Welcome to the Shanghai In-House Summit 2014

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When: Friday, June 27, 2014
Time: 8:30 am - 6:00 pm
Venue: The Westin Bund Center Shanghai - 88 Henan Central Road, Shanghai 200002, China

A unique platform for the frank exchange of views, sharing of best practices and formulation of strategies to deal with opportunities in 2014 and beyond.

Asia's most respected legal industry publication, Asian Legal Business Magazine, is proud to present ALB In-house Legal Summit in Shanghai. This special event is tailored to bring together leading senior-level corporate counsel, business leaders and private practice lawyers. The summit represents a unique opportunity to interact with some of the most active and influential lawyers from China, Asia and the rest of the world.

  • Plenary sessions
  • Focused practice area workshops

Why you should attend:

  • FREE* to inhouse counsel and business leaders
  • In-depth workshops focusing on the latest legal issues presented by top domestic and international law firms
  • Opportunities to network and meet leading legal experts and peers
  • VIP networking luncheon & refreshments
  • Speaker notes

* Non sponsor law firms and vendor suppliers are exempt from free passes

Agenda for Shanghai In-House Summit 2014

A full agenda will be made ready to download for the Shanghai In House Legal Summit in mid-May. You may download a copy of the brochure located here.

 

 

8:30Registration

9:00

           -Stream A-

Antitrust Enforcement in China: Development and Problems    

·      Public and private antitrust enforcement of China, its characteristics, and future tends

·      Anti-monopoly administrative enforcement: General review and trends, the administrative investigation procedures, the authorities of the implementing agencies, the applicable laws, and the coping strategies of the investigated firms

·      Recent focus of the antitrust authorities on abusing the dominant position in the IP market to exclude and restrict competition

·      Connection between public and private antitrust enforcement, the relevant market definition and assessment of dominant market positions in the standard essential patent licensing markets

Zhan Hao, Managing Partner, Anjie Law Firm

-Stream B-

Better an open enemy than a false friend-how to avoid the outflow of the company's resources

·      Existing laws and regulations prohibiting unwarranted actions from directors, senior managers and other employees in private institutions

·      Outstanding corporate regulations addressing risks of undue exercise of power

·      Preparing an employment contract that purports to extinguish corrupt practices

·      Post-trial claiming of losses and damages against the breach of the contract and effective allocation of responsibilities to protect the corporation’s interests

 

Peiming Yang, Parnter, LLinks Law Offices

 

10:30

Refreshment Break

10:45

            -Stream A-

Practical elaboration on Major Labor Law Issues Arising from M&A Transactions

·            Key employment-related issues arising from M&A

·            Critical legal aspects of the placement and transfer of personnel

·            Labor dispatching

·            Handling labor relations properly to prevent and manage crises

·            In-depth analysis of typical cases involving collective actions

 

Dr. Isabelle I H Wan, Senior Partner & Leader, Employment Law Practice, TransAsia Lawyers

-Stream B-

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA): understanding the anti-corruption challenges of doing business in China and implementing a robust compliance program

·            Case studies on FCPA investigations and prosecutions

·            How to implement robust anti-corruption compliance program

·            Third party due diligence and review, investigations, and frequently encountered issues in the China

 

Dawn Zhang, Co-Managing Shareholder, Greenberg Taurig LLP

Calvin Ding, Associate, Greenberg Taurig LLP

 

Michael Marinelli, Shareholder, Greenberg Taurig LLP

12:15

 Networking Luncheon

 13:45

-Stream A-

The investigations of regulatory compliance and risk control on the target company in M&A

·      Policy guidance and industry risks in M&A: the interpretation of commercial bribery, crackdown on illegal fund-raising, blacklist system of pharmaceutical enterprises and industry risks in M&A.

