Carl has worked in the fields of investment banking and law in China since 2004. Carl has advised clients on a wide range of matters, including merger and acquisitions, corporate restructuring commercial law, employment law, crisis management, dispute resolution and financial services regulatory issues. He is a co-editor of Oxford University Press’ Financial Services Regulation in Asia Pacific. Prior to becoming a legal practitioner, Carl lectured at the University of Queensland in the School of Languages and Cross-cultural Studies. Carl is a recognised expert in the field of Chinese sociolinguistics and politeness research. He has published numerous articles on cross-cultural communication and Chinese politeness research in internationally-renowned journals and monographs. Representative Litigation