assistance of U.S. taxpayers in maintaining undeclared foreign bank accounts (2014).
● Appointed first criminal antitrust monitor in U.S. history United States v. AU Optronics (U.S.D.C. N.D. CA 2012).
● Represented numerous Silicon Valley audit committees and public companies in internal investigations involving FCPA, revenue recognition and cartel issues. ● Obtained a declination from the SEC for a global health company in relation to a
whistleblower's claim of improper payments in Hong Kong and India. ● Represented companies and professionals in SEC investigations, particularly
in FCPA, revenue recognition and options backdating.
● Defending the former chairman of the board of a large coupon processing company in conspiracy and mail fraud charges United States v. Bruce A. Furr (U.S.D.C., E.D. WI).
● Defending the chairman of the board of a Chicago area metal stamping company in a federal tax prosecution (U.S.D.C., N.D. IL).
Admission
"United States v. Reyes: Review of the Securities Fraud Trial of Brocade's Chief Executive Officer," A.B.A. Sec. Litig. J. (A.B.A. Sec. Litig. Comm.), Summer 2009, at 10-13
Preparing Watching and Listening in “Your Witness: Lessons on Cross-Examination and Life from Great Chicago Trial Lawyers,” Law Bulletin Publishing, 2008
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Illinois~United States (1974)
U.S. Supreme Court~United States (1978)
Education
University of Chicago (M.B.A. Finance) DePaul University College of Law (J.D.) Stanford University (B.A. with Distinction)
Baker & McKenzie LLP is a Limited Liability Partnership organized under the laws of the State of Illinois (USA) and is a member of Baker & McKenzie International, a Verein organized under the laws of Switzerland.
