Features & Analyses

Casper Sek, Partner at Jingtian & Gongcheng, examines newly-published guidelines which will bring welcome clarity and assistance to data handlers which are transferring data overseas

Four Chinese companies have listed on the Swiss Exchange in recent months and a host of law firms have benefited. More such IPOs are in the pipeline, but will interest in European listings last?

Jianwei (Jerry) Fang, Chao (David) Lv and Runyang Liu of Zhong Lun Law Firm highlight the newly revised regulatory measures for medical devices business enterprises and discuss heightened compliance requirements.

Compliance Director at one of China's largest insurance companies speaks about current issues and future developments surrounding the country's insurance industry.

Lawyers also say U.S.-China trade tensions could be further damaged by "reverse CFIUS," a proposed law under which the U.S. government could prohibit investments into China it deems a threat to certain domestic capabilities.

Zhenyu 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

A U.S. company acquiring a Chinese company will face a multitude of regulatory restrictions and requirements. How can the U.S. acquirer manage the risk of the deal being blocked or unwound for non-compliance?

Nate Bush and Della Ding of DLA Piper and Ray Xu of Shanghai Kaiman Law Firm assess the implications for dominant firms of recent amendments to China's key anti-monopoly legislation and proposed revisions to its implementing rules.

Nate Bush and Della Ding of DLA Piper and Ray Xu of Shanghai Kaiman Law Firm review new regulations prohibiting monopoly agreements, abuse of intellectual property rights and as actions that eliminate or restrict competition, as well as discussing the potential penalties for violations.