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Examining company GCs' strategic flexibility
Cover story

Room for manoeuvre

When rules conflict and resources are finite, compliance is no longer about getting it right, but making trade-offs. Law firm managers map out where to yield and where to hold for GCs
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Hengrui and Novo Nordisk in USD2.6bn drug licensing deal
Deal Highlights

Hengrui and Novo Nordisk in USD2.6bn drug licensing deal

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ESWIN Computing HKEX IPO
Deal Highlights

ESWIN Computing raises HKD2.5bn in landmark Hong Kong IPO

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China's banking supervision overhaul
In focus

Bank statement

Banking Supervision Law’s first major overhaul: legal directors and senior partners dissect key draft changes
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New World Development’s 11 SKIES exit
Deal Highlights

Linklaters, Sullivan & Cromwell advise on NWD’s 11 SKIES exit

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Paul Guan joins Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Market pulse

Former Kirkland partner joins Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

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Zhilin Law Firm opens Guangzhou branch
Market pulse

Zhilin opens Guangzhou branch, expanding GBA footprint

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Stephenson Harwood onboards Amita Haylock
Market pulse

Stephenson Harwood onboards Asia tech and IP head

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Grandall Law Firm's US and Kazakhstan offices
Market pulse

Grandall opens offices in Los Angeles and Almaty, Kazakhstan

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Building institutional AI capability
In-house Insights

Organisation trumps the individual

Where does in-house counsel’s value lie in the AI era? Huace Media’s legal chief shares practical insights on reshaping team capabilities
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HK government’s digital green bonds issue
Deal Highlights

HK government’s HKD20bn digital green bonds issue sets record

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AMD-World Labs deal
Deal Highlights

Latham, Wilson Sonsini advise on AMD-World Labs deal

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Lygend’s landmark Shenzhen listing
Deal Highlights

Firms steer Lygend’s landmark RMB3.7bn Shenzhen listing

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Firms steer RoboTechnik’s HKD5.18m debut on HKEX
Deal Highlights

Firms steer RoboTechnik’s HKD5.18m debut on HKEX

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Red Avenue New Materials HKEX debut
Deal Highlights

Red Avenue New Materials debuts on HKEX, raises HKD3m

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Kinwong Electronic’s Hong Kong IPO
Deal Highlights

Firms assist on Kinwong Electronic’s HKD5.1bn Hong Kong IPO

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Practitioners' perspectives

Judicial revisions to insider trading

By Zhang Baosheng and Xiao Qiang, Zhong Lun Law Firm
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Y&T Lawyers Opens Shenzhen Office
Market pulse

Y&T Lawyers debuts in the Greater Bay Area in Shenzhen

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US-China AI Data Compliance
Features

The AI data squeeze

PatSnap compliance chief on AI data compliance under dual US-China rules
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Connie Cheung joins Commerce & Finance
Market pulse

Ex-Freshfields listed companies advisory head joins C&F in HK

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Jonathan Chu joins Clifford Chance
Market pulse

Former CMS Beijing head joins Clifford Chance in Hong Kong

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Wilson Sonsini hires Jennifer Liu
Market pulse

Wilson Sonsini hires capital markets partner in Hong Kong

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Boomray-Novartis licence agreement
Deal Highlights

Fangda, MoFo steer USD900m Boomray-Novartis licence agreement

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China-Japan Export Controlsvideo
Anli Partners

Compliance for exports of dual-use items to Japan

By Chen Ziyuan and Xu Mengqi, Anli Partners
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Ligent Technologies' HKEX listing
Deal Highlights

Firms assist optical transceiver maker Ligent’s HKD5.67bn IPO

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Jingtian & Gongcheng hires three partners
Market pulse

Jingtian & Gongcheng hires three King & Wood partners

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Hong Kong eyes regional IP hub role
The Wrap

Hong Kong eyes role as regional intellectual property hub

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GSK's Chimagen Biosciences asset acquisition
Deal Highlights

GSK to acquire Chimagen asset in deal worth up to USD750m

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Z.AI share placement and convertible bonds
Deal Highlights

Z.AI raises HKD39.3bn in share placement, convertible bonds

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Who-owns-AIs-judgment
AI Convergence

Who owns AI’s judgment?

