Hao Yang is a Director of Investigations in the firm’s Regulatory & Compliance Defense group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the FBI Cyber Division. He focuses on SEC and DOJ defense and anti-fraud program design. helped freeze accounts in over a dozen jurisdictions.

He advises clients across the United States, Europe and Asia and works with the firm’s investigators and forensic accountants to move from first report to first freeze as quickly as the facts allow. He is admitted in New York and regularly coordinates matters with local counsel worldwide.

Hao is a graduate of Harvard Law School and University of Chicago, where he served on the law review. He writes and speaks frequently on fraud trends and is a member of the firm’s 24-hour incident-response desk.

• Froze a fraudster’s $74 million real-estate portfolio within weeks of engagement
• Recovered funds held at correspondent banks in 6 countries after recall attempts failed
Won restitution for 15 investors in a $73 million Ponzi scheme

Harvard Law School
B.A., University of Chicago

New York
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

English
Mandarin

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