Publications and Scholarship

Peer-Reviewed and Scholarly Articles

• “Exit Bans When Doing Business in China”, with Chris Carr, Thunderbird International Business Review 64(3):209–220 (2022). First published March 8, 2022.
• “Commercial Hostages in International Business Disputes”, with Chris Carr, Thunderbird International Business Review 63:523–542 (2021). First published March 31, 2021; working paper on SSRN.
• “The Legal Framework for Foreign Investment in Internet of Things Devices in China: Guidelines for International Stakeholders”, with Chris Carr, Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal 34:315–348 (2018).
• “Strategic Contracting in China for Foreign Firms”, with Chris Carr, Thunderbird International Business Review 57(3):241–254 (2015).
• “Finding Your Legal Niche”, Oregon Law Review 93:881–892 (2015).

Supply-Chain and Professional Publications

• “Contracting for Success with Chinese State-Owned Enterprises”, with Chris Carr, Supply Chain Management Review, March–April 2018, at 30.
• “Contracting in China: A Contract Worth the Paper It’s Written On”, with Chris Carr, Supply Chain Management Review, January–February 2015, at 28–33; working paper on SSRN.
• “China Supply Chain Contracts: The Contract (Liquidated) Damages Provision”, with Chris Carr, Supply Chain Management Review, October 9, 2015; working paper on SSRN.

Selected Bylined Articles

• “Trade in China: A Better Way for American Business”, The Hill, May 4, 2018.
• “Want Your Product in China? Try Using a Local Distributor”, Forbes, September 28, 2016.
• “9 Tips for China Licensing”, Forbes, August 1, 2016.
• “China and the Internet of Things: This Is Not Your Grandparents’ China Manufacturing”, Forbes, June 27, 2016.
• “China’s Slowing Economy Means Litigation Growth”, Forbes, February 8, 2016.
• “How to Avoid Being Held Hostage in China”, Forbes, January 11, 2016.
• “Why Your NDA Does Not Work for China”, Forbes, November 16, 2015.
• “Getting Your Money Out of China”, Forbes, September 17, 2015.
• “China’s Slowdown and American Business”, The Wall Street Journal, September 6, 2012.
• “Chinese Companies Court Disaster: Doing Business in America Means Also Learning How to Navigate the U.S. Legal System”, The Wall Street Journal, August 18, 2010.
• “China Joint Venture Jeopardy”, The Wall Street Journal, June 2007.
• “China’s Trademark Laws: Simple and Effective,” China Trade Law Report, September 2006.

China Law Blog

Harris founded the China Law Blog in 2006 and has been its lead writer ever since.  The archive is at harris-sliwoski.com/chinalawblog; Harris’s author archive across the firm’s blogs is at harris-sliwoski.com/blog/author/dan-harris. Selected posts are syndicated through Mondaq, Lexology, JD Supra, LexBlog, and Newstex.

Congressional Testimony

Harris has testified four times before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. Each entry below links the Commission’s hearing record, Harris’s submitted testimony, and the official transcript.

• Consumer Products from China: Safety, Regulations, and Supply Chains, March 1, 2024 — written testimony · hearing transcript. Addressed product quality and safety, China’s legal system, and the role of China’s state export-credit insurer. Cited in the Commission’s 2024 Report to Congress.
• Rule by Law: China’s Increasingly Global Legal Reach, May 4, 2023 — written testimony · hearing transcript. Addressed the Chinese Communist Party’s use of law against foreign companies and the practical operation of Chinese courts. Cited in the Commission’s 2023 Report to Congress.
• U.S.-China Relations in 2021: Emerging Risks, Panel II, “The CCP’s Control of Markets and Data,” September 8, 2021 — written testimony · hearing transcript.
• The Foreign Investment Climate in China: Present Challenges and Potential for Reform, January 28, 2015 — written testimony · hearing transcript.

Expert-Witness Work

Harris has been retained on United States law in foreign proceedings and on foreign law in United States proceedings, including alter-ego and veil-piercing issues in South Korean litigation. His expert witness practice has involved questions of first impression concerning corporate veil-piercing in Chinese and Korean courts, attorney-client privilege in China-related matters, the Hague Service and Evidence Conventions, and enforcement of United States judgments in China and Chinese judgments in the United States and Europe.

