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December 2020/January 2021

Pathfinder

Gerard Sanders moves on from his GC role at Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and shares his formative work with the bank, and the past year’s challenges

Interpreting the OFAC’s reply regarding CCMCs

By Wang Jihong and Zhao Huiqi, Zhong Lun Law Firm

Why should companies consider legal managed services?

By Rossana Chu and Jacky Chan, LC Lawyers

Issuances 

Hong Kong IPOs

Deals of the year 2020

Deals of the Year: Highlighting the China-related transactions and cases that stood out in 2021. We revisit decisive moments for the legal market in the past year based on extensive editorial research

NBA v PPS on unauthorised broadcast of games

By Steve Zhao and Lily Dong, GEN Law Firm

Grifols’ Shanghai RAAS acquisition: A share swap deal first

By Tomás Dagá and Oscar Calsamiglia, Osborne Clarke; Joe Chen, JunHe

Update on the IPO and take-private markets in Bermuda

By Nicholas Davies and Jo Lit, Walkers
In the current wave of take-private activity, companies incorporated in Bermuda, above all other jurisdictions, are taking the lead and will remain at the forefront

Arbitrator selection and old school chums

By Huang Zhuoxin, CIETAC South China Sub-Commission

Requirements, validity of franchise contracts: A case study

By Song Ruyi and Li Tingwei, SHIAC

CVC fund development issues in the ‘new normal’

By Carlton Yuan, V&T Law Firm
Corporate venture capital (CVC) paves the way for the long-term growth of enterprises, but what are the risks faced by the enterprise group and the invested company under this form of investment?

Why IP protection strategies cannot be established overnight

By Frank Liu, Shanghai Pacific Legal

Does Bolar exception apply only to generic drugs?

By Tang Huadong, Merits & Tree Law Offices

Noteworthy legal issues for internet platform enterprises

By Li Weiming, Tiantai Law Firm

Changes in secondary remuneration rights for phonogram producers

By Wang Yaxi and Zhu Mengxuan, Yuanhe Partners

Judgment trends of disputes related to contracts under Civil Code

By Yang Guang and Yuan Yuhui, Lantai Partners

Rejected appeals and other dilemmas with civil-criminal overlap

By Han Huixiao and Tang Jie, Dentons

Compliance management of enterprise trade secrets

By Ekin Zeng and Caroline Cheng, AllBright Law Offices

Precise ambiguity: Legal liability for securities lawyers

By Zhu Rui and He Shengtong, Grandway Law Offices

Focus on jurisdiction mechanism for cancelling awards in bankruptcies

By Xu Bangwei and Liu Wenpeng, Jingtian & Gongcheng

Clarity obligations of standardised clauses under Civil Code

By Zhang Guanglei and Chen Cheng, Jingtian & Gongcheng

Analysis of ‘risk fund’ system of financial institutions

By Shen Minquan and Chen Liang, Jingtian & Gongcheng

M&A of China-listed companies in evolving policy environment

By Dorothy Xing and Cheng Jing, East & Concord Partners

IP asset-backed securitisation and audio-visual media

By Chen Wei, DOCVIT Law Firm

Analysis of types of security in the Civil Code

By Li Dan and Leng Yixiao, AnJie Law Firm

Observations of new judicial interpretation on private lending

By Wan Jun and Quan Wei, Han Kun Law Offices

Security provided by the target company under VAM

By XuYu and Pang Yuying, Hylands Law Firm

Focus on what constitutes a guaranteed redemption

By Li Xinqian and Ren Guobing, Jingtian & Gongcheng

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CORRESPONDENTS

Preparing for Hong Kong’s paperless securities regime

By Stella Yeung and Stephen Luo, Jingtian & Gongcheng

How can minority shareholders seek relief from profit hoarding?

By Jiang Xuan and Yang Yue, Zhong Lun Law Firm

Infringement risks of AIGC in entertainment industry (Part 2)

By Jiang Shen and Xu Wen, Jingtian & Gongcheng

FEATURES

China’s new environmental code

Bundled and binding

A 1,200-article code, five interlocking books, and one tighter leash on Chinese business. The clock to August 2026 is ticking

不容有瑕

No flaws allowed

While stock exchanges lower barriers to atrract emerging sector issuers, regulators focus on accountability of listco and intermediaries at the top corporate level

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PRACTITIONERS' PERSPECTIVES

Preserving listing status against delisting red line

By Xu Zhiyuan, Tahota Law Firm
IPO to M&A Shift

IPO alternative: Public M&A route to capital markets

By Kang Xiaoyang, Kangda Law Firm
Red-chip restructuring in China

Unwinding red-chip structures

By Vincent Shen, Commerce & Finance Law Offices

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