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6 June 2019, King & Wood Mallesons is delighted to announce the continued growth of the partnership and Dispute Resolution practice with the addition of Jessica Fei. Highly regarded by clients and market peers, Jessica is a senior legal professional in the international arbitration and dispute resolution practice areas. Qualified in both New York and the PRC, Jessica has over 20 years of experience working at international arbitration institutions and international law firms, advising PRC State-Owned Enterprises, multinationals and major regional corporates in the PRC, Asia, Europe and the U.S. on large-scale international arbitration, litigation and dispute avoidance matters.
Continue Reading King & Wood Mallesons recruits highly regarded international arbitration and dispute resolution leader Jessica Fei

In today’s global corporate world, many conglomerates have complex and layered shareholding structures with multiple entities in various jurisdictions. Each entity must function as part of a cohesive whole within the larger global group, but will still be governed by company laws or other laws of its respective local jurisdiction. In international M&A deals, parties sometimes approach the corporate governance of a foreign entity (and correspondingly, negotiations of shareholders agreements, joint venture agreements and other matters) by using principles and concepts that they are familiar with in their domestic jurisdiction.
Continue Reading Global M&A – Know the differences btw PRC and foreign company law

China is India’s Largest Trading Partner:

China and India have been trading goods for centuries including along the historical “Silk Route”. According to Government of India statistics, China – India bilateral trade reached an all time high in 2018 to reach US$85 billion. The two countries have set a target of US$100 billion in bilateral trade. …

Continue Reading China – India Silicon Road: The New Trade Route (Silk Route 2.0) Runs Through the Technology Sector

According to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “NPR”) issued by the United States Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) and published in the Federal Register on May 28, 2019, Commerce is preparing to levy tariff duties on exports to the United States from mercantilist countries that artificially undervalue their currencies to tip the balance of trade to their advantage.
Continue Reading U.S. to Levy Countervailing Duties against Undervalued Currencies?

It has been more than two months since China’s new Foreign Investment Law (FIL) was passed at the second session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) of China on 15 March 2019. Some thought the FIL was an indication that the US-China trade talks would soon be wrapped up. This is unlikely. Despite this the FIL has shown China reiterating a willingness to deepen reform and open up its economy.
Continue Reading China Foreign Investment Law: How Will It Impact the Existing FIEs?

许多德国公司很早就已经在中国设立企业、合资企业或子公司，而近几年来，在德投资的中国公司也不胜枚举，且该数量在未来几年预计仍将增加。
Many German companies have established enterprises, joint ventures or subsidiaries in China. In recent years, a large number of Chinese companies have invested in Germany – and even more are expected to do so in the years to come.
Continue Reading 《在德国做生意》（2019）中英双语发布 Doing Business in Germany 2019 (Bilingual)

关于外商直接投资的新欧盟条例于2019年4月10日生效并将于2020年10月11日起强制实施，新条例的目的是为了保护欧洲关键资产不受可能危害欧盟或其成员国合法利益的交易影响，并为此确定了对关键基础设施、关键技术及双重用途物品、关键投入要素的供应、敏感信息的访问与控制、媒体自由与多元化的审查标准，投资者由非欧盟政府控制程度和出资等需要关注的方面。
The new EU Regulation on FDI in the European Union came into force on 10 April 2019 and will apply from 11 October 2020. The FDI Regulation intends to protect critical European assets against transactions that would be detrimental to legitimate interests of the European Union or its Member States and to do so has determined screening criteria in critical infrastructure, critical technologies and dual-use items, supply of critical inputs, access to and control of sensitive information, freedom and pluralism of media and extent of control or funding by non-EU government to name a few areas of focus.
Continue Reading 《进军欧洲及中东：外商直接投资监管注意事项》（英文版）发布 Accessing Europe and the Middle East: Foreign Direct Investment Control Considerations (English version)