Nathan (Nate) Bush advises clients in internal investigations, government enforcement actions, disputes, and compliance involving antitrust and competition, international trade, and corruption and fraud. He was based in Beijing from 2004 through 2012, and he has covered Asia from Singapore since 2013.
- Antitrust & Competition: Widely recognized as a pioneer of competition practice in China, Nate advises clients in merger notifications and antitrust investigations throughout Asia and represents Asia-based clients in U.S. antitrust matters...
Nathan (Nate) Bush advises clients in internal investigations, government enforcement actions, disputes, and compliance involving antitrust and competition, international trade, and corruption and fraud. He was based in Beijing from 2004 through 2012, and he has covered Asia from Singapore since 2013.
- Antitrust & Competition: Widely recognized as a pioneer of competition practice in China, Nate advises clients in merger notifications and antitrust investigations throughout Asia and represents Asia-based clients in U.S. antitrust matters.
- Trade, Sanctions, and Export Controls: Nate advises on economic sanctions, export controls, and blocking measures, and supply chain investigations. He has advised parties in U.S. and Chinese trade remedy proceedings and in a successful WTO challenge to Chinese market access restrictions. He advises on national security reviews of inbound and outbound investments.
- Corruption & Fraud: Nate has represented companies and individuals in internal investigations and enforcement actions throughout Asia involving violations of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other commercial crimes.
- Compliance: Nate advises on the design, assessment, and implementation of effective compliance programs across diverse risks.
Nate has represented clients in U.S. enforcement matters before the. Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Office of Foreign Assets Control, the Bureau of Industry Security, the Federal Trade Commission, the International Trade Commission, the International Trade Administration, and Customs and Border Protection.
Clients describe Nate as "an exceptional regulatory lawyer, with top-level strength in FCPA and antitrust" (Chambers Global 2017), “a very skilled attorney who can frame complex issues in a way that is easily understandable, (Chambers Global 2022), and “understand[ing] the nuances of the different cultures, blending his law and public policy expertise” (Chambers Asia Pacific 2022).
Legal 500 2025 ranks Nate Bush as a Leading Partner in White Collar Crime-Foreign Firms in Singapore. Chambers and Partners 2025 ranks Nate as a Band 2 Individual for Corporate Investigations/Anticorruption: International Firms in Singapore and recognizes Nate as Expertise Based Abroad for Chinese competition law.
He has volunteered as Governor (2024-present) co-chair of Legal and IP Committee (2017-2023) of AMCHAM Singapore and as Legal Committee Chairman (2008) and General Counsel (2009-2011) of AMCHAM China.
Nate frequently speaks and publishes on trade, competition, and corruption issues.
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