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Focus on China: Critical Issues Affecting U.S. Businesses Today
For U.S. companies today, it seems as if all eyes are on China. That country has vaulted past Japan to become the world's second largest economy and the United States' third largest trading partner ' and it's just getting warmed up. With over 1.3 billion consumers ' more and more of whom are middle class ' and a strong and rapidly growing economy, full and fair access to the Chinese market is critical to the future success of U.S. businesses and workers. Yet many companies find getting over the Great Wall and into the Chinese market to be fraught with challenge. This article highlights some of the recent developments in areas that most concern our clients with operations in China: the protection of intellectual property rights, the promulgation of national standard-setting provisions, and the adoption of a new antimonopoly law.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.