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How to Sue a Chinese Company: The 101

As China’s relationship with the outside world continues to deteriorate (especially with the United States and to a lesser extent with Europe) the number of lawsuits and potential lawsuits between Chinese and foreign companies is on the upswing. There is an old saying about how lawyers do best in times of great change and that

International Litigation: The Questions We Ask

In deleting old emails this past weekend I came across one from one of our international litigators to a client that was contemplating pursuing litigation in a tiny emerging market country. This client wanted our lawyers to help it figure out whether to pursue litigation in this small country and also determine what law firm

Why Court Corruption Does Not Mean Lights Out

Let me put it right out there: most North Americans and Western Europeans do not understand court corruption. They have heard about it, of course, but they generally do not understand how it impacts their business. Otherwise they would not so frequently say there is no point in having a contract or bringing a lawsuit

International Dispute Resolution Clauses: Context is Everything

1. International Dispute Resolution Clauses Every month or so, a lawyer will write me out of the blue with a “quick question” about a draft contract. One of the most common “quick questions” we get are those asking us to “confirm” that some particular court or arbitration body would make the most sense for such

Will My Contract Be Enforceable in China, and Will It Help Ensure the Chinese Side Performs Properly?

In my last post I discussed the importance of having the right person craft your China contracts. I am often asked (usually right after I quote our fee) whether a China contract I am proposing to write “is even enforceable in China.” I always give the same answer, which is more or less the following.

International Product Sourcing Consultants and the Liabilities They Face

But sometimes litigating/arbitrating IS the best option. Our law firm’s international lawyers often work with many really experienced and really good product sourcing consultants. These consultants are usually really good for the following reasons: They know the ins and outs on doing business in/with a particular foreign country. They know the ins and on finding

China Litigation from the Inside

At any given time, my law firm’s international litigation team are involved in 3-5 matters involving companies owed money by Chinese companies. Late last year — right before COVID I received I was cc’ed on an email from one of our litigators to an attorney who is regular counsel for a company we are assisting

Suing Your China Manufacturer for Bad Quality Product

Our international litigation lawyers long ago developed template emails for responding to companies that write us about their China product quality problems. The below is the one we use for U.S. companies that write us with a China product quality problem and the contract provided us is not good at all. Most of the time

Suing Chinese Companies for Product Liability

In the last few years, my law firm’s international dispute resolution team (of which I am a part) has seen a tremendous increase in cases involving individuals and companies and lawyers wanting to sue Chinese companies for a Chinese manufactured product that injured someone. The cases coming to our law firm typically involve one of

Getting to Yes with China Contract Damages

Our China lawyers often stress to our clients the importance of a well-crafted contract damages provision that contains a “just-right” amount of damages the Chinese counter-party much pay for a breach. We are often asked what is just the right amount and our answer is that depends on the specific facts and to what the

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How to Sue a Chinese Company: The 101

International Litigation: The Questions We Ask

Why Court Corruption Does Not Mean Lights Out

International Dispute Resolution Clauses: Context is Everything

Will My Contract Be Enforceable in China, and Will It Help Ensure the Chinese Side Performs Properly?

International Product Sourcing Consultants and the Liabilities They Face

China Litigation from the Inside

Suing Your China Manufacturer for Bad Quality Product

Suing Chinese Companies for Product Liability

Getting to Yes with China Contract Damages

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How to Sue a Chinese Company: The 101

International Litigation: The Questions We Ask

Why Court Corruption Does Not Mean Lights Out

International Dispute Resolution Clauses: Context is Everything

Will My Contract Be Enforceable in China, and Will It Help Ensure the Chinese Side Performs Properly?

International Product Sourcing Consultants and the Liabilities They Face

China Litigation from the Inside

Suing Your China Manufacturer for Bad Quality Product

Suing Chinese Companies for Product Liability

Getting to Yes with China Contract Damages