AI is changing how clients approach lawyers. Increasingly, they arrive with a detailed legal plan already in hand. The problem is that even accurate AI-generated advice can be wrong for the business asking the question. Good legal advice starts by asking why.
AI Didn't Replace Lawyers. It Gave Us the 48-Page Contract. In 1972, two lawyers a few years out of school opened a storefront office in Van Nuys and called it the Legal Clinic of Jacoby and Meyers. Leonard Jacoby and Stephen Meyers were going after the large group of people who earned too much to
Your China contract may look comprehensive and still bind the wrong company. This article uses the RedNote dispute and two real manufacturing matters to show why contracts must reach the entities that actually control the factory, tooling, technical information, and money, and what can happen when they do not.
A Sinosure demand letter is not an ordinary collection letter, and the amount it demands is not necessarily the amount you owe. Drawing on the more than 100 Sinosure matters I have handled, this guide explains what Sinosure can do to your China assets, supplier credit, and people, how to respond when a demand arrives, how to settle without paying twice, and how to prevent a claim in the first place.
Doing Business Internationally: Why Your International Lawyer Should Handle Your Domestic Work Too There are times when you absolutely need a local specialist. A real estate lawyer who knows Oregon title issues, a New York tax lawyer, a California employment litigator. Some legal work is local, and it is a mistake to pretend otherwise. But
China Exit Bans for Foreign Executives: The Commercial Dispute Risk Nobody Plans For You are at the airport with a boarding pass in hand, heading home after meetings. The China immigration officer scans your passport, pauses, types, and asks you to step aside. A few minutes later you are told you cannot leave China. No
China Employment Termination Today: Reinstatement Risk and What Employers Should Do A Supreme People’s Court judicial interpretation effective September 1, 2025, has shifted the risk profile of China employment termination disputes. Employers that have treated unlawful termination claims as a predictable, mostly financial exposure should reassess that assumption, because it is now harder to avoid
China Employment Law 2025: Working Hours Compliance Guide for Foreign Companies Could a Single Employee Complaint Derail Your China Operations? Imagine this: your Shanghai HR manager picks up the phone. A local employment bureau officer is on the line. Within days, inspectors arrive at your offices, your company name is in the Chinese press, and
Tariff Cheaters Beware: This Week's $24 Million Wake-Up Call Earlier this week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in Island Industries v. Sigma Corp that delivers a clear warning to companies attempting to evade U.S. trade duties: your competitors are watching, and the consequences of cheating can be staggering. This case highlights
China law on the internet is all wrong. It is no substitute for real legal advice. This blog's disclaimer states this, albeit more formally.
