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Sidley Austin advises Sino Biopharmaceutical on an exclusive licence agreement between its subsidiary and AstraZeneca

Han Kun Law Offices recruits Cherry Jin as a partner at its Shanghai office, strengthening its cross-border asset finance and shipping practice

Leading wafer foundry Nexchip Semiconductor lists on the HKEX main board on 10 July, raising around HKD6.98 billion (USD890 million)

Three-Circle Group debuts on the HKEX on 9 July, raising around HKD7.16 billion (USD913 million)

Printed-circuit board drill-bit manufacturer Dtech Technology raises HKD4.8 billion (USD612 million) in its HKEX debut on 9 July, three years after its SZSE listing

Chinese leading manufacturing company Luxshare Precision raises about HKD24.27 billion (USD3.09 billion) in Hong Kong’s largest IPO to date this year

Chinese graphics processing unit developer Biren Technology raises around HKD7.1 billion after an H-share placement on the HKEX on 8 July

Chinese autonomous driving company Momenta debuts on the HKEX on 8 July, raising HKD5.89 billion (USD751 million)

China’s EACON Group becomes the world’s first listed autonomous mining vehicle company after its HKEX debut on 8 July, raising HKD3 billion

Merits & Tree Law Offices appoints Roy Rong, Susan Li, Carys Li and Hu Tianxiong as equity partners at its Beijing and Qingdao offices

Global Law Office recruits four partners and their teams to strengthen its capabilities in dispute resolution and investment

来自中国内地、香港、日本、阿联酋和美国共十家律所为此次上市提供法律服务

Cooley and Dua Associates have guided Apple supplier Lingyi iTech on its HKD8.26 billion (USD1.06 billion) initial public offering in Hong Kong

King & Wood, Haiwen & Partners and Clifford Chance act on China Resources New Energy’s record breaking RMB21.3 billion IPO on the SZSE

Chen Chen, former senior partner at Yingke’s Shanghai office, joins Riying at its Shanghai headquarters along with his team

China Minmetals Corporation’s subsidiary MMG raises USD1.6 billion from a share placement and bond issuance

The column discusses the position in common law jurisdictions, including Australia and the UK, and then provides a brief outline of the legal position in the Chinese mainland

China’s new environmental code bundles decades of separate statutes into one heavy tome, and companies are scrambling to decipher chapter and verse

Han Kun Law Offices hires Chen Wenhao as a partner at its Shanghai office, bolstering its data compliance and AI capabilities

When a company hoards profits, minority shareholders can seek compulsory distribution or force a share buyout

A financial loan agreement is the core legal instrument governing lending between banks, licensed financial institutions and market participants

China Commercial Law Firm has received approval to establish a Singapore office as its 20th overseas branch, further expanding its global legal services network

This practical guide covers tax exposure, distinct exit paths for VIE and direct equity structures, and five regulatory red flags that determine IPO success.

Capital markets lower entry threshold but ramp up accountability

Firms assists on US-South Korea AI driven drug discovery collaboration between Insilico Medicine and SK Biopharmaceuticals

China’s issues new guiding opinions to tighten regulatory oversight on the private equity industry and companies face “growing pains”

Dentons HPRP, the global law firm’s Indonesian arm, establishes a China desk to support business opportunities

Paul Chow shares his views on shaping HKEX legal strategy, sustainability leadership and responsible AI use in markets

China Commercial Law Firm recruits Luo Shazhou and Ji Zhe as partners at its Shanghai office, bolstering the capital markets practice

Han Kun Law Offices, King & Wood, Haiwen & Partners and Jingtian & Gongcheng advise on the debut of China’s commercial REITs

Yum! Brands sells Pizza Hut business to Yum China and LongRange Capital, within and outside the Chinese mainland, respectively

JunHe hires Cui Duan as a partner at its Beijing headquarters to strengthen the firm’s capabilities in complex financing transactions

AI enthusiasm fuels a surge of startups, yet regulatory and criminal risks are climbing in tandem

Freshfields assists Blackstone on the sale of Singapore-headquartered Interplex Datacom to Taiwan-based BizLink Holding for USD850 million

Anli Partners secures Law Society of Hong Kong approval as a registered foreign law firm and opens associate office with local peer CFN Lawyers

Shanghai’s first AI prompt copyright lawsuit concludes that prompts are not works. Human-machine interactive commands are not copyrightable