Veteran general counsel and scientist discuss a new AI governance paradigm
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Lihaitao
Market pulse

King & Wood set to establish new office in Singapore

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Geely IP chief on IP management in the AI era
In-house Insights

Innovation shifts gears

The innovation engine is shifting gear. Whoever recalibrates the timing will lead through the next bend.
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Appleby receives New Mountain investment
Deal Highlights

Appleby receives private equity investment from New Mountain Capital

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China Commercial Law Firm Office Expansion
Market pulse

China Commercial opens Laos, Indonesia and Xinjiang offices 

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Shihui Partners Hires Wang Zhining
Market pulse

Shihui recruits former Xiaomi antitrust compliance head 

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Hyrox Majority Stake Acquisition
Deal Highlights

Hyrox co-founders regain control of brand after buying stake

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Commerce & Finance Xi’an Office
Market pulse

Commerce & Finance opens Xi’an office in northwest expansion

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Jonathan Crompton Joins Broadfield
Market pulse

Broadfield appoints Asia disputes and investigations head

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Norton Rose Fulbright hires Han Lijie
Market pulse

Norton Rose Fulbright adds corporate partner in Shanghai

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Jingtian & Gongcheng recruits three partners
Market pulse

Jingtian & Gongcheng recruits three partners in two cities

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China Anti-Cyberbullying Law
Jingtian & Gongcheng

Main takeaways from draft Anti-Cyberbullying Law

By Quan Wei, Jingtian & Gongcheng
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Merits & Tree Silicon Valley Office
Market pulse

Merits & Tree opens Silicon Valley office

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Hangzhou Joint Law Firm
Market pulse

Zhejiang’s first Chinese mainland-Hong Kong-Macau joint law firm opens

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Enflame Technology IPO
Deal Highlights

Zhong Lun, DeHeng assist Enflame’s RMB6.12bn Star Market IPO

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Han Kun Adds Chu Weishu As Partner
Market pulse

Han Kun adds dispute resolution partner in Shanghai

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Luoyang Bearing Group ChiNext IPO
Deal Highlights

Kangda, AllBright act on Luoyang Bearing’s RMB2bn ChiNext IPO

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Cross-Border Financial Data Governancevideo
Practitioners' perspectives

Navigating cross-border financial data compliance and overseas regulatory conflicts

By Wang Chufan, Tahota Law Firm
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Equitable Subordination of Shareholder Loans
Ronly & Tenwen Partners

Where equitable subordination applies to shareholder loans

By Pan Dingchun and Liu Xianglan, Ronly & Tenwen Partners
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Chapter 18A Listing Preparation
Jingtian & Gongcheng

Proving core product eligibility for chapter 18A listing

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Longsys HKEX IPO
Deal Highlights

Memory products maker Longsys in landmark HKD7.08bn IPO

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Creditor Claims Accelerating Shareholder Contributions China
Zhong Lun Law Firm

Creditor claims for accelerating shareholder contributions

By Yi Xiangming and He Lingyu , Zhong Lun Law Firm
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TEMB Shanghai IPO
Deal Highlights

GF Law, DeHeng steer TEMB’s RMB1.88bn Shanghai debut

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HKEX chapter 18D Listing Rules
The Wrap

Lawyers examine HKEX’s proposed chapter 18D listing rules

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Guantao-Bishkek
Market pulse

Guantao opens in Bishkek, links four Central Asian offices

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Golden window in Singapore criminal investigations
Joint-Win Law Firm

‘Golden window’ in Singapore criminal investigations

By Yan Ge and Shi Wenhan, Joint-Win Partners
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Fair adjustments to shareholder interests
Jingtian & Gongcheng

Fair adjustments to shareholder interests in reorganisations

By Wang Zhenxiang, Jingtian & Gongcheng
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Practitioners' perspectives

New regulatory trends shaping compliance management

By Wang Xuechen, Kangda Law Firm
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DHH Law Firm

Addressing non-performing personal loans

By Chen Yanhong, DHH Law Firm
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Sunwell Law Firm hires Wang Jin and Zhang Tao
Market pulse

Sunwell recruits two senior partners from Hiways in Shanghai

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YYC Legal

Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis and the 15th Five-Year Plan

By Rossana Chu, YYC Legal
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Stephenson Harwood recruits Michelle Taylor
Market pulse