Speaking, Teaching, and Conferences

Dan has taught or lectured at Indiana University Maurer School of Law, the University of Washington School of Law, UC Berkeley School of Law, UC Irvine School of Law, Seattle University School of Law, the University of Akron School of Law, the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Warsaw Faculty of Law and Administration, Northwestern School of Business, the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, ISDE Barcelona, the USC School of Pharmacy, and the Rice University Jones Graduate School of Business. Those engagements appear in the chronology below alongside conference and industry appearances. Radio, podcast, and other recorded interviews are collected in the following section.

2026

• Supreme Court Ruling on IEEPA: Strategic Implications for U.S. Importers, Skill Dynamics, February 2026.

2025

• Product Sourcing and Contracting: Reducing International Product Liability Risks, 37th Annual Product Liability Conference, University of Wisconsin-Madison, October 8, 2025.
• How Dan Harris Built Influence Through Legal Blogging, Real Lawyers / LexBlog, August 13, 2025.
• Leaving China: Navigating Tariff Risks and Manufacturing Realities, Harris Sliwoski and Supplino webinar, May 28, 2025.

2024

• The U.S. Election Is Over. What’s Next for Your International Business?, Harris Sliwoski webinar, November 11, 2024, with Shannon Brandao, Fred Rocafort, Akshat Divatia, and Adams Lee.
• Beyond the Ballot: Navigating Post-Election Geopolitical and National Security Landscapes, Wiley Rein, September 24, 2024.
• Nearshoring Business Operations From China to Mexico: Legal, Due Diligence, and Risk Considerations, BARBRI, August 22, 2024.
• How to Protect IP When Buying from and Manufacturing in China, China Manufacturing Decoded / Sofeast, May 10, 2024.
• China Business Update: Q1 2024, Harris Sliwoski webinar, February 14, 2024, with Jonathan Bench and Fred Rocafort.

2023

• Managing China Considerations When Nearshoring to Mexico, Nearshoring: Focus on Mexico, a nine-part webinar series presented by GlobalAutoIndustry and the Reshoring Institute, October 18 to December 13, 2023.
• International Employment Law for Domestic Employment Lawyers, The Seminar Group, August 18, 2023.
• International Arbitration: Regional Trends and Tactics, Harris Sliwoski webinar, June 6, 2023.
• Moving Your Manufacturing from China to Mexico, Harris Sliwoski webinar, February 23, 2023, with Andrew Hupert.
• Nearshoring to Mexico: The Opportunities and the Challenges, National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, January 31, 2023.

2022

• The Looming War Over Taiwan, Escalation, and What Businesses Need to Know, Wiley webinar, September 7, 2022.
• Protecting Your Company in the International Business and Trade Arena, International Trade and Business Development Conference, August 18, 2022.
• Moving Your Manufacturing From China to Mexico, Harris Sliwoski webinar, February 8, 2022.

2021

• Reconfiguring Global Supply Chain Footprint, East West Associates webinar, June 24, 2021.

2020

• Product Liability Claims Against Overseas Manufacturers, Strafford Webinars, December 15, 2020.
• China Town Hall, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and the University of Washington, November 10, 2020.
• China’s Cybersecurity Regime, Financial Executives Networking Group, October 28, 2020.
• COVID-19 Exposing Risks in the Medical Devices Supply Chain, Kroll, June 30, 2020.
• China: Should I Stay or Should I Go? Greater Columbus Chinese Chamber of Commerce, June 26, 2020.
• Getting “The Edge” in an Unequal Playing Field in America and Abroad, AnyStrike, June 16, 2020.
• Successful China Sourcing and Contracting, Transnational Transparent Procurement webinar, June 1, 2020.
• Trade Wars or Truce? Legalities of Doing Business with China in 2020, World Trade Center Utah, February 5, 2020.
• International Business Transactions: Doing Business in China, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, January 7 to 10, 2020, co-taught with Hannah Buxbaum.

2019

• China’s Shifting IP Landscape and the Consequences for Rights Holders, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Global Intellectual Property Academy, November 20, 2019.
• Social Credit and Debt Detentions: Are Foreigners at Risk in China? 2nd Annual Tsinghua-Berkeley Conference on Transnational IP Litigation, UC Berkeley School of Law, October 22, 2019.
• Trade Wars and Supply Chains, Global Supply Chain Council, June 13, 2019.
• Operational Issues in China During the Trade War, U.S.-China Business Council, June 4, 2019.
• China and U.S. Law and the Differences that Matter, 15th Annual Product Liability Conference, Milwaukee, May 22, 2019.