·      The investigations of regulatory compliance on the insider trading

·      The investigations of regulatory compliance on the unfair competition

·      The paths of the regulatory compliance investigation: by company policies, by business operation

·      The methods and technical measures of the regulatory compliance investigation

 

            Lei Wang, Counsel, Global Law Office

 

             Labor Law Issues in M&A in China: Employee Settlement of the Subject

·       Impact on performance of labor contract of different patterns in M&A

·       Different paths on employee settlement of the subject

·       Issues should be paid attention to on different paths

 

Zhao Li, Partner, Global Law Office

 

Key Points & Deal Structure of Backdoor Listing (RTO)

·      Development of RTO Regulations

·      Threshhold Triggering RTO & Key Requirements

·      The First Triggering Rule

·      Deal Structure - Merger by Absorption

·      Deal Structure - Purchase by New Issue

·      Composite Deal Structure

·      Other Key Points: Diversture; Matching Financing

Alex Liu, Partner, Global Law Office

 

The Understanding of the Guidance on Fillings of Simple Cases of Concentrations of Undertakings (Trial) (the “Guide”)

·     The Background of the Guide

·     Features of the Guide

·     Implications and Prospects of the Guide

 

Yongquan Chi, Partner, Global Law Office

Intellectual Property Issues Investors May Encounter During M&A Deals and Ways to Cope with Them

·    Target Company's Common IP Issues Disclosed in Due Diligence

·    How Should Investors Request Target Company to Rectify IP Problems before M&A Deal Closure

·    What Clauses Should Be Inserted by Investors into M&A Deal Contracts to Prevent Post-Closing IP Problems?

 

Meph Gui, Partner, Global Law Office

 

-Stream B-

Managing risks and developing opportunities of enterprises in the environmental crisis

·     Current hot issues and trend analysis of legislation and enforcement of environmental protection

·      Business model innovation and legal risk management under the pressure of environmental  protection.

·      Characteristics, trends and coping stratergies of environmental litigation

 

          Dr Zhou Zhanggui, Assistant Director, Sunshine Law Firm

          Lu Lizhong, Partner, Sunshine Law Firm

 

           Yang Weidong, Partner, Sunshine Law Firm

 14:45

 Refreshment Break

 15:00

In-House Counsel Panel

·     In-house Counsel's Role In merger Control Filing in China and the legal considerations in entering an M&A deal

·     How In-house Counsel to bridge between internal clients and external representing attorney in litigation and arbitrations.

 

·     Impact of the latest extraterritorial and local legislations in China : compliance challenges with recent anti-corruption and Intellectual Property laws

 16:30

 End of the Shanghai In-House Legal Summit 2014

 

 

Speakers at the Shanghai In-House Summit 2014

 

Alex Liu

Partner

Global Law Office

 

Alex Liu is a partner at Global Law Office, Beijing.  Mr. Liu focuses on takeover and restructuring of listed companies, cross-border M&A, onshore and offshore IPOs, debts financing, PE/VC investment, FDI and overseas investment.  Mr. Liu's practice covers real estate, energy and resources, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, infrastructure, retail, e-Commerce, TMT, financial services, education, resorts and agriculture, etc. Mr. Liu has advised high-profile takeover or restructuring transactions, e.g., the privatization of H share company Zhengzhou Gas (03928), the over RMB10 billion takeover of HK listed Tianjin Port Development (03382) by Tianjin Port Group as well as the former's takeover of A share company Tianjin Port (600717) through cross-border share exchange, Melco International's acquisition of Yabuli and other state-owned or private ski resorts and hotels in China as well as the former's RTO at Toronto.  In capital market, Mr. Liu assisted either issuers or underwriters for many IPO projects at HKEx, NYSE, Nasdaq or ChiNext. Mr. Liu received a LL.M. from UC Berkeley, School of Law in 2010, a LL.M. from Renmin University of China, School of Law in 2004, and a LL.B. from Northeastern University in 2001.

 

 

Calvin Ding

Associate

Greenberg Traurig LLP

 

Calvin Ding focuses his practice on counseling both U.S. and non-U.S. clients in international corporate and commercial projects, including mergers and acquisitions, foreign direct investment, corporate restructuring, private equity and venture capital. He regularly advises clients in internal investigations and issues arising under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Prior to practicing law, Calvin worked as a research analyst in The Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center and interned for U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson.

