Helen Hwang Named to GIRs 2021 Women in Investigations

SHANGHAI—Global Investigations Review has named Covington’s Helen Hwang to its 2021 “Women in Investigations” list, highlighting 100 exceptional women in the white-collar world. GIR previously recognized Nancy Kestenbaum in 2015 and Sarah Crowder in 2018.

Helen focuses her practice on counseling clients through complex and sensitive anti-corruption internal investigations and investigations by government enforcement authorities, such as the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and Asia-based regulators. Helen co-leads the firm’s Asia compliance and investigations practice. She also serves as the Shanghai lead for the firm’s Women’s Forum.

In Helen’s GIR profile, she shares: “At the end of the day, I love helping clients handle their hardest problems, whether it involves enhancing a less-than-ideal compliance program or advocating on their behalf in front of less-than-friendly enforcement officials or important stakeholders. I find it immensely satisfying to understand the context and nuance of a problem, and strategize how to present the narrative in the best way to an audience to get the best outcome for the client.”