2018

• Outsourcing to China and Protecting Your IP, Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw, December 15, 2018.
• International Licensing: Adapting to Recent Developments in China, Advanced Conference on Current Dealmaking Trends for IP and Technology Licensing, Seattle, August 24, 2018.
• China Innovation and IP, University of Washington Global Innovation Summit, July 23, 2018.
• Doing Business in China: Structuring Your Deal and Protecting Your IP, Commercial Law Web, June 26, 2018.
• The New World of Global IP, Red Points Academy, Barcelona, 2018.

2017

• How to Protect Your IoT Startup, HAX Shenzhen and KPMG, July 12, 2017.
• China IP Pitfalls and Protections, USPTO China Intellectual Property Road Show, Detroit, July 10, 2017.
• China Law for Doing Business in China, Cincinnati Chinese Chamber of Commerce, June 23, 2017.
• Global IP: Protecting Your Brand via Trademarks, Inside China and Globally, Cross-Border Summit, Shenzhen, April 21, 2017.
• How to Protect Your Business in China, Cleveland Chinese Chamber of Commerce, 2017.
• How to Protect Intellectual Property in China, Red Points webinar, 2017.
• How to Protect Your Business in China, Red Points webinar, 2017.

2016

• Doing Business in China: Structuring Your Deal and Protecting Intellectual Property, Commercial Law webinar, May 24, 2016.
• China IP: Is Your IP China Ready? LexTalk / LexisNexis, April 27, 2016.
• Avoiding China Business Disputes, AmCham Shanghai, March 30, 2016.
• Avoiding and Winning Disputes Against Chinese Companies, Emerging and Complex Insurance Claims Forum, Los Angeles, February 25, 2016.
• Structuring Your China Deal, Commercial Law Web, 2016.
• Taking Your Company International, Emerging Companies: From Domestic Establishment to International Expansion, 2016.

2015

• International Trademarks: Securing and Enforcing Clients’ Rights Abroad, Beverly Hills Bar Association, November 5, 2015.
• The Great Transition: China’s Shift to Consumption and Service, New York City, September 26, 2015.
• Issues in China for U.S. Businesses, Fall 2015 China Fashion Law Symposium, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, September 24, 2015.
• Critical Legal and IP Protections for China, Maryland-China Business Council, June 23, 2015.
• IP Enforcement in China, for Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights, What You Must Know to Protect Your Intellectual Property in China, UC Irvine School of Law, May 21, 2015.
• The Legal Side of China Manufacturing, UC Berkeley Center for Chinese Studies and the Berkeley Center for Law, Business and the Economy, April 9, 2015.
• Eight Questions to Stay Out of Legal Trouble in China, ExporTech, 2015.
• China IP for the Food Industry, ConAgra China Education Summit, 2015.

2014

• Practical Aspects of Chinese Law; Intellectual Property Considerations, Exploring China: Legal, Regulatory, and Cultural Aspects, USC School of Pharmacy, November 1, 2014.
• Business and Legal Culture in China: From an Intellectual Property Perspective, University of Akron School of Law, September 30, 2014.
• Avoiding and Winning at Chinese Litigation and Arbitration, Rosemont Convention Center, Chicago, June 20, 2014.
• China Contract Drafting, U.S.-China Legal Summit, 2014.
• Protecting Your Trade Secrets From China, Trade Secret Management and Monetization Conference, 2014.
• China IP Basics, Seattle University School of Law, 2014.
• International Law Firm Management, Rice University Jones Graduate School of Business, 2014.
• Can China Innovate? Plastics News webinar, 2014.
• Protecting Intellectual Property in China, Plastics News Executive Forum, 2014.
• China Best Practices, Merx International Best Practices Summit, 2014.
• How to Succeed in China, International Tax Conference, 2014.
• How to Avoid China Product Liability Problems, International Product Liability Seminar, 2014.
• IP in China, Innovation and IP in China, 2014.
• Making Sense of China’s Bribery Crackdown, Dow Jones Global Compliance Symposium, 2014.
• Doing Business in the New China: The Legal Aspects, Doing Business in the New China, 2014.
• China IP Developments, China Law Seminar, 2014.
• Opportunities and Challenges in China Corporate Law, China Law Seminar, 2014.
• China Opportunities and Challenges, China Law Conference, 2014.
• China Intellectual Property and Trade Secret Law, China Intellectual Property, 2014.
• The Basics on Doing Business in China, Advising Start-Ups in the U.S. and Abroad, 2014.

