Chinese Go Bargain Shopping for U.S. Real Estate
Americans are witnessing one of the worst corrections in history in the U.S. real estate market as evidenced by steep declines in new home sales and rapidly growing real estate foreclosures. The...
View ArticleAsia Update
On 16th December 2009, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited made the announcement that companies incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) will now be allowed to list on...
View ArticleBest Practices for Chinese Companies
To download Barry Genkin's presentation on "Best Practices for Chinese Companies," click here.
View ArticleGOING DARK Considerations, Process and Timing
Given the economic conditions experienced globally over the last several years, the costs related to being a public company and the ever increasing regulatory requirements applicable to public...
View ArticleGOING DARK—Timing and Traps for the Unwary (Part 2)
Introduction Over the course of the last several years a significant number of international companies, including Chinese companies, listed in the U.S. have considered "going dark."...
View ArticleBlank Rome LLP Closed Over 70 Reportable Transactions in 2010
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View ArticleChina Media Express: The Stockholder’s Right to Access Books and Records
Is your company prepared to turn over its most important financial records to stockholders within a matter of weeks? This question was recently posed to China Media Express Holdings, Inc....
View ArticleNew Arbitration Ordinance in Hong Kong—1st June 2011
Hong Kong has introduced a new Arbitration Ordinance which became effective on 1st June 2011. This development brings some significant changes and features in the way arbitration is to be conducted in...
View ArticleChina Social Insurance Law Update
Overview The Social Insurance Law ("SIL") was promulgated by the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress on 28 October 2010, which has taken effect since...
View ArticleHong Kong Listing
Hong Kong is the market of choice in Asia for companies, including Hong Kong and Mainland Chinese companies, seeking to go public and raise funds in a world-class market. For the past two decades the...
View ArticleHeightened Scrutiny to VIE structures under the New M&A rules
China's Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") issued new provisions concerning the national security review of foreign mergers and acquisitions of domestic enterprises, which became...
View ArticleImplementation of Data User Return Scheme in Hong Kong
Overview On July 7, 2011, the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data ("the Commissioner") issued a consultation document on the Data User Return Scheme ("DURS"),...
View ArticleChanges to Hong Kong’s Professional Investor Rules
Recent changes to the Rules, which are to go into effect on December 16, 2011 (subject to a "negative vetting" by the Legislative Council), aim to refine the evidential requirements...
View ArticleDevelopments in M&A Regulations in China and Impact on VIE Structures
The Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) for the People's Republic of China (the "PRC" or "China"), which provides security reviews for inbound mergers and...
View ArticleWhat Chapter 11 Could Do for You
Nigel Binnersley authored an article titled “What Chapter 11 Could Do for You” for Asia Maritime magazine to offer guidance to maritime companies likely to experience financial...
View ArticleNew Interim Measures on Failure to Report Business Concentrations in China
On December 30, 2011, the Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC” or “China”),which provides...
View ArticleOngoing Dispute Between CIETAC and Its Sub-Commissions
An internal dispute between the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (“CIETAC”), China’s leading arbitration institution, and its sub-commissions,...
View ArticleInternational Strategic Alliances: Joint Ventures Between Asian and U.S....
Frederick D. Lipman co-authored International Strategic Alliances: Joint Ventures Between Asian and U.S. Companies with Professor Larry D. Qiu, an economist at the University of Hong Kong.
View ArticleValue-Added Tax Pilot Program in China—Expansion from Shanghai to...
On November 16, 2011, the Ministry of Finance (“MoF”) and the State Administration of Taxation (“SAT”) jointly released the Notice on Promulgation of the...
View ArticleAmendment to the Employment Contract Law Announced
The Amendment to the Employment Contract Law (the "Amendment", and the Employment Contract Law referred to as the "Law") has been approved by the law making body of...
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