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China’s Landmark Merger Unwind: Unpacking the Wuhan Yongtong/Shandong Huatai Case from a Practitioner’s Perspective

Dacheng on 8/4/2025

Since China’s Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) was implemented in 2008, the nation has reviewed over 6,000 concentrations. While most were cleared unconditionally and conditional decisions primarily involved behavioral remedies, an...more

China Amends Its Anti-Money Laundering Law

WilmerHale on 10/1/2024

China’s draft Amended Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Law1 (AML Law) was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) on September 10 for the second of what are generally three readings....more

FinCEN’s Proposed Rule to Regulate Investment Advisers: The Questions Industry Should Be Following

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 3/15/2024

FinCEN is focused on customer due diligence, and both the 2024 Investment Adviser Risk Assessment and proposed rule indicate that investment advisers will be expected to assess customer identity, business model, and sources...more

Metaverse in China: Beware of these Potential Legal Issues

Goodwin on 5/12/2022

The metaverse is still in its nascent stages, and the Chinese government is already increasingly focused on its development and regulation. At the March 2022 “Two Sessions” (两会), a term given to the back-to-back annual...more

U.S. Adds Chinese Entities To BIS Entity List And Updates Xinjiang Supply Chain Business Advisory

Husch Blackwell LLP on 7/23/2021

Earlier this month, the US Government updated its ongoing response to what the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) described as “Beijing’s campaign of repression, mass detention, and high-technology surveillance against...more

Biden Administration Prioritizes Increased and Broadened Anti-Corruption Enforcement

Bracewell LLP on 6/10/2021

On June 3, 2021, the White House issued a memorandum announcing anti-corruption as a core national security interest. The memorandum explains that, “[c]orruption threatens United States national security, economic equity,...more

Financial Daily Dose 12.04.2019 | Top Story: Google Co-founders Step Down From Executive Roles at Parent Alphabet

Robins Kaplan LLP on 12/4/2019

Google announced late Tuesday that co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are “stepping down from executive roles at Google’s parent company, Alphabet.” Google CEO Sundar Pichai will now helm both operations, while Page and...more

Cross-Border Investigations Update - September 2019

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 10/3/2019

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases, regulatory activity and other key developments, including a review of the first year of GDPR enforcement, analysis of...more

Blockchain Week in Review - August 2019 #4

Perkins Coie on 9/10/2019

U.S. Developments - Enforcement and Litigation Developments - Craig Wright Faces Sanctions - Craig Wright, the self-proclaimed inventor of Bitcoin, has been tied up in litigation since February 2018 related to his...more

Blockchain Week in Review - April 2019

Perkins Coie on 4/15/2019

U.S. Developments - Regulatory Updates - SEC Releases “No-Action Letter” Stating Turnkey Jet ICO Tokens Are Not Securities and Releases “Framework for ‘Investment Contract’ Analysis of Digital Assets” - The U.S....more

Blockchain Week in Review - October 2018 #3

Perkins Coie on 11/2/2018

FATF Issues Virtual Currency Guidance - On October 19, the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) published the outcomes of its Plenary meeting. Included in the outcomes of the meeting were new recommendations related to the...more

Key Takeaways: Government Enforcement Investigations – Trends and Perspectives from the UK, US and China

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 10/3/2016

On September 20, 2016, Skadden presented a seminar titled “Government Enforcement Investigations – Trends and Perspectives from the UK, US and China” in London. The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Director of Enforcement...more

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 2015 Update

BakerHostetler on 10/14/2015

Despite a decline in enforcement actions by the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the first half of 2015 has continued to highlight the relevance and ever-evolving effects of the...more

Online Payment Systems Technology in China—Trojan Horse or Forbidden Fruit?

Morgan Lewis on 9/15/2015

Powerful new computational technology pioneered in e-commerce presents Chinese regulators with potential concerns and solutions to the perennial problem of information, pricing, and settlement capacity. Online payment...more

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