2013

• Doing Business in China, Economist Magazine Business Forum, December 13, 2013.
• Handling the China Legal Matter, ATLAS Beijing, September 25, 2013.
• China Legal Trends, AmCham Beijing, September 24, 2013.
• Asia Product Sourcing Done Right: Developments on the Legal Side of Outsourcing, Medical Device, June 17, 2013.
• China IP Protections, China Business Workshop, March 11, 2013.
• Doing Business in China: A Legal Overview, LexisNexis, February 20, 2013.
• Protecting Your IP in Business Deals in the Chinese Market, ALI-CLE, February 8, 2013.
• Protecting Your IP From China, LexisNexis, February 5, 2013.
• International Law Careers, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, 2013.
• China IP, IA Finance, 2013.
• Protecting Your IP in China, ALI-CLE, 2013.

2012

• International Service Businesses, Washington Trade Conference, 2012.
• Outsourcing in China, University of Washington School of Law, 2012.
• China’s Government and Your Business, Wharton School China Forum, 2012.
• Choosing the Right China Entity, Retirement Asia, 2012.
• The Evolution of D&O Insurance in China, PLUS International Conference, 2012.
• Doing Business with China, Economist Magazine Business Series, 2012.
• Protecting Your IP From China, Doing Business With the New China, The Seminar Group, 2012.
• What You Need to Think About When Doing Business in China: A Legal Perspective, 19th Annual Offshore Investment Conference, 2012.

2011

• Cómo evitar o ganar disputas comerciales con chinos, Second China Law and Business Summit, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, November 18, 2011.
• Avoiding and Winning China Disputes, Offshore Investments Conference, Shanghai, 2011.
• China Companies Going Outward, Beijing Foreign Correspondents Club, 2011.
• Five Things Every SME Should Know About China, AmCham Beijing Small Business Forum, 2011.
• International Law: Asia, Alaska Bar Association International Law Section, 2011.

2010

• International Outsourcing and Outsourcing to an Emerging Market, International Association of Outsourcing Professionals, Pacific Northwest Chapter, November 16, 2010.
• Doing Business in China: For Better or Worse, Commonwealth Club of California, April 6, 2010.
• International Litigation, Washington State Bar Association International Practice Section, 2010.
• Handling the Big Media International Case, University of Washington School of Law, 2010.
• Litigating Against Chinese Companies, The Legalities of Doing Business in China, 2010.
• Legal Aspects of China Business, China Business Network, 2010.
• Building Brands in Asia, Berkeley Asia Business Conference, 2010.

2009

• Building a Business in China, Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management Greater China Business Conference, 2009.
• Litigating and Arbitrating Against Chinese Defendants, Chinese Drywall Litigation Conference, 2009.
• Suing Chinese Manufacturers, Chinese Drywall Litigation, 2009.
• International Social Networking, ABA International Law Section, 2009.

2008

• The Eight Yins and Yangs of China Business, Plastics Industry Executive Conference, 2008.
• China Litigation Challenges: Arbitration, Service of Process and Discovery, Managing the Risks of Manufacturing in China, 2008.
• Litigation and Arbitration in China, Los Angeles County Bar Association International Law Section, 2008.
• What Every Lawyer Must Know About China Law, Alaska Bar Association International Law Section, 2008.

2007

• Managing Risks Associated With Chinese Products, Mealey’s Product Recall Liability Conference: Made in China and Beyond, 2007.
• Managing Risks Associated With Chinese Products, E&S Loss Control Executive Forum, 2007.
• China’s Second Tier Cities for Real Estate, China Real Estate Seminar, 2007.
• Under China’s Digital Influence, AmCham Beijing, 2007.

2006

• China: The New Paradigm for Market Entry, 2006.

• International Law, Indiana University School of Law, 2006.

• International Asset Seizures, Korean Judges Conference, 2006.

Podcasts, Radio, and Recorded Interviews

Broadcast and recorded appearances, separate from live speaking engagements.

2026

• Dan Harris and SRI’s David Dayton Discuss Law and Business in China, Silk Road International Corporate Cultures Podcast, July 13, 2026.

2025

• Automotive Tariffs: Valuable Tips on How to Save Money, GlobalAutoIndustry audio interview, with Adams Lee, June 2025.

2024

• China Manufacturing Risks: They Just Keep Growing, GlobalAutoIndustry audio interview, July 18, 2024.
• China Business: US Tariffs and EU Challenges, GlobalAutoIndustry audio interview, May 2024.

2023

• Managing Considerations When Moving Manufacturing Out of China, GlobalAutoIndustry audio interview, October 2, 2023.

2022

• Transacting Business in Today’s China, Solution Nation podcast, September 3, 2022.

