THE Book On The FCPA, Including China.
New York mega-firm Hughes Hubbard & Reed (home of eDiscovery guru and friend Ross Lipman) has just come out with its incredibly current, helpful and thorough “FCPA/Anti-Bribery Mid-Year Alert 2010“...
View ArticleChina Corruption. Et Tu? Do You Even Know?
Last week, Rich Brubaker of All Roads Lead to China did an excellent post on China business risks, covering, among other things, corruption/bribery. An interesting mini-discussion on bribery has ensued...
View ArticleEight Big Mistakes To Avoid In China.
One of the favorite topics among China lawyers is the big mistakes they have seen their clients, rejected clients, and others make when trying to navigate China. The discussion usually transpires with...
View ArticleThe Most Common China Law Issues.
Clients, potential clients and the press are always asking me what foreign companies that do business in China need to know to stay out of legal trouble. Next time I get such a question, I will refer...
View ArticleThe FCPA And China. Do You Feel Lucky? Do You?
This post is by Simon Malinowski, one of my firm’s summer associates. Simon summer clerked with us last summer and has returned for another few months of punishment. Simon is currently a 2L at Indiana...
View ArticleForeign Corrupt Practices Act 101. The Basics For China.
If you are an American company doing business in or with China, it behooves you to have at least some familiarity with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). But where to turn for that? I’m going to...
View ArticleThe FCPA And China. Two BIG Myths.
In just the last few weeks I have become aware of two potentially harmful myths regarding the United States’ Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The first myth relates to who makes the payments and...
View ArticleFCPA Issues In China. A Guest Post By Professor Daniel Chow.
The following is a guest post by Daniel Chow, a Professor of International Law at Ohio State University. Professor Chow wrote an excellent and in-depth law review article on the FCPA in China and we...
View ArticleBribery In China As A Waste Of Money
I love it when someone else writes our blog posts for us and that is certainly the case today. I received the following email asking me to write a post on bribery in China. Thing is, the email is the...
View ArticleEffective Due Diligence In China
Last year a couple of people from the Risk Advisory Group’s Asia Group stopped by my office and we spent quite a bit of time discussing risks in China. Risk Advisory Group And of course we also...
View ArticleThe Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. In 49 Languages.
Learn something new every day. The other day a client told me of how every year he gives a copy of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act to all of his China and Vietnam employees in their native language....
View ArticleA Legal Checklist For Doing Business In China
Clients, potential clients and/or the press are always asking me what foreign companies doing business in China need to know to stay out of legal trouble. My initial response is usually just a sigh....
View ArticleChina and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. NYC. January 29.
As I am of the view that one cannot get enough on China and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the FCPA), I wanted to alert everyone to an upcoming seminar on exactly that. But first I want to digress...
View ArticleThe Double Standard “Tax” On Foreign Companies Doing Business In China. What...
Just read a highly relevant post by Ben Shobert (it’s sheer coincidence that I am having lunch with him today) on The Ethical Challenges of Doing Business in China’s Healthcare Economy. Though Ben’s...
View ArticleDoing Business In China Without An Anti-Corruption Compliance Program? Are...
Sorry for the strong title on this post, but a recent Department of Justice (DOJ) case and China’s recent relentless crackdown on corruption mandates it. The recent DOJ case was against Marubeni, a...
View ArticleThe FCPA And China. Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.
The FCPA Blog recently did a post, China dominates the corporate investigations list, in which it listed out the number of ongoing FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) investigations by country. This...
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