Guanglei Zhang and Jinhui Zhang of Jingtian & Gongcheng examine the first decision of a Chinese court in which a secret pre-IPO agreement containing a valuation adjustment mechanism based on stock market price was declared invalid.
December 12, 2022
Dispute Resolution
First Chinese court decision recognizes NFT as virtual property; international commercial law standards take effect in Hong Kong; and China's private pension sector set for rapid growth
December 07, 2022New social credit draft law raises concerns for foreign companies; CSRC lifts ban on property M&A and refinancing; and U.K. government unwinds a completed transaction for the first time.
December 01, 2022Basic-level people's courts have jurisdiction over first instance foreign-related civil and commercial cases.
November 29, 2022Timothy Bickham, Wendy Wysong and Ali Burney of Steptoe & Johnson review the new rules relating to the export of semiconductors from the United States and the impact this will have on tech companies' existing and future business operations and how IP contracts will be affected.
November 18, 2022While U.S. regulators are pushing for more transparency and audit quality of Chinese firms listing on U.S. stock exchanges, some plaintiffs firms still see high risks for investors.
October 31, 2022Shenzhen issues rules for the country's first register of personal bankruptcy administrators
October 21, 2022The Supreme People's Court has made a ruling in what has become China's first patent linkage case. Fang Qi and Danlei Wu of Fangda Partners examine the potentially far-reaching implications of this significant decision
September 23, 2022Zhenyu Ruan, Yangdi Zhao of Baker McKenzie FenXun (FTZ) Joint Operation highlight notable legal developments in the three main legal areas of the virtual world called the metaverse, namely cryptocurrency regulation, NFT copyright infringement and data privacy
August 26, 2022Research casts doubt on US-listed Chinese companies' ability to list in Hong Kong; Grocery delivery company in legal trouble following collapse; new rules on convertible bonds
August 09, 2022
