Not exact matches
That sort of
practice is one of the reasons so many of
China's trading
partners including the United States are frustrated with the Chinese and argue that Beijing should do more.
As recently as March 10, 2018, American, EU, and Japanese officials agreed to cooperate on addressing unfair Chinese trade
practices within the World Trade Organization (WTO) framework.27 The keys to pushing back against
China's unfair
practices are: maintaining a strong relationship with allies in Europe and Asia; being a reliable
partner; and upholding multilateral institutions like the WTO.
Previously he was a Director (senior
partner) at McKinsey and co-founded and led the Cleantech and Sustainability
practice there, working extensively with Global 100 technology, industrial, infrastructure, building systems, retail, utility and energy companies across the US,
China, Korea, Japan, India, and Europe.
Specifically, Defendants made false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company was engaged in predatory lending
practices that saddled subprime borrowers and / or those with poor or limited credit histories with high - interest rate debt that they could not repay; (ii) many of the Company's customers were using Qudian - provided loans to repay their existing loans, thereby inflating the Company's revenues and active borrower numbers and increasing the likelihood of defaults; (iii) the Company was providing online loans to college students despite a governmental ban on the
practice; (iv) the Company was engaged overly aggressive and improper collection
practices; (v) the Company had understated the number of its non-performing loans in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (vi) because of the Company's improper lending, underwriting and collection
practices it was subject to a heightened risk of adverse actions by Chinese regulators; (vii) the Company's largest sales platform and strategic
partner, Alipay, and Ant Financial, could unilaterally cap the APR for loans provided by Qudian; (viii) the Company had failed to implement necessary safeguards to protect customer data; (ix) data for nearly one million Company customers had been leaked for sale to the black market, including names, addresses, phone numbers, loan information, accounts and, in some cases, passwords to CHIS, the state - backed higher - education qualification verification institution in
China, subjecting the Company to undisclosed risks of penalties and financial and reputational harm; and (x) as a result of the foregoing, Qudian's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
A game changer in America's favour would be if many of
China's major trade
partners (i.e., Japan, the EU, and South Korea) joined forces with the United States against its trade
practices.
Chun Yin Cheung is a
partner in PwC
China's risk declaration
practice, formed in the Shanghai office, and a -LSB-...]
US scrutinizes
China's IP
practices The Trump administration is considering taking trade action against
China and is discussing launching a probe into Beijing's insistence that foreign companies transfer technology to local Chinese subsidiaries and
partners.
Fangda
Partners won the award for having a strong leverage financing
practice in
China.
Professional services giant PwC has hired Allen & Overy's former
China senior
partner Joseph Tse as an adviser as it considers launching a local legal
practice in Hong Kong.
«Vivian brings to Morrison & Foerster a well - rounded Hong Kong corporate finance background that complements our
China practice,» said Ven Tan, managing
partner of Morrison & Foerster's Hong Kong office.
Based in Asia for 25 years and a former
partner at a global accounting firm, he then managed a group of
China - focused companies before playing a key role in establishing and developing Kroll's financial investigations
practice in Asia.
In Hong Kong the firm has hired Morrison & Foerster capital markets
partner Gregory Wang whose
practice focuses on outbound and inbound investment for clients in Hong Kong and mainland
China.
The administration means the Asia - Pacific giant has lost the bulk of its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
practice but, from the wreckage,
China has salvaged a 33 -
partner business, with Schaub (pictured) personally playing a key role in negotiations with European
partners.
Jiang Yong, founding and managing
partner of TianTong, with more than two decades experience of
practicing law in dispute resolution area, is solely dedicated to complex commercial and civil cases tried in
China.
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft has confirmed today the hire of the bulk of Latham & Watkins» Hong Kong - qualified corporate team, led by two
partners, who will join its Greater
China practice in Hong Kong.
Before arriving at Clydes in 2014 as Beijing managing
partner, Zheng co-led the Greater
China international arbitration
practice for Clifford Chance (CC).
Sydney - based Tim Bednall, previously chairman of the Australian board, is replacing Tim Blue as head of corporate M&A and tax, whilst Scott Gardiner, managing
partner for energy and natural resources and
China, also based in Sydney, will add to his responsibilities management of the real estate and construction
practice previously overseen by Sue Kench.
Simmons & Simmons has recruited a Winston & Strawn
partner in Shanghai as the firm rebuilds its
China employment
practice following the exit of a five - lawyer team in February.
Stephenson Harwood LLP's associated firm in
China, Wei Tu, has strengthened its
practice with the arrival of
partners Xiangman Shen, Kehua Zhang and Henry Zhu, as well..
Founding
partner Graham Huntley said: «Josh's experience of
practicing in both
China and Hong Kong will be of great benefit to Signature, particularly at this time of heightened Sino - British trade.
Jeanette Chan, managing
partner of the
China practice, was shortlisted by Euromoney Legal Media Group in the «Best in M&A and Private Equity» and «Best in TMT» categories for the 2016 Asia Women in Business Law...
Jeanette Chan, managing
partner of the
China practice, and corporate
partner Judie Ng Shortell will take part in ALM's annual Corporate Counsel Forum Beijing.
Corporate
partner Betty Yap and counsel Hans - Günther Herrmann co-authored an article in the April issue of
China Law &
Practice.
Allen & Overy announces today that it has appointed Wayne Lee as a
partner in its Shanghai office as part of the firm's continuing expansion of its
China corporate
practice.
«Everybody knows the Chinese economy is cooling but I» mpersonally very bullish on
China,» says Edward Goldenberg, a
partner and head of Bennett Jones LLP's government affairs and public policy
practice.
Chair and managing
partner of the firm's
China and Asia - Pacific
practice David Cheng provides commentary on the legal issues surrounding P2P lending.
Patrick Cheung is a transfer pricing
partner and the leader of the South
China transfer pricing
practice for Deloitte
China.
Jeanette Chan, managing
partner of the
China practice, and corporate counsel David Lee participated in IBM's Outside Counsel Panel Discussion.
SHANGHAI —
China Business Law Journal has named Covington
partner Weishi Li to its «A-List» of the top 100 private
practice lawyers in
China.
Jeanette Chan, managing
partner of the
China practice, was quoted by Practical Law's GC Agenda
China discussing the draft guidelines on security assessment of data exports in
China.
He is also a
partner in the firm's
China and Indonesia
practices, advising companies such as TenX on business structure and on legal, contractual, tax, intellectual property, corporate finance and regulatory aspects of their cryptocurrency token sale.