 

 

 

Dawn Zhang

Co-Managing Shareholder

Greenberg Traurig LLP

 

Dawn (Dan) Zhang has broad experience advising clients on China-related cross-border mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, joint ventures, funds, and general corporate matters. Before joining Greenberg Traurig, Dawn practiced in other international law firms for many years and served as the PRC legal counsel for a multinational corporation, where she handled a wide variety of corporate matters for public and emerging growth companies. Dawn passed the national PRC judicial qualification examination in 1998 and is admitted to practice in New York.

 

 

Dr. Isabelle I H Wan

Senior Partner &Leader, Employment Law Practice

TransAsia Lawyers

 

Dr. Wan has worked in China for over 20 years. She enjoys a pre-eminent reputation for her expertise in PRC employment law, and is regularly invited by the Chinese government to join legislative drafting sessions and comment on draft laws and regulations. Dr. Wan is a Director of the China Labor Law Studies Association and China Social Security Law Research Association.  She holds professorships at Peking University and the Northwest University of Politics & Law. Among various other awards, Dr. Wan was honored as one of "Asia's Leading Lawyers" by Asia Law & Practice (2002, 2004 – 2013).  TransAsia was voted China's "Employment Law Firm of the Year" by Chambers & Partners (2010, 2011, 2013), "PRC Firm of the Year for Labor & Employment" by China Law & Practice (2011 – 2013 ) and "Law Firm of the Year for Employment & Industrial Relations" in China for 2013 by China Business Law Journals.

 

 

Lu Lizhong

Executive Partner

Sunshine Law Firm

 

Mr. Lu, as a large energy power enterprises’ longtime legal adviser , has extensive experience in legal services on mergers and acquisitions, investment and financing, specializing in trading, construction in fields of coal, electricity , natural gas and oil industries. Currently serves as a legal adviser for China GuoDian, China Nuclear Power, Zhejiang Energy Group, China Resources Power, and many large enterprise groups.

 

 

Meph Gui

Partner

Global Law Office

 

Admitted to practice laws in both China and the U.S., Meph Jia Gui advises on various intellectual property (IP) matters in China relating to the creation, exploitation and protection of IP rights, including contentious and non-contentious IP matters. With the work experience at leading law firms for years in China, he represented multinationals across a broad range of industries in relation to enforcement, acquisition and licensing of trademark, patent, copyright, trade secret and domain names. Some lawsuits he handled were recognized by the Supreme People's Court of China ("SPC") as exemplary cases in annual reports of SPC. Meph is the youngest among the very few Chinese arbitrators of the World Intellectual Property Organization.

 

 

Michael X. Marinelli

Shareholder

Greenberg Traurig LLP

 

Michael X. Marinelli has wide-ranging experience advising clients on the federal regulation of international transactions. He focuses his practice on U.S. export control regulations, including the EAR, the ITAR, and the economic sanctions regimes enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), as well as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Michael counsels clients in multiple industries, including aerospace, energy, telecommunications, consumer electronics, software and life sciences, on complying the broad array of statutes and regulations regimes that apply to cross-border transactions. His transactional counseling ranges from providing advice on individual transactions and relationships to evaluating compliance in the context of mergers and acquisition, which includes assisting clients in matters before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) under the Exon-Florio amendment and the Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007 (FINSA). Michael also has experience in export and FCPA enforcement matters, including conducting internal investigations, preparing and managing voluntary disclosures, and defending companies subject to criminal and civil investigations of possible violations. As part of both the transactional and enforcement aspects of his practice, he assists clients in the development and implementation of internal compliance programs.