2021

• China and Supply Chains, Bloomberg Sound On, June 29, 2021.
• Tales of the Tribunal, podcast guest, May 13, 2021.

2020

• You Can’t Just Say ‘Pandemic’: A Conversation with Dan Harris, Compliance Cosmos, April 16, 2020.
• Keeping It Simple with Dan Harris (Law Across the Sea), ThinkTech Hawaii, March 3, 2020.

2019

• What You Should Know About the U.S.-China Trade War, GlobalAutoIndustry audio interview, May 22, 2019.

2018

• China IP Challenges for the Automotive Industry, GlobalAutoIndustry radio interview, April 5, 2018.

2006

• China Present and Future, BBC World, Have Your Say, 2006.

• International Law Jurisdiction, Fox Television News, 2006.

• International Enforcement of Bankruptcy, CNBC, Report on Business, 2006.

Media Coverage and Interviews

2026

• “China applies sweeping new entry and exit rules tied to national security”, Nikkei Asia, September 15, 2026
• “U.S.-Vietnam trade talks risk strategic misstep in Indo-Pacific balance”, UPI, May 7, 2026.

2025

• “A Shrimper, a Carmaker, a Lawyer: How the World Tackled Trump’s Trade War”, The Wall Street Journal, December 31, 2025.
• “One Man’s Mission to Get Back $4 Million of Stolen Skincare Products”, The Wall Street Journal, December 5, 2025.
• “DOJ Frauds Unit Tasked With Pursuing Evasion of Trump Tariffs”, Bloomberg Law, July 10, 2025.
• “Newstex Publishers’ Stories: Dan Harris of Harris Sliwoski”, Newstex, July 7, 2025.
• “Chinese exporters are offering sweet deals to U.S. businesses. They often come wrapped in fraud”, CNBC, May 20, 2025.
• “This US-owned factory in China made toys for Walmart. Tariffs put it on life support”, Reuters, May 12, 2025; republished by The Japan Times, May 13, 2025.
• “The Tariff Dilemma for Small Businesses: Cheat or Close”, Inc., May 7, 2025.
• “Chinese exporters undervalue cargo to skirt Trump tariffs”, Financial Times, May 6, 2025.

2024

• “Preventing Liability from Foreign-Made Products”, In Compliance Magazine, November 1, 2024.
• “Election outcomes shape the global economy”, Hinrich Foundation, June 18, 2024.
• “It Only Takes a $7,000 Debt to End Up Trapped in China”, The Wall Street Journal, March 31, 2024.
• “Foreign firms in Hong Kong review operations after national security legislation”, Bangkok Post, March 27, 2024.
• “Foreign firms in Hong Kong review operations after Article 23 legislation, but insiders say changes already made following 2020 Beijing-imposed law”, South China Morning Post, March 26, 2024.

2023

• “Due diligence in China: Mitigating arrest, detention risks”, Compliance Week, November 23, 2023.
• “China is a stormy place to do business right now after shock exec arrests and Foxconn probes”, Business Insider, October 23, 2023.
• “If Companies Are Leaving China, Where Are They Going, And Why?”, Coalition for a Prosperous America, September 28, 2023.
• “China’s Latest Problem: People Don’t Want to Go There”, The Wall Street Journal, August 3, 2023.
• “Revealed: How smugglers flood US with fake Chinese designer bags, hidden under umbrellas”, New York Post, July 31, 2023.
• “Hong Kong losing edge to Singapore as legal hub? No major shift, ‘stable and robust’ judiciary still strong, says lawyer in John Lee’s delegation to Asean countries”, South China Morning Post, July 23, 2023.
• “A Southern Indiana Woman Was Killed at Work. A Chinese Company Ignored a Judge’s Ruling to Pay Up”, WDRB, July 13, 2023.
• “China is sharpening its lawfare weapons to target foreign companies”, Quartz, June 30, 2023.
• “China wants to compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink”, The China Project, June 29, 2023.
• “As China Debate Heats Up, Biggest Risk Is Shift In Focus”, Forbes, June 18, 2023.
• “Consultancy firms in China tested limits before Beijing’s crackdown”, Reuters, May 15, 2023.
• “In China, the Police Came for the Consultants. Now the C.E.O.s Are Alarmed”, The New York Times, May 12, 2023.
• “‘We Are Going to Find the Money’: Attorneys Brace for Hurdles in Collecting $30M Verdict”, Law.com, April 27, 2023.
• “China Spy Law Adds to Chilling Effect of Detentions”, The Wall Street Journal, April 27, 2023.
• “Near-Shoring: Can Manufacturing Move From China To Mexico?” Forbes, April 14, 2023.
• “Is Mexico set to overtake China as the world’s factory?” Supply Management, March 3, 2023.
• “For Manufacturers Fed Up with China, Some Roads Lead to Mexico”, Plastics Today, February 24, 2023.

