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How Not to Be in China

Chovanec nails it and his tweet instantly reminded me of something I read in a recent email from a China consultant I have known for years. His new email address was for a strange sounding company so I followed the URL from that address and discovered this China consultant now has two companies. One focuses

How To Close A China WFOE Without Going To Jail

As foreign companies tire of China’s increasing randomness and expenses, and as the COVID vaccines begin rolling out, our China lawyers are getting an increasing number of calls about China WFOE closures. These calls are not coming from companies that have their WFOEs in China to make product or service sales in China; they are

Luckin Coffee Files for Bankruptcy in the United States: This is Your Due Diligence Reminder

Most China watchers have spent the past three months trying to decide what a Biden Presidency means for U.S.-China relations. And over the past week, some China watchers also have been watching as mainland Chinese users flocked to discussions on the Clubhouse app, seemingly without sparking concern among Great Firewall monitors. That brief window into

How to Destroy Your Company By Piling on China Risks: But Wait, There’s More. . . .

Got an email the other day enclosing a link to a Globe and Mail article, Vancouver miner says China trying to steal Xinjiang gold mine, and stating the following: I literally chuckled when I read this. Only for the reason that it pretty much checked off every point you have warned about. They certainly would

The Eight Core Issues in Forming a China WFOE

China was the largest recipient of FDI in 2020 and for China lawyers that translates into WFOE formations. In Why NOW Is a Good Time to Double Down on Doing Business IN China we essentially predicted this trend. We talked about how companies that manufacture in China are looking to get out (COVID has slowed

China Employer Audits and Signed Employment Agreements

No foreign employer is too small for China’s employment law regulators and in some respects the smaller you are, the greater your risks. I say this because when a company with 5,000 employees has a problem with five employees, it’s not that big a deal, but when a five-employee company has a problem with two

The Nationalist Agenda Behind China Opening Up to Foreign Banks

China’s Nationalist Agenda Behind Its Opening Up to Foreign Banks

In a recent op-ed, I wrote how the controversy over Disney’s Mulan embodies some of the ethical dilemmas and pitfalls that face companies doing business in China. On one hand, to maintain their presence in China these companies must comply with the demands and expectations of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). On the other hand,

Handle your China employee contracts with care

China Mergers and Acquisitions: When Your Due Diligence Says Don’t Do It

My law firm’s international lawyers do a significant amount of transactional work, which we call “happy law.” It’s generally happy because the buyer and seller largely know what they want from the other side and they have already agreed in principle on what the deal will look like. Both sides bring in transactional lawyers like

So You Want to Take Your Business Global?

We were prompted to write this post by talk that Mexico should consider joining the RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership). But how many Mexican companies can really take advantage of the opportunities these sorts of trade agreements bring? How many Mexican companies are in a position to penetrate other markets? There’s nothing wrong with internationalism, but as

Investing and Doing Business in Spain: The Webinar Video Replay

You can watch the webinar HERE! For anyone who was not able to join our Investing and Doing Business in Spain: A Legal Perspective webinar last week, we’ve got you covered! The visual presentations for this webinar can be found below: Investing and Doing Business in Spain: A Legal Perspective Managing Distribution Channels in Spain Foreign

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How To Close A China WFOE Without Going To Jail

Luckin Coffee Files for Bankruptcy in the United States: This is Your Due Diligence Reminder

How to Destroy Your Company By Piling on China Risks: But Wait, There’s More. . . .

The Eight Core Issues in Forming a China WFOE

China Employer Audits and Signed Employment Agreements

China’s Nationalist Agenda Behind Its Opening Up to Foreign Banks

China Mergers and Acquisitions: When Your Due Diligence Says Don’t Do It

So You Want to Take Your Business Global?

Investing and Doing Business in Spain: The Webinar Video Replay

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How Not to Be in China

How To Close A China WFOE Without Going To Jail

Luckin Coffee Files for Bankruptcy in the United States: This is Your Due Diligence Reminder

How to Destroy Your Company By Piling on China Risks: But Wait, There’s More. . . .

The Eight Core Issues in Forming a China WFOE

China Employer Audits and Signed Employment Agreements

China’s Nationalist Agenda Behind Its Opening Up to Foreign Banks

China Mergers and Acquisitions: When Your Due Diligence Says Don’t Do It

So You Want to Take Your Business Global?

Investing and Doing Business in Spain: The Webinar Video Replay