China’s 2025 Competition Law Creates Executive Liability and Extraterritorial Reach
On October 15, 2025, China’s revised Anti-Unfair Competition Law (AUCL) will take effect, ushering in the most significant overhaul of China’s market regulation in nearly a decade.
I began my legal career doing antitrust work at Kirkland & Ellis, so when China first rolled…

Serving Process on Chinese Defendants: Hague Service in China and the New Rules on Judgment Enforcement
An American company spent years litigating a breach of contract case against a Shenzhen supplier. They won. Then a Chinese court refused to recognize and enforce the judgment because service of process was invalid under the Hague Service Convention.…

China’s New AI Labeling Rules: What Every China Business Needs to Know
Is Your China Content Strategy About to Break?
China is tightening its grip on digital business practices, especially those tied to social trust and content authenticity. If your company still treats China AI compliance as optional, you’re setting yourself up for major problems.…

Longtime readers of this blog have heard us say it before: register your trademark in China. Yet, we continue to see brands putting it off — and paying the price later when someone else registers the trademark.
Don’t Let a Chinese Squatter Steal Your Brand: The Ultimate Guide to China Trademark Registration
Your brand is…

The High Cost of “Free” Legal Advice: Why AI, Forums, and Blogs Aren’t Your Lawyer for International Business
Years ago, a Canadian company called me in a panic. Chinese authorities had just raided their office, shut down their manufacturing facility, and detained their general manager for questioning.
The reason? They had followed “legal advice” from…

Molds and Tooling in International Manufacturing: 30 Essential FAQs
On May 25, we published The Guide to Molds and Tooling in International Manufacturing, laying out just about everything we thought you need to know about molds, tooling, and the contracts that protect them—along with practical steps to secure your supply chain.
The response was…

U.S. Foreign Direct Investment and the New CFIUS Rules
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is the front line of America’s national security defense in an era of volatile geopolitics. For many technology companies, understanding CFIUS is essential to raising capital, structuring deals, and ensuring long-term viability.
Established in 1975, CFIUS…