2022

• “China eased Covid rules to spur economic growth, but US companies still plot manufacturing shifts”, South China Morning Post, December 27, 2022.
• “How TikTok Became a Diplomatic Crisis”, The New York Times, December 20, 2022.
• “‘China first’: The untold story of how Starbucks has cozied up to the Communist Party for breakneck growth”, Fast Company, November 15, 2022.
• “High Court Considered Likely to Limit US Trademark Law’s Reach”, Bloomberg Law, November 9, 2022.
• “International Lawyer on US Firms in China”, NTD Business, November 1, 2022.
• “Foreign businesses want out of China. But breaking up may be tougher than ever”, Los Angeles Times, August 28, 2022.
• “NBA owners, mum on China relationship, have more than $10 billion invested there”, ESPN, May 19, 2022.
• “NBA owners have combined $10bn invested in China, study shows”, The Guardian, May 19, 2022.
• “Chinese Companies in Dilemma Over Russia”, Voice of America, March 24, 2022.
• “Foreign businesses in China need to heed the lessons of Russian exodus”, Financial Times, March 22, 2022.
• “Russian IP Animus Fuels Risk, Uncertainty as Firms Recalibrate”, Bloomberg Law, March 21, 2022.
• “Attending the Beijing Winter Olympics? Use a Burner Phone”, Japan Forward, January 28, 2022, discussing Dan and Arlo Kipfer’s China Law Blog article on Chinese cyber hacking.

2021

• “China’s Xi Jinping A Danger To American Business”, Forbes, September 28, 2021.
• “Another Win for China’s Hostage Diplomacy”, Foreign Policy, September 28, 2021.
• “Chinese companies seek to reopen path to New York IPOs”, Nikkei Asia, September 7, 2021.
• “Chinadown”, National Review, July 30, 2021.
• “China’s Costly Ultimatum”, WORLD News Group, July 29, 2021.
• “Why Beijing’s latest crackdown should worry foreign investors”, Australian Financial Review, July 28, 2021.
• “Beijing’s VIE threat sparks Wall Street angst over China stocks”, Financial Times, July 27, 2021.
• “Genetic Data Collection by Chinese Company Poses Global Policy Challenge, Experts Say”, Voice of America, July 16, 2021.
• “US Republican members of Congress focus more on China in social media posts, study says”, South China Morning Post, July 15, 2021.
• “China says US sanctions have ‘no legal effect’ in Hong Kong or mainland, but analysts urge caution”, South China Morning Post, January 5, 2021.

2020

• “Outgoing US Justice Department officials hail ‘China Initiative’ to counter Beijing as a success”, South China Morning Post, November 17, 2020.
• “US Justice Department boasts of ‘China Initiative’ targeting Beijing”, The Korea Times, November 17, 2020.
• “Why Does Trump Have a Chinese Bank Account?” Foreign Policy, October 21, 2020.
• “China Considers Toughening Rules for Foreign English Teachers”, Voice of America, July 31, 2020.
• “Why America Is Afraid of TikTok”, The Atlantic, July 30, 2020.
• “China’s New Tool to Chase Down Fugitives: American Courts”, The Wall Street Journal, July 29, 2020.
• “China Turns to US Judicial System to Pursue Fugitives Wanted for Corruption”, Newsmax, July 29, 2020.
• “Everybody and His Dog Is Trying to Sell Medical Equipment”, Wired, April 17, 2020.
• “Coronavirus: in China’s ‘Wild West’, where ‘mask machines are like money printing machines’”, South China Morning Post, April 17, 2020.
• “Faulty masks. Flawed tests. China’s quality control problem in leading global COVID-19 fight”, Los Angeles Times, April 10, 2020.
• “Faulty N95 Masks Hamper Hospitals on Coronavirus Front Line”, The Wall Street Journal, April 9, 2020.
• “Politics aside, U.S. relies on China supplies to fight coronavirus”, The Japan Times, April 3, 2020.
• “China extiende un récord de certificados de fuerza mayor a sus empresas por el coronavirus”, Europa Press, February 28, 2020.
• “Chinese firms use obscure legal tactics to stem virus losses”, The Economist, February 22, 2020.
• “Chinese companies seeking contract exemptions amid outbreak raise new concerns”, PropertyCasualty360, February 20, 2020.
• “COVID-19 Coronavirus And Complex Supply Chains”, Forbes, February 15, 2020.
• “Global companies scramble to respond to coronavirus in China”, The Washington Post, January 29, 2020.
• “Prisoners in China forced to pack Quaker Oats”, The Times, January 19, 2020.
• “US-China trade deal: Five things that aren’t in it”, BBC, January 16, 2020.
• “Businesses Say Trade Deal Is a Good First Step but Want Tariffs to End”, The Wall Street Journal, January 15, 2020.
• “China manufacturing exodus set to continue in 2020 despite prospect of trade war deal”, South China Morning Post, January 9, 2020.