 

 

Peiming Yang

Partner

Llinks Law Offices

 

Graduating from the Law School of Fudan University, Mr. Yang started to practice law in 1997 and joined Llinks Law Offices as a partner in 2012. He is fluent in both English and Mandarin. Mr. Yang is an excellent litigator and arbitration lawyer, having represented not only multinational corporations and foreign invested enterprises, but also large state-owned enterprise groups and private companies in hundreds of litigation and arbitration cases.  He specialized in dispute resolution in foreign direct investment, corporate equity transfer, real estate development and acquisition, construction, intellectual property protection, Sino-foreign equity joint venture and cooperative joint venture contracts, international trade and other civil and commercial contracts. Mr. Yang also acts as a perennial legal counsel for numerous renowned foreign invested enterprises and large state-owned enterprise groups, advising on their daily operation, project investments, restructuring, merger & acquisition, equity financing and others. 

 


Yang Weidong

Lawyer

Sunshine Law Firm

 

Mr. Yang has been in teaching and research on International Economic (investment) Law and Energy/Electricity Law for a long time, he has provided legal services for the establishment of FIEs in China, as well as overseas investment of Beijing state-owned industrial enterprises, as a consultant of Beijing Municipal Commission of Economy. He has also participated in many project researches including (China Power Investment Corporation-Research on Prevention & Control System of Overseas Investment).

 

 

Dr. Zhan Hao

Managing Partner

 

Anjie Law Firm

 

As the managing partner of AnJie and Head of its Competition Law Department, Dr. Zhan Hao has extensive experience in antitrust and anti-unfair competition practice. In 2008, Dr. Zhan Hao was invited as a competition law expert to deliver a series of lectures via the training website. Dr. Zhan was extensively involved in the legislation of the Chinese competition laws and regulations, and has played an active role in rule-making regarding monopoly agreements, abuse of market dominance, concentration of undertakings, and unfair competition behaviors. From 2009 to 2013, Dr. Zhan has consecutively received the Competition/Antitrust Lawyer Award from Chambers and Partners. In 2012 and 2013, Dr. Zhan was ranked as “China Antitrust Lawyer” by Who is Who, an renowned international lawyer rating institution. In addition, Dr. Zhan was also recommended as “China’s Leading Competition/Antitrust Lawyer” by ALB China and Expert Guide.

 

 

Zhao Li

Partner

Global Law Office

 

Mr. Li is specialized in providing legal services in general corporate matters, labor law and commercial litigation and arbitration, etc. In general corporate matters, Mr. Li provided legal services including general and specific legal consultation, M&A, corporation dissolution and bankruptcy for large state-owned enterprises and their subsidiaries, foreign-invested enterprises and their Chinese subsidiaries, domestic and foreign listed companies and private enterprises. In labor law, Mr. Li provided non-contentious legal services for many multinational companies and their Chinese subsidiaries, listed state-owned and private companies especially in the area of M&A, relocation and dissolution and HR management. In contentious area, he represented in approximately a hundred labor dispute arbitration and litigation cases. In commercial litigation and arbitration, Mr. Li represented his clients in hundreds of various commercial disputes accepted by the Supreme People’s Court, high people's courts and local people's courts in Beijing, Tianjin, Chongqing, Guangdong, etc. as well as CIETAC.

 

 

Dr. Zhou Zhanggui

Assistant Director

Sunshine Law Firm

 

With excellent bilingual working ability, Dr. Zhou has a full command of knowledge on energy project development and financing processes. He served as program officer at ICSHP (2005–2011), and as UNIDO consultant he implemented a number of energy-project feasibility studies in Latin America and Africa. Now he is member of key research program of Chinese Academy of Engineering on ‘Support and Guarantee for Energy Production and Consumption Revolution’.

 

Contacting Us

For more information regarding this event, please contact:

Tracy Li
Phone: (852) 3762 3262
Email: tracy.li@thomsonreuters.com

For details on sponsorship opportunities, please contact:

Yvonne Cheung
Phone: (852) 3762 3266
Email: yvonne.cheung@thomsonreuters.com

Register for the ALB Shanghai In-House Legal Summit 2014

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When:   Thursday, June 27, 2014

Time:     8:30 am - 6:00 pm

Venue:  The Westin Bund Center Shanghai - 88 Henan Central Road, Shanghai 200002, China

 

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