Sally Peng

Sally Peng is a Senior Managing Director and leads the Export Controls, Sanctions & Trade practice in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region at FTI Consulting. Ms. Peng is an expert in export controls, economic sanctions, international trade strategy, global supply chain optimization and trade compliance.

Ms. Peng has extensive experience advising public-listed companies on their complex encryption programs under U.S. laws and other Asia Pacific jurisdictions, including representing her clients in front of relevant government agencies in the APAC region. She also advises many Asia-based clients regarding U.S. and other sanctions regulations, primarily focusing on pre-IPO preparation and portfolio management. In addition, she works closely with her clients’ legal, procurement and logistics teams to build best-in-class export controls and sanctions compliance programs. Her industry coverage includes private equity and funds, semiconductor companies, Cloud and emerging technologies, telecommunications, national defense contractors, heavy machinery, and research universities.

Ms. Peng has been a trusted advisor for many MNCs on their international trade supply chain and Customs issues. She advises clients on their supply chain operations related to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). She served as team leader for several global retailers in large-scale Customs duty-saving projects in more than 10 Asian countries. During the ongoing U.S.-China trade war, Ms. Peng is sought after by her clients to advise them on mitigating strategies against U.S. Section 301 and 232 retaliation tariffs, free trade agreements, trade preference programmes and country of origin issues. Her industry coverage includes apparel, footwear, handbag and leather goods, hardline goods and consumer electronics.

Ms. Peng takes her passion for international trade beyond individual companies, having participated in negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), as well as serving as a key member on numerous trade missions, including to China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Bangladesh, and various African countries. She is also highly involved in the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, serving on the Board of Governors and on several committees, including as Co-Chair of China Business Committee and Apparel, Footwear & Supply Chain Committee.

Prior to FTI Consulting, Ms. Peng was based in Beijing and Hong Kong for more than 10 years as the Asia Pacific practice leader of a U.S.-based law firm focused on International Trade and Customs. Ms. Peng holds a J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, a Diploma from Peking University Law School in Beijing, and a B.A. from National Chengchi University College of Law. Ms. Peng is admitted to the Bar of Washington D.C. and to the Massachusetts Bar. She is a native Mandarin speaker and is fluent in English.