Projects Energy and Environment

Hangzhou Court applies copyright and unfair competition law to protect virtual human intellectual property in the absence of specific legal provisions; Hong Kong’s loosened cryptocurrency rules attract Chinese state-owned banks; and increased regulatory scrutiny pushes Chinese investment in Europe to an 8-year low

Consumer infrastructure is included in offering of REITs

Electric vehicle companies are trying to capture both U.S. and Chinese markets; Hong Kong Stock Exchange plans to mandate climate disclosures; and China aims to protect private enterprises

SPACs in the U.S. remain attractive for Chinese tech firms; COVID and economic pressures cause changes in consumer behavior; and restrictions on the use of superlatives in advertising clarified

Approval is required when providing confidential surveying and mapping achievements to foreign parties.

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

2022 regulatory trends in China, including data protection, TMT, capital markets, PE/VC, IP, dispute resolution, healthcare, banking & finance, sanctions and antitrust.

After a busy year on the capital markets, Haiping Li and Paloma Wang of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP take a look at 2022’s developments and what the next 12 months may hold.

Jianwei Jerry Fang, Runyang Liu and Dianmeng Zhu of Zhong Lun Law Firm discuss the year’s major legislative and judicial developments in civil and commercial dispute resolution in China.

New social credit draft law raises concerns for foreign companies; CSRC lifts ban on property M&A and refinancing; and U.K. government unwinds a completed transaction for the first time.