Fangda Partners and Jingtian & Gongcheng are among the top winners of the 14th annual event honoring the leading firms and lawyers on China-related matters.
November 24, 2020
Legal
AmCham Shanghai survey indicates optimism among U.S. businesses in China about Biden administration; Hong Kong stock exchange slashes IPO settlement process from average five business days to one; and State Council approves launch of SAMR-led 17-department task force tackling unfair competition
November 23, 2020Revised Patent Law enhances protection of designs
November 20, 2020SPC specifies the adducement of evidence by the plaintiff as well as the defendant of civil IP disputes and the handling of copyright disputes over attribution. CBIRC eliminates the industry restrictions on insurance institutions' financial equity investment.
November 20, 2020Online insurance business may use social media marketing
November 20, 2020Scrutiny of Chinese investment in the U.S. is unlikely to ease anytime soon, but a Biden administration is expected to adopt a less abrasive approach than that of his predecessor
November 20, 2020Fay Zhou, Vivian Cao and Xi Liao of Linklaters discuss the recently introduced Leniency and Commitments Guidelines by highlighting their differences in application, scope and legal implications, as well as whether companies should adopt the leniency or commitments mechanisms to seek comparatively favorable or less severe outcomes when responding to antitrust investigations
November 19, 2020U.S.-China investment flows fell to record lows during the Trump administration, but a Biden administration is unlikely to deviate from its predecessor's policy goals
November 18, 2020Trump issues executive order prohibiting purchasing of securities in Chinese military-affiliated companies; China signs RCEP trade agreement with 14 other Asia-Pacific countries; and SAMR releases draft antimonopoly rules targeting internet companies
November 16, 2020China's data protection regime is further aligning with the GDPR, good news for both Chinese companies wanting to go global as well as foreign companies already GDPR-compliant
November 13, 2020
