Features & Analyses

China’s new Merger Control Provisions are likely to usher in a period of significant uncertainty for killer acquisitions. HUANG Wei, ZHU Fan, GAO Chang and MIAO Roujia of Tian Yuan Law Firm take a look at the new rules and provide guidance as to how below-threshold transactions with a nexus to China could be approached.

A new and important set of anti-monopoly provisions have come into force in China. Huang Wei, managing partner of Beijing Tian Yuan Law Firm describes how the provisions will work and how foreign companies in China should react

ChatGPT has dramatically changed the world of AI and has profound implications for technology and human development. But can the legal system keep up and ensure appropriate protection of the intellectual property rights involved? Fang Qi and Danlei Wu of Fangda Partners explore this question

A recent report shows Chinese after-school tutoring companies listed in the U.S. have especially been under heightened scrutiny both by U.S. plaintiffs firms as well as the Chinese government.

China’s rules on confidentiality and state secrets are complex and contain a number of pitfalls. Danli Zou of Commerce & Finance Law Offices provides valuable guidance on the latest rules relating to overseas offering and listing by domestic companies

Sandeep Jadav and Shengyu Jin of FTI Consulting’s Technology segment look at the impact of the ever-increasing use of data and the advent of new technologies on legal and investigations teams in the region

In one of a series of feature articles, Nathan Bush, Alistair White, Juliette Ginsberg, James Stewart and Richard Sterneberg of DLA Piper look at the varying and sometimes complex network of mechanisms which Chinese outbound investors face across Europe and Australia, as well as their effects on China onshore M&As

Casper Sek of Jingtian & Gongcheng examines China’s long-awaited finalized standard contract provisions, and provides valuable guidance on how to prepare for the changes this will bring

The Guidelines on Green Finance for Banking and Insurance Industries promulgated by the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission along with the amended Measures for the Regulatory Assessment of Corporate Governance of Banking and Insurance Institutions set out more comprehensive rules applicable to banking and insurance institutions, as part of China’s broader transition to a sustainable and resilient economy.

Following an eventful year, Casper Sek of Jingtian & Gongcheng reviews the significant developments in China’s data protection landscape for 2022, and ponders its further evolution in 2023