2019

• “Why China Isn’t Celebrating the Phase One Trade Deal”, Foreign Policy, December 18, 2019.
• “Two Canadians got caught in a spat between the US and China. They’ve been in prison for a year”, CNN, December 10, 2019.
• “Is Hong Kong in its ‘death throes?’” The China Project, November 28, 2019.
• “Trump signed a bill supporting the Hong Kong protests, and China is not happy about it”, Fortune, November 27, 2019.
• “As Hong Kong suffers, China risks losing its financial window on the world”, The Guardian, November 27, 2019.
• “Many Chinese manufacturers are behaving as though they have no future”, BoingBoing, November 15, 2019.
• “Before you ask your Chinese factory for a discount, make sure they won’t hold you hostage or copy your product”, BoingBoing, November 13, 2019.
• “Korean or Chinese? Copycat dollar stores face South Korea crackdown on intellectual property infringement”, South China Morning Post, October 20, 2019.
• “China Detains 2 Americans Amid Growing Scrutiny of Foreigners”, The New York Times, October 17, 2019.
• “As trade war deepens, a state-owned insurer in China helps soften the blow”, Reuters, September 12, 2019.
• “The specter of global disintegration”, Axios, September 5, 2019.
• “‘It’s Life or Death:’ Hong Kong Protests Risk Its Special Trade Relationship With the U.S.”, Fortune, August 19, 2019.
• “Hong Kong protests: ‘We don’t want to leave, but may have no choice’”, BBC, August 16, 2019.
• “How China’s crime crackdown has scared expats used to a wilder life”, The Telegraph, July 14, 2019.
• “Some companies find their brand names already claimed in China”, Marketplace, May 2, 2019.
• “Trade Deal Won’t Fix U.S.-China Business Relations”, The Wall Street Journal, April 21, 2019.
• “Chinese cinema eclipses US box office as Hollywood films suffer during trade war”, The Telegraph, 2019.

2018

• “China’s draft foreign investment law bans forced tech transfer, emphasizes reciprocity”, Reuters, December 26, 2018.

2017

• “Staying Legal in China: An Interview with Dan Harris”, CKGSB Knowledge, October 23, 2017.
• “For some plaintiffs, Chinese courts are getting better”, The Economist, September 30, 2017.
• “How China Squeezes Tech Secrets from Companies”, CNNMoney, August 14, 2017.

2016

• “More American companies have decided their big China opportunity is over”, CNBC, December 8, 2016.
• “How New Balance Ran Into a Wall in China”, Fortune, May 28, 2016.
• “No ‘China slowdown’ when it comes to tech licensing”, IAM, March 29, 2016.

2015

• “The Trademark Woes of Michael Jordan (And Many Others) in China”, NPR, All Things Considered, August 16, 2015.

2013

• “Righting Wrongs”, China Daily, August 26, 2013.
• “What a China Team Needs”, China Business Review, August 13, 2013.
• “China Offers Big Risk, Bigger Reward”, CNNMoney, August 12, 2013.
• “5 Tips for Opening a Law Office in China”, Law360, July 17, 2013.
• “‘Hostages’: Businessmen Uneasy at Chinese Government Inaction”, Forbes, July 11, 2013.
• “Labour Disputes: Horrified Bosses”, The Economist, July 3, 2013.
• “Executive Hostage Taking, While Not Common, Could Rise in China, Experts Say”, Plastics News, July 1, 2013.
• “How to Avoid a Hostage Crisis in China”, Inc., July 1, 2013.
• “Factory Hostage-Taking Reveals Perils of Downsizing in China”, Bloomberg, July 1, 2013.
• “China Court Ruling Could Threaten Foreign Investments in Country”, The New York Times, June 17, 2013.
• “Pros and Cons of Doing Business with China”, Fox Business, June 7, 2013.
• “New Path for Trade: Selling in China”, The New York Times, January 24, 2013.

