Christopher Cherry Email & Phone Number

Singapore

Provide legal and compliance support for activities in the Asia Pacific region.

Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan

I taught an intensive one-semester course, International Business Transactions, for Michigan State University's Japan Summer Program, hosted at Doshisha University in Kyoto, most years from 2010 through 2022.

Singapore

• Joined in-house to lead a broad range of legal and business functions. Support and advise on corporate compliance, legal risks, interpretation of contracts and business strategies for operations across Singapore, USA.
• Directed start-up company’s reorganisation into a Singapore holding company with a global subsidiary structure. Drafted Wall Street compliant restructuring documents to attract international investors. Professionalised.
• Served as consultant on Board of Director’s best practices to fellow Directors, Chairman and Vice Chairman.
• Drafted cease and desist letters and take-down notices to protect the company’s intellectual property.
• Successfully acquired ACTA v5 accreditation and set company on track to be a non-Workforce Skills Qualification (WSQ) accredited training company and later a SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) Approved Training Organisation.
• Captured new markets with corporate and professional clients and added existing high-risk industrial client base.

Singapore

• Spearheaded development of the law firm’s international legal practice. Counselled clients with interest in entering and developing new markets for their products and services in foreign countries and the unique.
• Functioned as borrower’s counsel in a structured finance transaction with a major Singapore bank, which was advised by a major Singapore law firm.
• Provided legal advice on the following:o Investment by an Australian firm into a Southeast Asian oil and gas company.o US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for a US investor’s Southeast Asia operations. o Representation in.
• Served as Representative of a foreign biotech firm to set up a Singapore investment company with international shareholders.
• Represented a Singapore company to structure investments and operations within the Asia-wide telecoms industry.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates & Singapore

• Worked in both the Singapore and Dubai offices and functioned as sole legal counsel in Singapore for all East Asia operations and business development activities. Served as consultant to HQ senior management on the.
• Managed debt recovery litigation, negotiation and drafting of project exit/settlement agreements during the challenging Global Economic Recession.
• Supported business development activities with sound legal advice. These included:o Purchase of a stake in an Indonesian real estate projecto Operations of a wholly owned project in Qingdao, Chinao Potential project.

• Provided legal counsel and support to all major business units in the region for transactions, compliance and operations. Managed and coordinated geographically dispersed lawyers in Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and.
• Contributed to integration of an acquired Chinese software company. Resolved significant legal and cultural issues.
• Supported a large greenfield contract in Kazakhstan, a new, unknown and complex market. Addressed significant legal and US GAAP revenue recognition issues.
• Studied country-specific regulations and drafted software license and service agreements, gap analysis agreements and systems integrator consulting agreements in China, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Singapore, Hong.

Singapore

• Drove legal efficiencies and value to support the sales and corporate operations in Asia Pacific and Pakistan. Managed execution of corporate compliance initiatives and programs including FCPA, IEEPA, US GAAP.
• Negotiated sales support agreements with clients and vendors in Southeast Asia, Korea and Pakistan, including:o Wireless telecom network supply and installation agreements with civil works components and bid responseso.
• Drafted very large value contracts which enabled entry into the Pakistan GSM network market and Vietnam CDMA network market. Set up in-country entities and legal compliance operations.
• Supported the HR function during difficult downsizing operations which eliminated thousands of roles in the region over four years.

Singapore

Practiced in M&A, direct investment/ private equity, capital markets and restructuring/ workout areas in Asia Pacific

New York, USA

Practiced in M&A, capital markets, investment fund, banking and general corporate areas, first out of New York and later in Asia Pacific

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Served as a judicial law clerk for a federal judge.

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law, Order Of The Coif (Top 10% Of Graduating Class)

Activities and Societies: UCLA Law Review Articles Editor, Aug 1992 to May 1993 Pacific Basin Law Journal, Assistant Editor, Aug 1991 to.

Bachelor Of Science, Music Education, A+ (Graduated With Honors)

Activities and Societies: Recipient of Talented Student Tuition ScholarshipRecipient of Talented Student Tuition Scholarship