June 2017

金杜律师事务所作为上海家化(集团)有限公司(“家化集团”)的中国法律顾问,协助家化集团在中国境内设立私募基金并完成其对境外知名婴幼儿护理用品公司Mayborn Group Limited(“Mayborn”)的跨境收购;其后协助家化集团将其间接持有的Mayborn的股权及相关股东债权注入家化集团下属上市公司,实现将Mayborn的资产装入上市公司,交易金额约为2.9亿美元。
Continue Reading 金杜助力家化集团及其下属企业收购国际知名婴童品牌Mayborn集团

作者:宁宣凤  杨楠 金杜律师事务所 商务合规部

宁宣凤2017年6月8日,工信部在其官网上发布《互联网新业务安全评估管理办法(征求意见稿)》(“《办法》”)[1],公开向社会征求意见,截至2017年7月9日。这是在《网络安全法》已于2017年6月1日正式实施的大背景下,电信及互联网领域出现的又一部重要监管性文件。本文第一时间对其主要内容做一梳理,以方便企业等相关市场主体对其做进一步评论和评估。
Continue Reading 图解安全评估流程——互联网业务安全不可因“新”而废“管”

作者:姜俊禄 李若维 金杜律师事务所商务合规部

jiang_junlu张先生打小就是大多数父母眼里“别人家的孩子”,聪明、懂事、成绩好。1995年的一天,意气风发的小张怀揣理想、背上行囊,踏上了赴美求学的道路。一晃20多年过去了,一路功成名就且已加入美籍的张先生最近却郁郁寡欢起来。身为高级技术人才的他近期被北京中关村一家用人单位高薪聘请,张先生心里乐开了花。本想借工作之便长期定居中国,一来方便照看日渐年迈的双亲,二来可以搭乘国内经济发展的快车寻求更好的职业发展,但重返故土定居这一路上却障碍重重:

办理中国工作签证的手续复杂,且签证的期限还比较短,需要频繁地延长或更新,否则就构成非法居留;除了签证,在国内就业还需再办理就业许可,工作稍有变动就需要更新证件;处理这些证件费钱、费时,还误事不说,张先生在国内买张高铁票、看个小病都成了头疼的大事。
Continue Reading “中国绿卡”是全球最难申请绿卡之一?

作者:龚牧龙 蔺志军 金杜律师事务所金融资本部

gong_mulonglin_zhijun科锐国际(300662) 作为A股人力资源行业第一股于2017年6月8日在创业板成功挂牌上市。科锐国际是较为复杂结构的红筹架构回归A股IPO的案例,金杜团队作为科锐国际的法律顾问,参与了红筹架构拆除、引入私募投资者、股份制改造、A股IPO申报、答复证监会反馈意见及完成上市的全过程。特别是在答复证监会反馈意见中,我们对证监会审核红筹回归IPO项目最新的审核原则和监管要求有了深入的理解。我们希望通过本文的简要梳理,能为其他红筹回归A股IPO的企业提供一点借鉴。
Continue Reading 分解复杂红筹回归IPO项目 把脉证监会最新监管要求

By Rebecca LeBherz and Zoe Walker. King & Wood Mallesons’ Brisbane office.

It has now been two years since the Singapore International Commercial Court (“SICC”) was established as an alternative forum to resolve international commercial disputes in Singapore. There are three institutions in Singapore capable of resolving international commercial disputes – it is a veritable cocktail of dispute resolutions services.

London may still dominate cross-border commercial litigation, but it is no longer the default. The SICC has proven that it is able to quickly resolve complex disputes of substantial value. Rebecca LeBherz and Zoe Walker examine where the SICC is now, and what it achieved in its first two years.
Continue Reading The Singapore International Commercial Court – Two years on

By Paul Starr and James McKenzie King & Wood Mallesons’ Hong Kong office.

starr_pPaul Starr, Practice Leader Hong Kong Dispute Resolution and Infrastructure and James McKenzie, Senior Associate, King & Wood Mallesons, Hong Kong in conversation with Dr Wang Wenying, Secretary General at China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission Hong Kong (CIETAC HK) and Sarah Grimmer, Secretary General at Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC).
Continue Reading A B&R Conversation with Dr Wang Wenying and Sarah Grimmer

By Alex Maschmedt and Matthew Gardner. King & Wood Mallesons’ Melbourne office.

Two of the key policy bodies for road and vehicle use in Australia, AustRoads and the National Transport Commission (NTC), have jointly developed new “Guidelines for Trials of Automated Vehicles in Australia” (Guidelines), published on 24 May 2017.

The Guidelines are the first step in framework for reform of Australia’s transport regulatory systems to accommodate the rise of automated vehicles.
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By King & Wood Mallesons

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) was recognised with two awards at the 2017 Financial Times Asia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers Awards in Hong Kong last Thursday, including the prestigious ‘Innovation in Legal Expertise’ and ‘Innovation in the Business of Law’ categories.

KWM’s role on the World Bank’s first Special Drawing Rights (SDR) – denominated bond in the Chinese Inter-Bank Bond Market saw the firm win the Innovation in Legal Expertise category, against significant competition from leading global and regional law firms.
Continue Reading KWM continues success at the FT Asia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers Awards

作者:金杜律师事务所

上周四在香港举行的2017年度《金融时报》“亚太创新律师”颁奖晚宴上,金杜律师事务所(“金杜”)收获两项大奖,包括备受瞩目的“法律专业创新大奖”和“商法创新大奖”。

金杜凭借其在世界银行首发特别提款权债券(中国银行间债券市场上的人民币债券)中的出色表现,从全球和亚太众多优秀律所中脱颖而出,一举斩获法律专业类创新大奖。

该项目于2016年9月2日发行了本金总额为5亿元特别提款权债券,标志着在中国首次发行以人民币计价的特别提款权债券。这项交易扩大了特别提款权的使用,促进了中国国内资本市场的发展,进一步展示了人民币国际化的新进展,是中国债券市场的突破性发展。
Continue Reading 金杜再获《金融时报》亚太创新律师大奖