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How to Strategically Respond to Climate Change, Crisis and Collapse by Applying Sustainable Rule of Law and Compliance Systems

Post WW2 Bretton Woods Mentality of Maximizing Profits is Causing the Climate Catastrophe For 80 years since WW2, the world economic system has focused solely on maximizing shareholder profit based on using fossil fuels; this mentality has created laws and compliance systems that cause the current climate catastrophe. Regulators, banks, institutional investors and companies have […]

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Preliminary Case Evaluation Package for Trade Disputes in China

Doing business in China can be rewarding and lucrative, however, things do not always go as expected. Sometimes there are misunderstandings and/or changes in circumstances which may lead to situations where you might face a potential dispute with a counterparty in China and need market specific practical business and legal advice.  These situations may arise […]

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Dormant Companies Now Available in China

Clients often ask us whether an existing company in China can be “paused” or “suspended” due to a business disruption caused by uncertain but transitory circumstances, and resumed once the circumstances change. Not surprisingly, we have received an increased number of such queries during the COVID 19 pandemic. The answer to this question was “NO” […]

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Nicholas V. Chen Joins Canning House Panel Discussion

Partner Nicholas V. Chen joined a panel during a webinar titled “Canning Conversations: Supply Chains“. The event was organized by Canning House and took place on November 5th. Panel discussion focused on Latin America’s supply chain networks, and the regional and global impact of Covid-19 on their flows. Nick focused mostly on the recent trend […]

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Sourcing Personal Protective Equipment (“PPE”) from China

Practical Tips for International Buyers The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is driving global demand for Personal Protective Equipment (“PPE”). China is one of the world’s largest producers of PPE. Many governments and private sector distributors currently seek to establish reliable supply chains to source PPE in China in order to lessen the impact of this outbreak […]

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Cross Border Risk Management for Multinational Companies in China

Nicholas V. Chen was recently featured in a report titled “A Jurisdictional Guide of how to Manage Risk in Multinationals”, published by IR Global. In the report, which was prepared for distribution to members of the Association of Corporate Counsel, IR Global members offer their unique jurisdictional perspective on risk management for multinational companies in […]

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Nicholas V. Chen Featured in Asia Business Law Journal Article

Nicholas V. Chen was recently featured in an article titled “Cautious steps towards careful legal reform in Taiwan” and published in Asia Business Law Journal. The article also features insight from other legal professionals in Taiwan and focuses on the impact the current political environment and a variety of recent legal developments could have on […]

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Know Your Customer: Ensuring Legitimacy in Business Transactions

Nicholas V. Chen was featured in a report titled “Know Your Customer: Ensuring Legitimacy in Business Transactions”, published by IR Global. The report features advice from several IR Global members, and Nick shared his insight on China and Taiwan issues. See excerpts from Nick’s answers to the IR Global Team’s questions below. | QUESTION 1 […]

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Is Your Company a ‘Boiling Frog’? What Should Be Done Before It’s Too Late?

There is a popular metaphor in business circles about a 19th century experiment in which researchers concluded that frogs, when thrown into a pot of boiling water, would jump out to survive; but if the frog was placed in a pot of cold water where the temperature was raised slowly, the frog would be unable to sense the small changes in temperature and would eventually boil to death.

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Wanderers At the Ends of the Earth

For centuries, many Chinese have ventured abroad to seek opportunities. Some come back home regularly, some have never come home. The stories are as many as the drops of water in an ocean.

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10 Practical Tips for Successful Chinese ODI Companies

Many Chinese companies seek to internationalize their future growth overseas, either in specific countries, regions or even globally. There are many stories about why Chinese companies fail to achieve their goals when doing business abroad. This article is not one of those kinds of articles. This article focuses on what China companies can do to improve their ODI success probability.

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CRS: The Greatest Threat to Family Private Wealth and Privacy

The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development’s (“OECD”) new Common Reporting Standard (“CRS”) will allow over 100 governments to access the personal financial data of overseas account holders and owners of trusts and foundations. This article is part of a series on the new regime.

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