Since 2006, we have been writing about fake China law firms. See China Where Even The “Law Firms” Are Fake. In that post we talked about fake Chinese lawyers taking money from American companies for trademark registrations: There are those who take money to file trademarks in China and then simply run away. A new client
Way back in 2006, I wrote about fake China law firms in China: Where Even The “Law Firms” Are Fake. In that post I talked about fake Chinese lawyers taking money from foreign companies for trademark registrations: There are those who take money to file trademarks in China and then simply run away. A new
China’s recently stepped up efforts to root out unregistered foreign businesses in China has caused a rash of China consultants to retain the China lawyers at my law firm. From our work in forming China WFOEs (wholly foreign owned entities) for these consultants, we have discovered that many China consultants are falling dangerously short in
China Contract Formalities Contracts with Chinese companies often generate a unique set of legal and procedural intricacies. China’s legal landscape differs significantly from that of American, European, or Australian jurisdictions, primarily due to its distinct regulatory frameworks and business culture. These differences require a China-centric approach to both the drafting of China contracts and to
Most of our clients know little about China employment law, but most know well that China has high expectations on how China employers must treat pregnant and nursing employees. Our clients know this because they all seem to know of a foreign company that had to pay a lot of money for not knowing this.
China has liberalized its minimum capital requirements for WFOEa and the amounts required have been reduced in many Chinese cities. But even if the Chinese government is going to let you get away with very little registered capital, you may want to pay more. You should think about the registered capital you should be paying
中国劳动法规定每周工作44小时，但其实施细则规定每周工作40小时，且多数城市执行40小时工作制，同时承认该工作制对特定员工可能不具可行性。因此允许对"高级管理人员"实行"弹性"工作时间制度作为例外。
美国财政部外国资产控制办公室（OFAC）负责执行美国的经济和贸易制裁。该办公室实施的制裁通常禁止所有美国个人和实体——某些情况下包括美国公司的海外子公司——与全面制裁国家（如古巴、伊朗、朝鲜、俄罗斯和叙利亚）或受制裁实体开展业务往来。