Stephenson Harwood adds former PwC HK network firm partner

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Patrick Yip joins Merits & Tree in HK
Market pulse

Former Deloitte China vice chair joins Merits & Tree in HK

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Guantao hires Ronald Sum and Julianne Doe
Market pulse

Guantao adds dispute resolution, M&A partners in Hong Kong

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Step-by-step strategies to overcome insurer tacticsvideo
Anli Partners

‘All risks’ claims: A manufacturer’s defence playbook

By Cheng Xue and Yang Bo, Anli Partners
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China state asset governance
In focus

Turning point

Senior practitioners break down key state asset law revisions, evaluating emerging legal risks in state-owned enterprise restructuring and asset transactions
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Latham-onboards-capital-markets-M&A-partners-in-Hong-Kong
Market pulse

Latham onboards capital markets, M&A partners in Hong Kong

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Shein-HKEX-cross-border-IPO
Deal Highlights

Shein’s HKD13.6bn HKEX debut is largest HK e-commerce IPO

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Jennifer Wu
Market pulse

HFW adds technology dispute partner Jennifer Wu in Hong Kong

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Baker McKenzie Hong Kong Justin Tang
Market pulse

Baker McKenzie adds Hong Kong dispute resolution partner

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XPeng's Dogotix unit funding
Deal Highlights

XPeng raises USD900m in robotics financing for Dogotix unit

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Dji-US-dod
Deal Highlights

US appeals court orders review of DJI on Pentagon list

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China Commercial opens California office
Market pulse

China Commercial opens Sacramento office in California

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Alibaba’s new share placement Hong Kong
Deal Highlights

Alibaba’s HKD80bn new share placement is largest in HK

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State Grid’s dim sum bonds
Deal Highlights

Firms steer State Grid’s record USD2.22bn dim sum bonds

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Sidley Austin adds Lin Jiqiang
Market pulse

Sidley Austin adds life sciences partner in New York

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Cindy Huang joins Hozu Capital
Market pulse

Former senior partner joins Hozu Capital as co-founder, COO

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Jingtian & Gongcheng hires Liao Jun Cheng Keni and Gu Peitao
Market pulse

Jingtian & Gongcheng adds partners in three Chinese cities

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Shanghai Electric's FTZ offshore bonds
Deal Highlights

Shanghai Electric in world’s first corporate FTZ offshore bonds

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Ingenic's HKEX debut
Deal Highlights

Niche memory-chip leader Ingenic in HKD3.1bn Hong Kong debut

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Alibaba’s Lingxi Games sale
Deal Highlights

Fangda, Haiwen advise on Alibaba’s USD1.5bn Lingxi Games sale

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CICC's Dongxing and Cinda Securities merger
Deal Highlights

CICC eyes USD16.9bn merger with Dongxing, Cinda Securities

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Merits & Tree hires Xue Yizhong and Zhang Jinhui
Market pulse

Merits & Tree hires dispute partners in Shanghai and Beijing

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Grandway hires Xu Wei Zhu Ting and Yang Yu
Market pulse

Grandway brings in partners for Suzhou and Shanghai offices

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Fangda Partners adds Zhang Shihai
Market pulse

Fangda adds compliance partner in Shanghai

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Chance Bridge Law Firm hires Li Ying
Market pulse

Chance Bridge hires former Douyin litigation head in Beijing

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Unitree’s Star Market debut
Deal Highlights

DeHeng and JunZeJun steer Unitree’s USD906m Star Market debut

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20-year renewal of SAIC-GM joint venture
Deal Highlights

Firms guide on 20-year renewal of SAIC-GM joint venture

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Li Chen joins HK’s Redotpay
Market pulse

Former Microsoft legal and strategic head joins HK’s Redotpay

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Yang Jingjing joins Hui Ye Law Firm
Market pulse

Tianyu Bio’s former vice president joins Hui Ye as counsel

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Han Kun Law Offices opens Hangzhou office
Market pulse

Han Kun officially opens Hangzhou office, cements presence

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The Wrap

China revises insider trading rules, moves scrutiny earlier

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Impact-2026
Market pulse

CBLJ In-house Impact Awards open for submission

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Navigating phased-in ESG reporting
In focus

Green: Seen it or mean it?

