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Investigations & Compliance

Investigations start with hold, preserve and classify — not a company-wide email. Dawn raids and WeChat collection are separate legal boxes.

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What happened in the last hour, and who is allowed to speak? Open the matching topic route or counsel — this hub does not decide the legal outcome on your facts.

China compliance investigation route showing allegation triage, evidence preservation, regulatory inspection, third-party risk and data controls.

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ReviewedAugust 2026

Authority-on-site or evidence-hold route

Use this only when an inspection, raid or preservation clock changes the next step. This hub is orientation, not a raid playbook.

Open dawn-raid routing

Signature · First-hour investigation control room

Hold the scene before HQ writes the narrative.

event → first action → preserve → classify → respond → authority

Start with the situation

What happened in the last hour, and who is allowed to speak?

Each topic owns one bounded decision, then connects to deeper guides, local context or counsel. This hub does not duplicate long-form analysis.

Commercial Bribery

Commercial Bribery & Anti-Corruption

Identify administrative and criminal bribery exposure, payment/benefit risk and remediation priorities.

First jobIdentify administrative and criminal bribery exposure, payment/benefit risk and remediation priorities.

Open topic route

Internal Investigations

Structure allegation triage, evidence preservation, interview plans, governance and defensible findings.

First jobStructure allegation triage, evidence preservation, interview plans, governance and defensible findings.

Open topic route

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Dawn Raids

Dawn Raids / Regulatory Inspections

Give first-response routing for unannounced inspections without obstructing authorities or destroying evidence.

First jobGive first-response routing for unannounced inspections without obstructing authorities or destroying evidence.

Open topic route

Whistleblowing

Whistleblowing & Employee Misconduct

Coordinate reporting channels, retaliation controls, HR process, evidence and investigation independence.

First jobCoordinate reporting channels, retaliation controls, HR process, evidence and investigation independence.

Open topic route

Third-Party

Third-Party / Distributor Risk

Map distributors, agents, consultants and channel payments to diligence, contracting, monitoring and exit controls.

First jobMap distributors, agents, consultants and channel payments to diligence, contracting, monitoring and exit controls.

Open topic route

AML, Fraud

AML, Fraud & Cross-Border Evidence

Route AML/fraud indicators and investigation data across financial-crime, privacy, cyber and criminal-procedure boundaries.

First jobRoute AML/fraud indicators and investigation data across financial-crime, privacy, cyber and criminal-procedure boundaries.

Open topic route

Common entry points

Already know what is happening?

01An authority may be on siteStart with first-response routing.02We have an internal allegationStart with investigation design.03A payment or benefit may be a bribery issueStart with commercial-bribery routing.

Quick answers

Narrow questions this practice actually gets.

Not a second copy of this hub. Each card is one Wiki explainer.

Quick AnswerAnti-Bribery, AML & Compliance Basics in ChinaOrientation on anti-bribery and AML compliance for companies operating in or with China: gifts, third parties, and beneficial-owner transparency.Quick AnswerHow should an internal investigation start in China?How should an internal investigation start in China?Quick AnswerCan employee WeChat messages be reviewed in an investigation?Can employee WeChat messages be reviewed in an investigation?Quick AnswerWhat should a company do during a dawn raid in China?What should a company do during a dawn raid in China?

Curated resources

Go deeper without losing the route.

Long-form analysis lives on canonical guides. This hub only points.

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Pharma & Device Anti-Corruption Dawn Raid Response Playbook

Excellent incident-response reference; generalise mechanics, keep healthcare specifics in sector hub.

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Life Sciences Compliance Checklist

Useful compliance-control pattern: evidence, ownership, review cadence.

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Life Sciences Primary Sources

Model for primary-source map structure.

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Two-Invoice / VBP Channel Redesign

Useful evidence/substance pattern for third-party channel controls.

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Data Privacy & Cybersecurity national guide

Keep data-transfer and privacy law ownership here.

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Criminal Defense national guide

Keep suspect rights, detention and criminal procedure ownership here.

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Employment & Labor national guide

Keep disciplinary termination and labor procedure ownership here.

Related legal file

Stay in this practice; send neighbouring questions to their owner.

Local context

Add the city only when it changes implementation.

National routing first. Local notary, court or bureau practice second.

Open city and province guides

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