Advises on U.S./China trade issues for numerous Fortune 500 clients.
Advises clients on U.S. sanctions, export controls and CFIUS issues.
An experienced litigator with experience before the U.S. International Trade Commission, U.S. Court of International Trade and the WTO.

Roy handles complex U.S. regulatory, government investigations, litigation and transactional matters for Fortune 500 companies with extensive operations in China. Roy routinely handles regulatory and compliance matters related to economic sanctions, export controls, anti-money laundering (AML), customs, information and communication technology (ICTS), and reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). He regularly represents clients before the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Office of Foreign Assets Controls (OFAC), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and CFIUS.

Roy also is an experienced litigator, having played a key role in employment and intellectual property disputes before federal courts in California and international trade disputes before the U.S. International Trade Commission, the U.S. Court of International Trade, the U.S. Federal Circuit and the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Roy is familiar with U.S. regulatory issues in cross-border transactions, having assisted the due diligence and remediation efforts in numerous M&A transactions involving Fortune Global 500 companies.

Recognized as a leading practitioner on U.S. trade issues related to China, Roy has frequently been invited to speak on this topic at conferences hosted by the American Association of Exporters and Importers (AAEI), Thomson Reuters, WorldECR, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Global Enterprise Development Forum. He also has appeared in numerous articles on this topic published by South China Morning Post, Politico, WorldECR, China Trade News, China Business Law Journal, Asia Times, Intelligeast, and the Tulane International Law and Comparative Law Journal.

Representative Work

Represented a publicly traded Fortune Global 500 company in connection with a trade-related DOJ investigation.
Assisted one of the largest global telecommunication companies in negotiating and reaching a settlement agreement with the U.S. government and relevant regulators to successfully remove it from the Denied Persons List.
Successfully helped a publicly traded Chinese company get removed from the Entity List.
Procured U.S. export and deemed export licenses for a leading Silicon Valley company on unmanned aerial vehicles technology developed in the United States.
Negotiated compliance representations and warranties and conducted related due diligence for several cross-border transactions involving Fortune 500 companies, including companies in the technology and automotive industries.

Successfully helped two Chinese companies get removed from the Unverified List.
Obtained CFIUS clearance for the acquisition of a U.S. electronics company by a major Chinese asset management company.
Represented an oil and natural gas exploration company before CFIUS in connection with carbon capture and CO2-enhance oil recovered project in Texas.
Assisted a major casino with a U.S. anti-money laundering investigation.
Assisted a major U.S. importer of tires with a U.S. Customs audit and claims for additional duties.
Assisted numerous companies with mitigation of U.S. export controls risk and penalties in connection with their public listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Conducted a comprehensive internal FCPA investigation in China for a global pharmaceutical company that has extensive operations in China.

Languages
Mandarin

Education
J.D., Stanford Law School, 2009
B.A., Williams College, 2006

Bar Admissions
District of Columbia

Recognitions

The Legal 500 US, Dispute Resolution: International Trade, 2020–2022; International Trade: Customs, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, 2024.
Chambers Global, International Trade/WTO (International Firms, Expertise Based Abroad), China, 2019.
WorldECR, Young Practitioner of the Year Award – Highly Commended, 2017.

Speeches and Publications

Speaker, Annual Analysis Meeting of Oversea Legal Counsel (U.S. Region) of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), August 5, 2022.
Speaker, “The Impact of U.S. Regulations on Taiwan’s Semiconductor Industry,” November 22, 2021.
Speaker, “How the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) Might Impact Foreign Investments in the US Healthcare Sector,” National Institutes of Health (NIH) Featured Speaker Series, Rockville, MD, March 14, 2019.
Speaker, “Impact of U.S. Trade Control Laws on Chinese Companies (in Chinese),” Thomson Reuters China Monthly Series, Beijing, China, October 26, 2018.
Panelist, “Trade War: Where is the World Heading, Global FIS Summit Series: Hong Kong,” September 12, 2018.
Panelist, “Everything Old is New Again: CFIUS and FIRRMA,” American Association of Exporters and Importers (AAEI) 97th Annual Conference and Expo, Baltimore, MD, June 7, 2018.
Speaker, “A Word on Your EAR? Export Control Enforcement, Trends, and Lessons to Learn,” WorldECR Forum Programme 2018, Washington, D.C., June 4, 2018.
Speaker, “How Should Chinese Companies Handle Issues Related to U.S. Trade Control Compliance,” Global Enterprise Development Forum 2018, Changzhou, China, May 12, 2018.

Publications

“The Growing and Continued Focus on Chinese Investment in CFIUS Reviews,” WorldECR, July 2021.
“Storm brewing? Time for a Cloud check,” Export Compliance Manager, October 2020.
“How Should Chinese Companies Respond to U.S. Government Investigations,” TradeInvest, November 2019.
“Sale and Storage of Goods in the United States: Overview,” Thomson Reuters Practical Law, January 2019.
“International Trade in Goods and Services in the United States: Overview,” Thomson Reuters Practical Law, January 2019.
Co-author, “Intracompany Transfer” chapter of the “The Export Compliance Manager’s Handbook,” WorldECR, May 2017.
“Will the Real Country of Origin Please Stand Up?,” Tulane International Law and Comparative Law Journal, 2013.
“US Should Rethink China Views,” Asia Times Online, December 2012.