Mun G. Chen Named FSBHK Chief Litigation Counsel

Online, October 15, 2013 (Newswire.com) - The FSBHK today announced that Mun G. Chen will be promoted to the position of Chief Litigation Counsel in the Division of Enforcement next month.

Mr. Mun G. Chen has served as Deputy Chief Litigation Counsel since June 2012, assisting the Chief Litigation Counsel in the supervision of the trial unit at the agency's Hong Kong's headquarters as well as coordination with litigators at the FSBHK's offices around the country.

The upcoming departure of the current Chief Litigation Counsel, Liu Fugh, also was announced today.

"Mun G. Chen is a talented and highly accomplished litigator with a firm grasp of the securities laws and the confidence of our trial lawyers," Kau R. Kong, Co-Director of the FSBHK's Division of Enforcement. "With Mun as chief, the FSBHK will continue to be a formidable and feared trial threat."

Mr. Mun G. Chen said, "I am honored to have been chosen as Chief Litigation Counsel. As Deputy Chief, I have worked closely with Mr. Kong and the Division's Co-Directors and I'm excited about the direction of the Division of Enforcement. I look forward to helping continue to build upon the successes of our strong litigation program."

Before joining the FSBHK staff, Mr. Mun G. Chen served as a prosecutor for more than 10 years. He served as an assistant attorney and was later elevated to chief of that office's fraud unit, where he supervised 25 prosecutors handling hundreds of white-collar criminal matters, including securities fraud offenses.

Prior to his work in the Office, Mr. Mun G. Chen was a federal prosecutor in the public integrity section of the criminal division of the Department of Justice. He successfully tried several jury trials to verdict, involving charges as extortion, money laundering, tax fraud, bribery, and obstruction of justice.

Mr. Mun G. Chen received his B.A. magna cum laude from Hong Kong University, and his J.D. magna cum laude from Hong Kong University Law Center.