China Rising In More Ways Than One
SSL International PLC recently announced it is taking control of Qingdao London Durex Company Ltd. by buying out the 50 percent stake held by its former Chinese joint venture (JV) partner, Qingdao...
View ArticleThe China Joint Venture. It’s BACK!!!
AmCham China just posted an interview here [mp3] of me regarding the return of joint ventures to China. Josh Gartner conducted the interview and he did a great job. Though joint ventures obviously...
View ArticleFear The China Joint Venture And Front-Load Your China Licensing Agreements.
The China Economic Review just published a piece on China business relationships by Andrew Hupert, a professor of negotiation at NYU in Shanghai. The article is entitled, “Trouble in commercial...
View ArticleChina Joint Ventures. Who’s Your Partner?
By Steve Dickinson The Chinese Supreme Court recently issued a set of regulations to be used in court cases involving disputes within foreign invested enterprises (最高人民法院关于审理外商投资企业纠纷案件若干问题的规定). These...
View ArticleChina Law. Making Money Off The Misery Of Others.
A truism about lawyers is that we benefit when the economy is either rising or falling, so long as there is change. I was talking with a China lawyer friend the other day regarding his firm’s very...
View ArticleHow We Really Feel About China, Part II: Joint Ventures. We Love Them AND We...
This is part II of our relatively new series setting forth how we “really feel” about the issues that have generated controversy on our blog over the years. Part I dealt with guanxi and the comments to...
View ArticleEight Big Mistakes To Avoid In China.
One of the favorite topics among China lawyers is the big mistakes they have seen their clients, rejected clients, and others make when trying to navigate China. The discussion usually transpires with...
View ArticleHow To Form A China Company (WFOE or JV). Hong Kong Entities. They’re Baaaaack.
By: Steve Dickinson When making a WFOE (Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise) or JV (Joint Venture) investment in China, the investor must consider: who will be the shareholder in the PRC entity? Will the...
View ArticleHow To Handle Chinese Negotiating Tactics. Part Three.
By: Steve Dickinson This is the final of our three part series on how to handle Chinese negotiating tactics. Part One can be found here. Part Two can be found here. Following on my previous two posts...
View ArticleHow To Form A China Company (WFOE or JV). Hong Kong Entities. They’re...
Less than a month ago, we wrote a post, entitled, How To Form A China Company (WFOE or JV). Hong Kong Entities. They’re Baaaaack. The gist of that post was that my law firm was now favoring the forming...
View ArticleChina Joint Ventures Again. This Time We Blame The Victims.
My co-blogger and fellow China Lawyer Dan Harris recently did an interview with AmCham on China joint ventures and a couple of follow up posts, entitled, Love The One You’re With. When China Joint...
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