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By Mark Schaub and Atticus Zhao King&Wood Mallesons’ Corporate & Securities group

In our modern, interconnected world hacking is an ever present danger. Hackers can break into systems to steal information, bank details, bring down targeted websites, access government websites and a variety of other fiendish acts.

Imagine though, if instead of targeting desktop computers, websites or even mobile phones … that such hackers could target cars.  We have tragically seen how cars can be used as weapons by terrorists.
Continue Reading Cybersecurity: Achilles’ Heel for Self-driving Cars?

By Susan NING, WU Han King & Wood Mallesons’ Commercial & Regulatory group.

2017 has witnessed a quickened pace of legislative development on personal information protection worldwide. A variety of countries in the Asia-Pacific region introduced or amended their legislation on personal information protection. Such as in China the Cybersecurity Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “Cybersecurity Law”) was implemented on June 1, 2017, the Mandatory Data Breach Notification was approved in February, 2017 in Australia, and the revised Personal Information Protection Act took effective on May 30, 2017 in Japan.
Continue Reading Analysis of the Personal Information Security Specification from a Practical Perspective

By Tony Dong, Duan Tao (Daisy), Cao Linlin, Yang Yingjie  King & Wood Mallesons’ Commercial & Regulatory Group

The US Senate and House of Representatives eventually voted to clear  the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on December 20, 2017, after several rounds of back and  forth between the Houses. Two days later, the US President Donald Trump  officially signed this Act into effective law, as the culmination of the US tax  reform that had galvanized worldwide attention. This legislation is the biggest  and most compressive overhaul of the US tax system since the Reagan  administration in 1986.
Continue Reading Overseas Express丨The US tax reform’s impacts

By King & Wood Mallesons

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has advised Shenzhen-listed By-Health Co., Ltd. on the acquisition of Australian probiotic market leader Life-Space Group, for a purchase price of up to AU$690 million.

The transaction represents By-Health’s first major outbound acquisition in the Australian healthcare industry, with Life-Space operating the Evolution Health and Ultramix businesses as well as the Life-Space brand of probiotics.
Continue Reading KWM advises on By-Health’s AU$690m investment in Australia’s healthcare industry

By Yong Kaichang King & Wood Mallesons’ Corporate&Securities Group

In this Article, we will discuss practical tips in 10 key areas for the better and effective management of outbound M&A transactions by PRC investors. This Article will be published in two parts. In this Part 1, we will first discuss the choosing of lawyers, reviewing legal fees, forming the transaction structure, setting a timetable and managing due diligence. 
Continue Reading 10 tips for effective management of outbound M&A (I)

By King & Wood Mallesons

In January 2018, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) was recognized with eight Deals of the Year 2017 by China Business Law Journal (CBLJ). As one of the most influential deal awards in the region, CBLJ’s annual Deals of the Year awards select top ten most representative deals/cases from significant business deals, litigation disputes and intellectual property (IP) matters in China. The eight selected matters advised by KWM cover corporate and M&A, securities & capital markets, aviation finance and dispute resolution, and other practice areas, representing comprehensive strength of the firm in those sectors.
Continue Reading King & Wood Mallesons won multiple Deals of the Year 2017 from China Business Law Journal

By Dang Zhe, He Shijia King & Wood Mallesons’ IP group

Recently, the KWM IP litigation team, on behalf of Deere & Company, won the final trial of a lawsuit involving trademark infringement and unfair competition. The defendants were John Deere (Beijing) Agricultural Machinery Co., Ltd and other two.
Continue Reading 1st Civil Case Recognizing Well-known Trademark on Similar Goods

By King & Wood Mallesons

In December 2017, King & Wood Mallesons (“KWM”) advised Beijing Horizon Robotics Technology Research and Development Co., Ltd. (“Horizon Robotics”) on its successful series A+ financing. This preferred equity financing raised approximately US$100 million. Although Horizon Robotics was only established two years ago, it has achieved extraordinary growth in its business valuation and has strengthened its competitive edge in the artificial intelligence (“AI”) industry as a result of this transaction. 
Continue Reading King & Wood Mallesons advises renowned AI startup Horizon Robotics on its over US$100 million Series A+ preferred equity financing