Sean Song

Since joining Kirkland & Ellis, Sean's representative experience has included:

Internal and Government Investigations

• Conducted internal investigations on behalf of multinational companies from multiple industries concerning alleged Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and Chinese anti-bribery issues
• Advised multinational companies from multiple industries in connection with internal investigations regarding unfair competition and anti-trust issues and various other internal control issues, including sales data manipulation and third-party and distributor misconduct
• Advised companies in response to Chinese government authorities’ questions and investigations concerning potential Chinese law issues

Litigation

• Represented various U.S.-listed Chinese companies in defending proposed securities class action lawsuits in federal and state courts

Compliance Counseling

• Advising various companies on export controls, cybersecurity, and compliance with FCPA and China’s anti-corruption laws
• Conducting anti-corruption, anti-money laundering (AML), and sanctions due diligence on behalf of private equity funds in connection with cross-border investments
• Represented Bullish, a technology company focused on developing financial services for the digital assets sector, on its definitive agreement to go public on the New York Stock Exchange through a merger with Far Peak Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: FPAC), a special purpose acquisition company, for approximately US$9 billion

Prior to joining Kirkland & Ellis, Sean’s representative experience included:

• Represented a leading global technology company in a multi-year investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) issues in the company’s China operations
• Conducted various FCPA internal investigations on behalf of a leading global pharmaceutical and medical device company in response to whistleblower allegations and compliance escalations in China
• Represented Chinese issuers in connection with securities litigations relating to U.S. IPOs in federal and state courts
• Represented a global financial services company in connection with SEC inquiries involving structured financial products
• Represented a pro bono client in a family law case in the Appellate Division, First Department, of the New York Supreme Court