Partner, Clifford Chance Asia* (One of the only former U.S. DOJ prosecutors and U.S. SEC enforcement lawyers in Asia)
As one of the only former U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement lawyers in Asia, Vasu regularly advises on U.S. government enforcement efforts and priorities.
Before working with clients in Asia, Vasu spent more than a decade with the DOJ (as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia) and at the SEC. As a senior prosecutor in the Fraud and Public Corruption section of the U.S. Attorney's Office, Vasu focused on corporate and securities fraud and worked on matters with the SEC, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and United States Agency for International Development. Vasu was also a member of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Working Group of U.S. President Obama's Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force, focusing on financial crimes relating to the financial crisis and economic recovery efforts. As an enforcement lawyer at the SEC, Vasu investigated and litigated cases arising under U.S. securities laws, including accounting fraud, insider trading and market manipulation.
This unique background allows Vasu to help Asia-based clients navigate complex multi-jurisdictional and U.S. regulatory and enforcement matters.
*Clifford Chance Asia is a Formal Law Alliance in Singapore between Clifford Chance Pte Ltd and Cavenagh Law LLP.