Under different buyback structures, enforceability, allocation of liability and guarantee performance often shape the course of the buyback and VAM disputes

Tiantai Law Firm launches in Jakarta, which is another significant step on its Southeast Asian expansion following the establishment of the Kuala Lumpur office

Firms advise on China finance ministry’s first issuance of RMB6 billion RMB-denominated sovereign green bonds in Hong Kong

Indonesia’s RBP Asia counsels the Export-Import Bank of China on an agreement to finance an aluminium smelter development project in Kalimantan

Tahota Law Firm receives approval to establish a Hefei office, which is expected to open this October

For Marco Chung, group head of legal at CITIC Securities International, the choice for arbitration seat in China-related disputes is clear

China’s new Company Law sharpens risks around veil piercing, related-party exposure and debt evasion, reshaping compliance and recovery strategy

This column discusses another famous Chinese legend and its implications for social justice and the law

Dajin Heavy Industry, a leading offshore wind energy equipment manufacturer, lists on the HKEX, raising HKD6.64 billion

Boutique intellectual property firm Chang Tsi & Partners appoints Li Bo as a partner to strengthen its overseas IP service capabilities

AI global expansion confronts regulatory and geopolitical hurdles

Shanghai-headquartered Dehehantong Law Offices opens a Hangzhou branch, expanding its presence in the Yangtze River Delta

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre officially launches Beijing representative office, which comes more than a decade after the Shanghai branch in 2016

An unprecedented transfer of private wealth is colliding with tighter regulation and rising complexity

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) grows presence in China with the opening of a representative office in Beijing

The hours are brutal and the stakes are high. So what keeps elite lawyers balanced and able to carry on?

China’s revised Maritime Code recalibrates warranty breach rules, reshaping denial boundaries, risk allocation and standard terms in marine cover

Gao Huandong, former vice president and general counsel for China at Lenovo Group, joins Media Group as general counsel

Han Kun appoints Huang Peng, former managing partner of East & Concord’s Hangzhou office, to join the firm in the same city

SMIC’s planned RMB40.6 billion acquisition of subsidiary SMIC Northern is the largest restructuring on the Star Market to date

China’s new Maritime Code delivers five breakthroughs to build a modern legal foundation for the countries shipping industry

Well-executed compliance programmes are increasingly recognised by Chinese courts as evidence that individual wrongdoing does not reflect corporate intent

Pharmaceutical R&D company WuXi AppTec issues RMB6.78 billion (USD996.6 million) in USD-settled zero-coupon convertible bonds due in 2027

HSF, Kewei and Goodwin advise Fosun Pharma on USD240 million AriBio Alzheimer’s drug agreement

Macau law firm Lupi & Associates has recently formed a strategic partnership with Portuguese firm Morais Leitão

Allen & Gledhill appoints Wang Xin partner to lead China practice in Shanghai, strengthening M&A

When a nominee shareholding agreement is void, how do courts decide ownership, divide gains, and allocate losses?

From listed entities to the three strategic shifts in EU sanctions, here is how to identify compliance minefields and build effective firewalls

Pakistan issues South Asia’s first sovereign panda bond, raising RMB1.75 billion and funding green infrastructure

Midea issues HKD17.25 billion in offshore zero-coupon convertible bonds in largest such offering to date in the Greater China region

Duane Morris and its Singapore joint venture, Duane Morris & Selvam, help exonerate Kangxi Communication in US investigation

The appeal of panda bonds surges in 2026, with issuance volume reaching RMB88.24 billion (USD13 billion) in a record high for a single quarter

Leading maritime lawyers and in-house counsel share insights on what it means for carriers, cargo owners and insurers

AnJie Broad Law Firm hires Jessica Jiang as a partner at its Shanghai office

Last November, this columnist visited Singapore to deliver some training for the Singapore Academy of Law and revisited one of many museums in the city-state, the Asian Civilisations Museum

Llinks Law Offices hires Chen Yongxing and Chen Gong as partners at its Shanghai office

Cofoe Medical Technology lists on the HKEX main board becoming the first home medical equipment maker to achieve a dual listing

Grandall Law Firm has opened new offices in Milan and Budapest, marking its fourth and fifth branches in Europe after offices in Paris, Madrid and Stockholm

New rules on the ethics and application of artificial intelligence technology has significantly raised the level and rigour of review