As mandatory ESG reporting is phased in, green claims may face securities law and cross-border compliance scrutiny. General counsel and environmental lawyers assess the evolving challenges
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Wheelock Place sale
Deal Highlights

Lee & Lee and Allen & Gledhill advise on Wheelock Place sale

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JLC’s Shenzhen IPO
Deal Highlights

Sundial, Zhong Lun assist on JLC’s RMB4.69bn Shenzhen IPO

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Insight Palette

Choosing ideal lawyers

How can companies identify the right lawyer? A China Business Law Journal survey reveals what factors are truly driving the choices of general counsel
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Grandall recruits Xie Zhensheng and Cui Bo
Market pulse

Grandall adds asset management and finance partners

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Cao Haiyang and Zhou Xin's AI-native views
In-house Insights

Going ‘AI-native’

Veteran counsel, tech CEO unpack ‘AI-native’ legal adoption
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Indonesia's first sovereign panda bonds in China
Deal Highlights

Indonesia issues first RMB7bn sovereign panda bonds in China

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Zhongji Innolight's HKEX debut
Deal Highlights

Zhongji Innolight listing is largest Hong Kong IPO since 2019

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Lexicon
Lexicon

State-funded companies and corporate governance

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Joint‑Win Partners' Kunming office
Market pulse

Joint-Win expands national footprint with new Kunming office

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Banking Supervision Law look-through accountability
Practitioners' perspectives

Look-through supervision and compliance of shareholders & controllers

By Xiang Fei, Tahota Law Firm
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Zhong Lun Law Firm

Nominee shareholding: Transferring shares not yet due

By Jiang Xuan and Wang Zhongyu, Zhong Lun Law Firm
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Proya Hainan acquires Flower Knows stake
Deal Highlights

Beauty giant Proya grows controlling stake in Flower Knows

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Shihui Partners appoints Shirley Zhao
Market pulse

Shihui adds AI sector and tech firm global expansion partner

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China’s drug trial data protection rules
The Wrap

Lawyers analyse China’s drug trial data protection rules

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Li Laixiang rejoins Han Kun
Market pulse

Commercial technology partner Li Laixiang rejoins Han Kun

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18A listings amid a more nuanced regulation
Jingtian & Gongcheng

18A listings amid a more nuanced regulation

By Stella Yeung and Stephen Luo, Jingtian & Gongcheng
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Jingtian & Gongcheng

Debt restructuring centres in legal practice

By Wang Zhenxiang, Jingtian & Gongcheng
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DHH Law Firm opens Mexico offices
Market pulse

DHH opens Mexico offices to strengthen American network

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CXMT’s largest A-share IPO 2026
Deal Highlights

CXMT’s RMB57.9bn debut is largest A-share IPO of 2026

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YYC Legal

HKEX enforcement cases highlight top-level accountability

By Rossana Chu, YYC Legal
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Legal risks for tech startupsvideo
Ronly & Tenwen Partners

Navigating legal risks for tech startups

By Huang Jun, Ronly & Tenwen Partners
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Golden Wheel offshore debt restructuring
Deal Highlights

Golden Wheel in first creditor-led offshore debt restructuring

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Criminal risks in supply chain finance
Starrise Law Firm

Navigating criminal risks in supply chain finance

By Shen Xinyu, Starrise Law Firm
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Commerce & Finance opens Guangzhou office
Market pulse

Commerce & Finance opens in Guangzhou extending GBA reach

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Traditional opera lineage's IP protection
Jingtian & Gongcheng

IP protection in traditional opera lineage

By Jiang Shen and Zhao Yao, Jingtian & Gongcheng
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Joint-Win Law Firm

Compliance boundaries on AI-generated product testimonials

By Ethan Zhang, Joint-Win Partners
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Financial disputes in ADR mechanisms
DHH Law Firm

Addressing financial disputes in ADR mechanisms

By Chen Yanhong, DHH Law Firm
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FEATURES

Examining company GCs' strategic flexibility

Room for manoeuvre

When rules conflict and resources are finite, compliance is no longer about getting it right, but making trade-offs. Law firm managers map out where to yield and where to hold for GCs

China's banking supervision overhaul

Bank statement

Banking Supervision Law’s first major overhaul: legal directors and senior partners dissect key draft changes

Building institutional AI capability

Organisation trumps the individual

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Judicial revisions to insider trading

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