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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

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

Anchoring growth

In-house legal leaders from a wide range of sectors discuss key risks and compliance strategies for a new era

Rewriting the arbitration playbook

With a new law imminent, does your dispute strategy need an overhaul?

Rising red mist

How can China's global firms plan their way through an increasingly volatile cross-border disputes landscape?

The A-List 2025-26: Visionaries

We announce the top lawyers who have driven change and served legal society for the past year

No more wild west

Revised Anti-Unfair Competition Law steps up platforms' gatekeeping duties

Embracing risk

As capital markets begin to resurrect, how can businesses capitalise on opportunities while hazards and nagging uncertainties remain?

Walking the sanctions tightrope

How can multinationals adapt as China strengthens its antiforeign sanction defences?

Market revival?

As Hong Kong IPOs regain momentum, how should mainland China companies navigate this fundraising opportunity?

Elimination race

Competition is fierce in China’s booming EV sector as leading brands manoeuvre for global expansion and technological superiority

New IP battlegrounds

With global shifts to the rules of IP competition, leading Chinese players display the ambition – and the means – to move forward to a new chapter

15 remarkable years

At our milestone 15th anniversary, China Business Law Journal's publisher shares the origin story and creative philosophy that has inspired success

Turning up compliance

Top GCs explore turning compliance into a growth driver, leveraging tech for business empowerment and ushering in a new era of financial compliance

New major player

Chinese companies and institutions are proactively engaging in cross-border disputes with growing confidence and higher standard

The A-List 2024-25: Visionaries

The A-List 2024-25 Legal leaders and influential lawyers in China's legal market

Resolving the blame game

The surge in equity disputes in China amid tough economic times has emphasised the importance of fast and effective resolutions

Roads less travelled

Legal advice for companies in uncharted territory

Proceed with caution

With China's capital markets under tight regulation, investors again turn to overseas listing venues

Feel your way

GCs, IP partners discuss navigating economic, regulatory complexities for Chinese and foreign companies

Peer power

GCs share game plans for year ahead

China Deals of The Year 2023

From blockbuster issuances to fiercely contested disputes, we proudly unveil the Deals of the Year 2023

Shuffling the PE deck

Key trends reshape private equity landscape

Win-win Resolution

Positive changes to common cross-border dilemmas

The A-List 2023-24: Visionaries

The A-List 2023-24: Legal leaders and influential lawyers in China's legal market

A battle of wits

China is emerging as a leader in legal technology as it reforms and modernises judicial framework

The X factor

Amid strategic shifts, general counsel are reviewing law firm relationships and prioritising selection factors

The future is?

Senior in-house counsel and practitioners dissect their real-use arsenals of legaltech including AI

The threshold of change

Big benefits from progressive IP protection but tech advances bring fresh challenges

The hit list

Survey reveals pet peeves of in-house counsel across Asia for law firm services, and the growing importance of legaltech

Calm resilience

GCs and senior in-house counsel predict trends for the year ahead and share developments in various sectors, regulatory updates and their management strategies

Time for plan B?

Senior bankruptcy practitioners review the current regime and share innovative repayment plans for rescuing distressed companies

The A-List 2022

After thorough editorial survey and research, China Business Law Journal presents the elite lawyers in China’s legal market

Crisis innovation

China’s judicial system embraces procedural and tech upgrades amid a surge in cross-border disputes

Eyes forward

The leaders of international and domestic firms in China have their eyes firmly on the prizes of the future

Markets of choice

Chinese companies are finding both challenges and opportunities amid shakeups in capital markets at home and abroad

Watching the watchers

Tough registration system has capital market gatekeepers under microscope

Towards the light

Easing of regulations on offshore listing brings hope for an end to a long-running Sino-US dispute

When worlds collide

By Edward Chin
Will efforts to recognise and enforce foreign judgments in China overcome the clashes of the past?

Constant calibration

Top corporate legal minds explain how they are assessing and adjusting their annual development strategies in these uncertain times

Refining the rescue

How far is China from completing its restructuring and insolvency regime?

Burning ambition

By Luna Jin
Can China's desire to be a truly global dispute resolution centre be realised?

Sea change

Regulatory wave heightens personal data compliance requirements for internet platforms

Open sesame

China woos world with asset management riches

The taming of tech

The golden days of unfettered growth for China's homegrown tech companies could be coming to an end as regulators speed up data-oriented reforms. What are the legal pitfalls and the hefty consequences, and who will be most affected?

Star struck

Through rolling reforms including the stellar success of the Star Market, mainland capital markets are soaring skyward, even as the trend of US IPOs maintains momentum. So, what is the right listing location for your company?

Market SPACulation

Will Asia offer alternative forums for China’s current SPAC boom as the US loses its appetite?

Tight times

Chinese law firms reveal their fees in our exclusive billing rates survey, shedding light on how reduced corporate budgets have affected the cost of legal services

The A-List 2020

The A-List: Who are the elite lawyers being recognised by clients for China-related business?

Force for change

Irresistible forces of change are reforming the way dispute resolution is practised, but will this be enough to change the sector in China?

The great outflow?

As China's economy recovers, what are the trends with its outbound investment around the globe, and what are the hurdles ahead?

Forward motion

Despite the trials thrown up in 2020, China has never stopped moving forward with legal reforms. Frankie Wang explores areas that have confused some companies, and seeks clarity from the experts

Surfing boards

What is the best listing venue for homecoming Chinese stocks?

Over the peak?

Businesses restarting after the worst of the pandemic face supply-related legal headaches. How should in-house counsel manage these and other risks?

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In-house Counsel Awards 2026

Following months of market research, we have selected these outstanding in-house counsel and their teams

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

CBLJ IHCA Feature Image

In-house Counsel Awards 2026

Following months of market research, we have selected these outstanding in-house counsel and their teams

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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