Eden Chen

Managing Director
12+ years of experience in forensic technology
Expert in eDiscovery and fraud, misconduct and IP theft investigations
Works with global multinational corporates, SOEs and Chinese companies
Shanghai
@alvarezmarsal
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Eden Chen is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Disputes and Investigations in Shanghai. He specializes in digital investigations and electronic discovery matters.

With more than 12 years of forensic technology experience, Mr. Chen has worked on cross-border investigation, litigation and arbitration matters involving forensic data collection and eDiscovery review management for Chinese companies, state-owned enterprises and global multinational corporates.

Mr. Chen’s primary areas of expertise are investigations into fraud, misconduct and intellectual property theft; electronic discovery, dispute and litigation support; and digital forensic matters. He has worked with clients across a range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, finance, oil and gas and technology.

Most recently, Mr. Chen worked on litigation requiring joint IT forensic expert opinion (appointed by the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands). His other notable assignments include multiple U.S. Section 337 litigation actions raised in the U.S. for multinational companies and SOEs in China. Mr. Chen has also managed Foreign Corrupt Practice Act matters and fraud investigations on behalf of global multinational corporates and handled the eDiscovery for an eight-year cross-border arbitration involving a large Chinese energy conglomerate.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Chen spent four years with Deloitte & Touche Financial Advisory Services in their Forensic & Dispute Services department in Shanghai, serving most recently as Assistant Manager and core member in the Forensic Technology team. His responsibilities included building up the forensic technology team in mainland China.

Mr. Chen earned a master’s degree in internet working from the University of Technology, Sydney. He is an EnCase Certified Examiner; a certified member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners; and a Relativity Certified Administrator.

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As GBA high-tech companies continue their global expansion, navigating legal hurdles is crucial to their success. In a recent China Daily feature, A&M Managing Directors Eden Chen and Davin Teo explain the importance of protecting intellectual property and ensuring compliance in international markets.
Leading global professional services firm Alvarez and Marsal (A&M) today announced the launch of ChatView, the firm’s proprietary tool to extract and analyze chat data for forensic technology concerns pertaining to regulatory and legal disputes.
安迈企业咨询(Alvarez & Marsal)宣布推出自主研发的工具ChatView,用于提取和分析聊天数据,有效解决争议及合规相关的法证技术问题。
ChatView: A&M's Tool for Advanced Chat Data Forensic Collection, Analysis and Review
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