February 2017, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) announced the newly promoted 20 outstanding lawyers and counsel in China office. The new partners and counsels are from a broad range of practice areas, including banking and finance, securities, corporate and M&A, capital markets, PE & funds, IP, IP litigation, commercial disputes, cross-border dispute resolutions, restructuring & insolvency and employment. With the continuous optimization of the talent cultivation and promotion systems, KWM continues to have more excellent young lawyers joining its partnership. It is expected that the new partners will not only strengthen KWM’s overall business, but also help drive KWM to innovate and explore high quality service models in the new era.Continue Reading 2017开年晋升新合伙人，金杜中国团队实力持续稳步增强 King & Wood Mallesons continues to enhance its strength in China with new partner promotions announced at the beginning of 2017
Protection of Standard-Related Patents — Analysis of a Dispute Between Sihuan Pharm and Qilu Pharmaceutical
By Li Zhongsheng and Song Xinyue King & Wood Mallesons’ IP group.
In January 2017, Beijing Sihuan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Sihuan Pharm”), represented by a King & Wood Mallesons’ IP litigation team, succeeded in a patent infringement trial. The Inner Mongolia Hohhot Intermediate People’s Court (the “Court”) found that Qilu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Qilu Pharmaceutical”)
King & Wood Mallesons advises ING Bank on ground-breaking PRC aircraft financing transaction
By King & Wood Mallesons
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) acted for ING Bank on its ground-breaking transaction with a PRC state-owned-enterprise lessor on the refinancing of the lessor’s acquisition and leasing of a wide body aircraft to an Indonesian airline.
This cross-border transaction required English law, PRC law and New York law expertise which
HK’s proposed dedicated tax regime for offshore aircraft leasing
By Hong Kong Asset & Aviation Finance Team, King & Wood Mallesons
The Hong Kong Government has put forward a proposal to amend its tax laws to establish a dedicated taxregime for aircraft owners/lessors based in Hong Kong and leasing to offshore (including PRC) lessees/airlines (see Timeline / References below) (“Proposed Regime”).
Construction Contracts: Who is Liable for Payments?
By Zhao Xianlong, Lin Jia, Zhang Mo King & Wood Mallesons’ Dispute Resolution group
A joint real estate development project usually involves two legal relationships: (1) a joint development agreement between the party who contributes the land use right (the “land owner”) and the party who finances the development (the “financier
Five Things You Need to Know About the Upcoming Cybersecurity Review System
By Wang Rui and Song Yafei King & Wood Mallesons’ Corporate & Securities group
Cyber 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
A New Trend in Personal Information Protection As Revealed by the FCC’s New Rules
By Susan Ning , Wu Han, Li Huihui , and Wang Shisun King & Wood Mallesons’ Commercial & Regulatory group
On 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
KWM advises Kyrgyz Republic on successful award overturn
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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King & Wood Mallesons’ Partner Jack Wang wins Finance Lawyer of the Year by at Asia Legal Awards
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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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Deere’s milestone win in its well-known trademark protection
By Dang Zhe He Shijia King & Wood Mallesons’ IP group
On 30 December 2016, the KWM IP litigation team helped US Deere & Company and its Chinese subsidiary John Deere (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (“Deere China”) win at first instance a lawsuit involving trademark infringement and unfair competition. The Beijing IP Court confirmed that