Legal

Wen Jie and Richard Wageman discuss the development of the exponentially growing franchising market in China, against which the most recently promulgated franchising legislation is interpreted.

China continues to develop its legal regime protecting the creation and development of new plant varieties with the issuance of new rights and remedies available for infringement disputes involving new plant varieties.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised on the initial public offering (IPO) and Hong Kong stock exchange listing by China Agri-Industries Holdings, the…

Paul Hastings, Janofsky & Walker represented Wal-Mart in its acquisition of a 35% stake in Chinese retailer Bounteous, which runs 100 hypermarkets throughout…

Allen & Overy advised Malaysia-based timber company Samling Global on its global IPO and listing on the main board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.…

David Ip has been welcomed back to his old firm Simmons & Simmons after leaving to join Fried Frank in January 2006. The real-estate senior associate will…

WilmerHale is expanding its China practice with the addition of Robert Woll as co-partner-in-charge of its Beijing office. His relocation to Beijing from…

International business leaders say Hong Kong is one of the least-corrupt places in Asia to do business, according to a study released by the Hong Kong-based…

Owen D. Nee, Jr has joined Jones Day's China practice, which has more than 125 lawyers based in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Taipei.