Recently by Spencer S. Griffith
Antitrust & Competition
Challenges And Opportunities As Beijing Office Expands Global Firm Capabilities In Trade, M&A, Corporate And Private Equity
Editor: Please tell us about your background and current practice. Griffith: I was managing partner in Akin Gump’s Beijing office from summer 2009 until early fall of this year. I am a trade lawyer by background, and I represent foreign governments and foreign companies as well as U.S....
Read MoreChinese Anti-Bribery Law: An Overview Of The Chinese Laws And Their Importance To Foreign Companies Doing Business In China - Part II
In Part I, we examined the Chinese criminal anti-bribery laws and their application to foreign companies doing business in China. China also has a set of administrative laws that proscribe bribery and other anticompetitive activities. The Chinese Anti-Unfair Competition law ("AUCL"), promulgated...
Read MoreChinese Anti-Bribery Law: An Overview Of The Chinese Laws And Their Importance To Foreign Companies Doing Business In China - Part I
Part II of this article will appear in the September issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel. Nearly all U.S. companies that engage in international business and have operations in China or elsewhere recognize the importance of strict compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act...
Read More