Features & Analyses

Susheela Rivers, Hong Kong managing partner of DLA Piper, shares with China Law & Practice how the firm's new in-house counsel program WIN is engaging the legal community in Asia to address challenges and changes in the profession

James Dubow, Managing Director, Asia of Alvarez & Marsal shares with China Law & Practice his experience in working with law firms in China, and how far they have come 25 years on. A&M is known for their work in transforming companies' management and performance

The Hong Kong International ArbitrationCenter (HKIAC) introduced a new version of itsAdministered Arbitration Rules (2018 Rules) whichcame into effect on November 1. The 2018 Rulesintroduce amendments relevant to the use oftechnology, third party funding, multi-party andmulti-contract arbitration, among others. AlfredIp of Hugill & Ip summarizes the newly enforcedamendments

The establishment of the Greater Bay Area (GBA) along with the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) bringswith it ample business opportunities for lawyers. This article discusses the possible risks to considerwhen advising clients on BRI related projects, being prepared to mitigate these risks, as well as China'sInternational Commercial Court (CICC) as a viable option for dispute resolution in BRI cases

Jeanette Chan, managing partner – China Practice, and David Lee, counsel at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison speaks to China Law & Practice about the key regulations, foreign investment trends and personal data issues governing cloud computing in China

The Supreme People's Court (SPC) released a five-year plan to incorporate the country's socialist corevalues in handling judicial interpretation. Susan Finder, who has been observing the SPC for thelast 25 years and who was recently appointed as one of the 32 members of the international expertcommittee of the China International Commercial Court (CICC), shares with China Law & Practicethe SPC's approach as to how these socialist values will be incorporated into judicial interpretations.Her remarks are her own and should not be attributed either to the SPC or the CICC

Shamita Etienne-Cummings, partner at White & Case in Washington, D.C., and Bijal Vakil, partner at the firm in Silicon Valley, discuss the trends and significance of technology patents covering blockchain, fintech and autonomous vehicles sphere in the U.S. and China

Innovation lies in the heart of China's efforts in developing its dispute resolution mechanisms as it strives to stay at the top of the game in international disputes, especially with Belt and Road Initiative looming with endless possibilities of potential differences

Vivian Wu, counsel, and Xuan He, associate at FenXun Partners, in Beijing discuss the new rule issued by China's National Health Commission regulating the administration of data protection in the healthcare and medical industry