Michelle Y. L. Gon graduated from National Taiwan University with an LL.B., from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign with an MC.L., and from Case Western Reserve University with a J.D. She was admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois in 1986. She was selected as one of the top 30 attorneys in China and one of the top 100 attorneys in the Asia Pacific region by Asian Legal Business. She was also listed by Chambers Asia Pacific as a leading lawyer in life sciences in China.

Practice Focus

Ms. Gon’s practice mainly covers China corporate, investment, regulatory and compliance from the perspectives of anti-bribery and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). As a former chief legal officer of a large NYSE- and HKSE-listed high tech company headquartered in China, and formerly an international counsel of a large multinational corporation, she has extensive experience in various practice areas. She is familiar with a wide spectrum of industries. With her long term solid experience in doing business in China, she provides practical advice to clients on the complicated legal matters they encounter within and outside the country.

Representative Legal Matters

• Represented a US NYSE-listed company to conduct FCPA due diligence task in connection with its acquisition of another US listed Medical Device Company headquartered in China.
• Represented a US NASDAQ-listed company in the manufacturing field to conduct an internal investigation of the regional team located in Shanghai and sales team spreading over several major cities in China on China compliance and FCPA issues.
• Represented a US NYSE-listed company in the manufacturing field to conduct an internal investigation — shortly after the merger of a Chinese company — on a few key employees in Guangdong Province to ensure their trade practices meet compliance.
• Conducted an internal investigation and interview of several employees of a local subsidiary located in Shandong province of a US NYSE-listed company in pharmaceutical field on anti-bribery and FCPA compliance matters.
• Conducted an interview of several key employees in Guangdong Province for a US NYSE-listed company in Chemical Industry on FCPA and trade practice issues.
• Represented a US NASDAQ-listed high tech company in its investigation of the China sales team located in Shanghai on trade practice compliance.
• Represented a US medical device company to handle their FCPA compliance issues including training, investigation, interview and consultation on termination of key employees for breach of the code of business conduct.

Professional Associations and Memberships

• European Council for Commerce and Trade ("ECCT") - Honorary Member
• Illinois State Bar Association
• American Bar Association

Admission

Illinois~United States (1986)

Education

Case Western Reserve University  (J.D.) (1985)
University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana  (M.C.L.) (1982)
National Taiwan University  (LL.B.) (1976)

龚雅玲律师拥有台湾国立大学法学学士学位，美国伊利诺斯州大学比较法律硕士学位，以及美国凯斯西储大学法学博士学位。她于1986年获得了美国伊利诺伊州的律师执业资格。龚律师被《亚洲律师事务》（“Asian Legal Business”）评选为中国三十强律师之一和亚太地区的百强律师之一，同时被《钱伯斯亚太》（“Chambers Asia Pacific”）评为中国生命科技法领域的杰出律师。

执业重点

龚雅玲律师的主要执业领域包括了与中国相关的公司法、投资以及侧重于反商业贿赂和美国海外反贿赂法案（“FCPA”）的法规及合规等事务。龚律师曾担任一家在美国和香港上市的总部设在中国的高科技企业的法务长，以及一家大型跨国企业的国际法务顾问。这些经历使得她能够涉足不同的执业领域，并熟悉不同行业领域的运作方式。基于龚律师在从事中国业务方面积累的丰富经验，她可以为客户在面对投资中国或中国之外其他国家的过程中遇到的复杂法律问题提供务实有效的咨询。

代表性案例

• 代表一家美国上市公司在收购另一家在美国上市总部在中国的医疗器械公司时进行FCPA尽职调查。
• 代表一个制造领域的美国纳斯达克上市公司对其位于上海的地区团队和分布于中国主要城市的销售团队进行有关中国合规与FCPA的内部调查。
• 代表一个制造领域的美国纽约证券交易所上市公司在并购一家中国公司之后立即展开的针对广东省的部分重要员工的内部调查，以确保他们的商业操作符合规范。
• 为一个制药领域的美国纽约证券交易所上市公司对其位于山东省的本土子公司的部分员工进行有关反洗钱和FCPA的内部调查与问询。
• 为一个化工行业的美国纽约证券交易所上市公司对其在广东省的一些重要员工进行有关FCPA和商务实践的问询。
• 代表一个美国纳斯达克上市的高科技公司对其位于上海的中国销售团队进行有关商业合规的调查。
• 代表一个美国医疗器械公司处理其FCPA合规事务，包括培训、调查、问询以及有关重要员工违反商业行为守则而导致的解约的咨询。

职业组织与会员资格

• 欧洲商业与贸易协会（ECCT）
• 伊利诺伊州律师协会
• 美国律师协会

语言能力

• 英语
• 中文
• 台语

执业资格

美国伊利诺伊州（1986年）

教育背景

凯斯西储大学（法学博士）(1985年)
伊利诺伊大学厄本那-香槟分校（法学硕士）(1982年)
国立台湾大学（法学学士）(1976年)