When listed companies become involved in serious misconduct like tax evasion or bribery, the actual controller is often the first to be held accountable

A roundup of noteworthy legal developments in the region

In the era of sensory marketing, novel forms of trademarks such as three-dimensional shapes or sound cues prove increasingly relevant

Hogan Lovells welcomes back Tao Xin as a partner in Washington, boosting its global pharmaceuticals and biotechnology practice

Senior white-collar crime partners map out the shifting risks and offer a full-spectrum playbook, from internal probes to cross-border defence

Optical-electronic hybrid computing provider Xizhi Technology lists on the HKEX on 28 April, raising HKD2.53 billion (USD323 million)

Jingtian & Gongcheng officially opens Ningbo office on 24 April, marking the firm’s 11th branch nationwide

Duan & Duan adds four partners to its Shanghai headquarters, further strengthening its dispute resolution and related practice areas

Latest guiding case from the Supreme People’s Court views “offer for sale” as its own infringing act and penalty cannot be averted by reason of “no sale”

GC and senior lawyers decode China's new IP trends

Han Kun’s London office commences operations on 22 April, which is the firm’s first office in Europe

Fujian-based knitting machinery leader Huixing Machine completes the acquisition of the core business of 120-year-old German counterpart Mayer & Cie

White-collar crime typically refers to criminal cases in the economic sphere, involving corruption within civilian-run enterprises

A clearer view of what offshore trusts can, and cannot, do helps set realistic expectations and enables wealth owners to define their needs and plan accordingly.

PDLegal’s Bangkok office advisesd on an electric vehicle strategic joint venture between Thailand-based Primus and China-based Wuling for an undisclosed amount.

Grandway recruits two new partners, Lin Zexin and Chen Xinhao, to its Shanghai office, strengthening dispute resolution, and the entertainment and media sector

Chip packaging and testing company SJ Semiconductor debuted today on the SSE Star Market, raising more than USD733 million and becoming the largest A-share IPO so far in 2026

Beijing-headquartered V&T Law Firm has launched an office in Osaka, marking its second branch outside the Chinese mainland

Grandall Law Firm has added six equity partners across its Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Fuzhou and Wuhan offices

King & Wood has recently strengthened its capabilities in financial regulation, fintech and cross-border practice areas with a series of senior hires

Although regulatory scrutiny on valuation adjustment mechanisms in listings is stricter, unconditional removal of these clauses in IPO documents is not yet required, say lawyers

Mallesons, Gilbert + Tobin and Freshfields assisted onproducer Yancoal Australia’s proposed acquisition of an 80% interest in the Kestrel coal mine

Manycore Tech is the first of the so-called “Six Little Dragons of Hangzhou” to go public and the world’s first listed spatial intelligence company after debuting on the HKEX on 17 April

Lexicon has previously discussed the impact of culture on legal proceedings and the legal system generally

SSD supplier DapuStor debuted on the SZSE on 16 April, becoming the first pre-profit company to list on the ChiNext board. King & Wood and AllBright advised on the IPO

DESS solutions provider Sigenergy debuted on the HKEX, raising HKD4.4 bn. Davis Polk, Jia Yuan, Linklaters and Jingtian & Gongcheng advised on the deal

Clyde & Co has strengthened its global aviation practice in the Asia-Pacific with the relocation of partner Jahnavi Ramachandran

East & Concord Partners has added six partners and a counsel across four offices nationwide, bolstering its capabilities in dispute resolution, compliance and international trade

Practitioners say that while red-chip model is unlikely to disappear, companies will increasingly have to demonstrate its commercial necessity and regulatory compliance

Managing sick leave and medical treatment periods can be a big headache for companies – cured only by preemptive policy clarification

Fieldfisher has welcomed the return of Margaret Tan back to the firm’s fold as a partner at the Shanghai office, strengthening the corporate practice in Greater China

Perkins Coie launched its Shenzhen office on 8 April after closing branches in Shanghai and Beijing in 2024

Jingtian & Gongcheng has hired three partners, Shi Bisheng, Shi Lei and Chen Zhaolong, for its Beijing office

Han Kun Law Offices opened its Hangzhou office on 10 April, which is its 10th global branch

Chief legal officer and senior legal counsel of Louis Dreyfus Company share practical tips on protection against circular trading risks