By Wang Rui and Song Yafei  King & Wood Mallesons’ Corporate & Securities group

wangruiCyber security is at the forefront of law review throughout the world and China is no exception.  The state has released a number of regulations and policy documents on cyber security such as Cybersecurity Law (《网络安全法》), Cyberspace Security Strategy (《国家网络空间安全战略》), and

By Susan Ning , Wu Han, Li Huihui , and Wang Shisun King & Wood Mallesons’ Commercial & Regulatory group

ning_susanOn 2 December 2016, the US Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”) released new rules on Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services (the “New Rules”) to regulate Broadband Internet Access Service

作者:张保生 朱媛媛 金杜律师事务所争议解决部

zhang_baosheng近日,北京市第一中级人民法院一审判决华锐风电科技(集团)股份有限公司(下称“华锐风电”)原董事长韩某犯违规披露重要信息罪,判处有期徒刑11个月,并处罚金10万元,原副总裁、财务总监陶某犯违规披露重要信息罪,判处拘役4个月,缓刑6个月,并处罚金5万元。此案一出,引发资本市场广泛热议。

此案为何引发资本市场高度关注?此案又向资本市场传递了什么信号?违规披露、不披露重要信息罪的构成要件是什么?上市公司应当如何防范与应对?本文将结合我们办理信息披露违法违规案件的经验,一一解答。

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By King & Wood Mallesons

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) represented the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic to successfully overturn the US$16.5 million UNCITRAL award, with the Paris Court of Appeal recently ruling that Manas Bank had been established to facilitate money laundering.

The Government challenged the arbitral award in the French courts, which was made against the Kyrgyz Republic and in favour of Latvian businessman Valeri Belokon, former majority owner of Manas Bank, who claimed compensation for nationalization of the bank in 2010, as well as resisting enforcement of the award in Ontario.
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作者:金杜律师事务所

随着巴黎上诉法院最近裁定玛纳斯银行是为了协助洗钱而成立的结果,金杜律师事务所(“金杜”)代表吉尔吉斯斯坦共和国政府成功推翻了涉案金额达1650万美元的联合国国际贸易法委员会裁决。

吉尔吉斯斯坦政府就上述对该国不利的仲裁裁决向法国法院提出申诉,并拒绝在安大略省执行该裁决。原裁决有利于持有玛纳斯银行多数股权的前控股方——拉脱维亚商人Valeri Belokon,他对2010年银行国有化要求赔偿。
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作者:王小刚 金杜律师事务所金融资本部

前言

Common Reporting Standard (“CRS”)成为中国财富管理市场关注的热点已有段时间。各国各地区落实CRS的本地立法及实践现也已渐趋明朗。无论是想了解如何履行CRS下合规义务的机构,还是评估是否需根据CRS对资产持有架构进行调整的个人,现阶段的重点都应转移到对各司法管辖区CRS本地立法和实践的比较分析上。

各司法管辖区CRS本地立法所体现出的特点,总结来说是四个字:“大同小异”。在遵循CRS基本原则的前提下,在CRS规则允许的范围内,各司法管辖区都会根据本地的市场特点做出相应调整。研究大同,你可以了解CRS这一整套游戏规则背后的逻辑;研究小异,你可以找到CRS运作规则下,优化资产持有架构的路径。

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作者:梁燕玲 吴曦 金杜律师事务所商务合规部

梁燕玲2016年11月10日,国务院办公厅印发了《控制污染物排放许可制实施方案》(以下简称《方案》)。这一方案是中国排污许可制度的“顶层设计”,《方案》不仅确立了一企一证、按证排污、信息公开等制度,也为排污权交易制度的推行作出了安排。

《方案》的特点及主要内容

1. 国家层面的顶层设计

我国从上世纪80年代后期开始,各地陆续试点实施排污许可制,向约24万家企事业单位发放了排污许可证,取得了初步成效。但总体看,排污许可管理在推动企事业单位落实排污主体责任方面的作用发挥不突出,环保部门监管不到位。因此,上述《方案》的颁布是首次在国家层面对排污许可制度作出的顶层设计。

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作者:金杜律师事务所 King & Wood Mallesons

2017年2月24日,在《商法》今天公布的2016年度卓越律所大奖榜单中,金杜律师事务所连续第四年蝉联卓越律所(中国)和卓越综合实力律所(中国所)两项大奖。除了该奖项之外,金杜还凭借在竞争及反垄断、反腐败及合规、银行及金融、争议解决、能源及自然资源、房地产投资及REIT基金、破产及重组、结构性融资及资产证券化、税务领域的卓越表现和积极的客户反馈,将这九个领域“卓越律所”大奖也全部收入囊中。

On 24 February 2017, China Business Law Journal (CBLJ) announced that King & Wood Mallesons (KWM)  won the Law Firm of the Year (China) and Best Overall PRC Law Firms awards for the 4th consecutive year. Additionally, KWM has been recognized for its market leading capability and expertise as the winner in nine categories, namely, competition & antitrust, anti-bribery & compliance, banking & finance, dispute resolution, energy & natural resources, real estate & REIT, restructuring & insolvency, structured finance & securitization, and taxation. 
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By King & Wood Mallesons

On 22 February 2017, Jack Wang, Head of Finance & Capital Markets at King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) won the title of Finance Lawyer of the Year at the fourth annual Asia Legal Awards Ceremony, hosted by The Asian Lawyer in association with China Law & Practice, The American Lawyer and Legal Week. Advised the joint lead managers by KWM, Geely’s $400M green bond, the Chinese auto industry’s first ever offshore green bonds issuance, was also named the Securities Deal of the Year: Debt, at the ceremony. As one of Asia’s most renowned ceremony for the legal elite, the Asia Legal Awards honor the best work in the region. Across its coverage of practice areas and disciplines, the Awards intend to identify the biggest and most important commercial legal matters that involved lawyers and law firms in Asia.
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作者:金杜律师事务所

2017年2月22日,金杜律师事务所金融资本部负责合伙人王军律师在由《The Asian Lawyer》主办,《中国法律商务》、《The American Lawyer》及《Legal Week》协办的第四届年度“亚洲法律大奖”颁奖典礼上荣获“年度杰出金融律师”大奖。当晚,金杜还以代表承销商参与吉利集团发行4亿美元中国汽车行业首单海外绿色金融债券项目获得了“年度杰出证券交易(债务类)”大奖。作为亚洲最负盛名的法律精英盛典之一,“亚洲法律大奖”每年年初评选出上一年在亚洲地区的各业务领域中,参与到最为重大的商业法律项目中的律师个人及律师事务所,并进行表彰。
Continue Reading 金杜王军律师摘得亚洲法律大奖“年度杰出金融律师”奖项