2012

• “Why IKEA Crushed It in China, While Home Depot Failed Miserably”, Business Insider, September 14, 2012.
• “In China, Air Cheow-Dan Cries Foul”, The Wall Street Journal, February 24, 2012.

2011

• “Lights, camera, action: Hollywood goes to China”, Fortune, February 26, 2011.

2010

• “Rough Seas: Ex-Kirkland Lawyer Talks About Japanese Whaling Row”, The AmLaw Daily, September 10, 2010.
• “Blogging the Law: Dan Harris of China Law Blog”, Agenda / the Beijinger, August 22, 2010.
• “Quotes of the Day”, Time, May 27, 2010.

Citations to Harris’s Work

Government and Judicial Materials

• Chapter 4, “Unsafe and Unregulated Chinese Consumer Goods: Challenges in Safety, Regulation, and Supply Chains”, 2024 Report to Congress of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, November 2024; cites Harris’s March 1, 2024 testimony.
• Chapter 2, Section 1, “Rule by Law: China’s Increasingly Global Legal Reach”, 2023 Report to Congress of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, November 2023; cites Harris’s May 4, 2023 testimony.
• Aviva Sports, Inc. v. Fingerhut Direct Marketing, Inc. — order adopting report and recommendation, No. 09-cv-1091, D. Minn., January 29, 2013. The underlying January 8, 2013 report and recommendation cites Harris’s Wall Street Journal article “Chinese Companies Court Disaster.”

Academic and Professional Citations

• “What’s Left Behind: The Limits of U.S. Debt Enforcement Abroad”, Fordham International Law Journal (ILJ Online), November 25, 2025.
• “How China Exploits the Human Factor in IP Theft”, Japan Forward, November 8, 2024; cites Harris’s China Law Blog writing on corporate espionage.
• “Legal Strategy for Commercial Hostage-Taking and Business Exit Bans”, Stanford Journal of International Law 60(2) (2024); cites “Commercial Hostages in International Business Disputes.”
• “Formal International Contracts in the Presence of Cultural Distance”, Thunderbird International Business Review 61:595–607 (2019); cites “Strategic Contracting in China for Foreign Firms.”
• “Social and Political Risks: Factors Affecting FDI in China’s Mining Sector”, Thunderbird International Business Review 59:709–724 (2017); cites “Strategic Contracting in China for Foreign Firms.”

Professional Recognition

Individual Recognition

• Super Lawyers, International Law, the highest available rating
• AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, the highest available rating, awarded by peers.
• Avvo rating of 10.0, Superb, the highest available rating.
• Amazing Lawyers for International Law, Washington CEO magazine, one of three lawyers named.

Mondaq Thought Leadership Awards

• Autumn 2025, China, Media, Telecoms, IT and Entertainment, for “This Is (Still) China.”
• Spring 2025, China, Energy and Natural Resources, for “China 2025: Navigating Uncertainty and Capturing Opportunities.”
• Spring 2025, China, Immigration, for “A Guide to Opening a Bank Account in China as a Foreigner,” with Arlo Kipfer and Emily Chen.

China Law Blog Recognition

• ABA Journal Blawg 100 Hall of Fame, reserved for the twenty best law blogs of all time.
• Blawg 100 and Best Regional Blog, ABA Journal, 2009; selected for the third consecutive year since the list’s inception.
• Best Black Letter Law Blog, ABA Journal, 2008.
• Best China Business and Law Blog, Chinalyst, 2007.

Credentials

Education

• Indiana University Maurer School of Law — J.D., magna cum laude; Order of the Coif; managing editor, Indiana Law Journal; multiple American Jurisprudence awards.
• Grinnell College — B.A., French and Political Science; Grinnell Scholar.

Bar Admissions

• Washington · Illinois · Alaska

Professional Experience

• Harris Sliwoski LLP — Founding Partner. The firm previously operated as Harris Bricken 
• LeSourd & Patten — Associate, then partner.
• Kirkland & Ellis — Associate.

Associations and Service

• President, King County Bar Association International Law Section, 2005–2006.
• Editor, China Trade Law Report, 2006–2007.
• Member, Chinese Civil Law Forum; Washington State Bar Association; Illinois State Bar Association; and Alaska Bar Association International Law Section.

Languages

• French, fluent · Spanish, conversational · Turkish, conversational.