Features & Analyses

Both multinationals and domestic companies have already enacted changes to their internal policies and operations in response to China's new data and personal information processing requirements, from human resources management to customer privacy authorizations

Luka Groselj of Schellenberg Wittmer and Runyang Liu of Zhong Lun Law Firm provide practical guidance on contract drafting and performance to overcome possible non-signatory issues and how to navigate the current laws and court decisions when encountering such an issue

Luka Groselj of Schellenberg Wittmer and Runyang Liu of Zhong Lun Law Firm compare the legal principles and exceptions to the extension of arbitration agreements to non-signatories under Chinese and Swiss legal frameworks including succession, transfer, performance, guarantee, and subrogation and when the non-signatory may be bound by arbitration agreements

BRI projects face a multiplicity of issues from procurement to implementation. Investors must thoroughly understand and mitigate risks associated with BRI ventures.

Compliance advice that recognizes business necessities is crucial for effective in-house work

In China's first-ever securities class action, Kangmei Pharmaceuticals has been ordered to pay $385 million as compensation—just enough for 50,000 investors to recoup their losses.

Jianwei (Jerry) Fang and Runyang Liu of Zhong Lun Law Firm highlight provisions from the newly released Measures for the Security Assessment of Overseas Transfer of Data (Draft for Comments) issued by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and discuss the issues arising out of outbound data transfer

Senior legal counsel discusses how IP rights must be proactively and creatively defended. China's strict scrutiny of its jewelry industry may further tighten, with specific AML rules expected to arrive in the near future.

Maxim Alekseyev, Senior Partner, Head of Asia-Pacific Desk and Timur Akhundov, Senior Associate of ALRUD Law Firm highlight the various investment regimes used to attract foreign investment in Russia and discuss the two levels of investment zones and opportunities to sign investment contracts, as well as the continued economic cooperation between China and Russia