Projects Energy and Environment

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.

The U.S. detains millions worth of solar panel products at the border; rules surrounding high-tech export controls clarified; Shanghai court strikes down VAM agreement

China will support foreign-invested enterprises to list domestically

Three Chinese companies ordered out of Canada's lithium industry; CFIUS publishes first-ever enforcement and penalty guidelines; and China’s metaverse IPO starts in Hong Kong.

Chinese policy commits to dual circulation; First DSL enforcement action; Crackdown on illegal cryptocurrency exchange, OKX

CAC publishes guidelines for data export security assessment; Tencent Huanhe stops selling NFTs due to regulatory challenges; Proposal to enhance protection of wildlife under review

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?

The U.S. adds Alibaba to delisting list, citing audit non-compliance; Integration of Shenzhen and Swiss bourses; Six ESG-linked indices launched in Shenzhen