Not sure why (the still bad economy?) but my law firm has been getting a rash of China joint venture deals and possible deals over the last six months or so. Many of these have involved a United States company that wants to enter into a Joint Venture with its China manufacturer so as to… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: CIETAC Arbitration
Litigation And Arbitration In China. No Surrender. Ever.
Posted in Legal NewsMy firm has been gearing up for a couple of CIETAC commercial arbitrations against Chinese companies and one thing we can state with near certainty is that neither will settle. The reason for this is Chinese companies virtually never settle their in-country litigation matters. In the United States, something on the order of 97% of… Continue Reading
An Overview On Doing Business In China.
Posted in China Business, Legal NewsThe Legal Insight Blog has a long and comprehensive post, entitled, “Overview of Doing Business in China.” And that is exactly what it is. Written by King & Wood, one of China’s leading law firms, the post sets out the basics of China’s systems as they relate to business and it does so very clearly… Continue Reading
Second Summit on Chinese Business Law and Practice in Santiago, Chile. November 18, 2011.
Posted in Events, Legal NewsLast November, the Asian Studies Program and the Law School of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Catholic University of Chile) hosted a Summit on Chinese Business Law and Practice in Santiago. As I mentioned in my post on that event, I had very high hopes for the Summit, in part because it was organized by… Continue Reading
China Arbitration Law Conference
Posted in EventsOn October 10, 2006, the American Bar Association will be putting on a teleconference called “China: The New Frontier in Arbitration.” The conference will be on “available dispute resolutions for companies that are doing business in China” and it will examine arbitration issues that arise both before entering into an agreement and after a dispute… Continue Reading
Chinese Litigation: Why Forsake The Thrill Of The New?
Posted in Legal NewsA couple weeks ago, an American company contacted us about representing them before the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) in Beijing. The American company claimed to be owed hundreds of thousands of dollars by a Chinese company that had failed to make final payment on a large piece of industrial equipment. The… Continue Reading
When Your IP Is In China . . . .
Posted in Legal NewsJust read a very practical article in Legal Times, entitled, “When Your IP is Far Away,” written by Bruce F. Metge, an attorney with East Coast mega-firm Mintz Levin. The article is appropriately subtitled, “To safeguard IP assets in an outsourcing deal, develop a strong contract and an even stronger business relationship.” Nothing revelatory here,… Continue Reading
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