Listen above or stream on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play or Stitcher! The large-scale shift to telework brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic is prompting businesses around the world to explore new avenues to engage with clients and friends. Harris Bricken is no exception, and we are proud to announce our new podcast series: Global Law and Business, hosted by international attorneys Fred Rocafort and Jonathan Bench. In Episode #13, we…

Recently we have worked on several matter that involved reviewing multiple contracts and weeks’ worth of emails and WeChat correspondence to piece together how a China manufacturing deal went awry, with the aim to salvage the relationship between the Chinese manufacturer and our client, but mostly with the aim to determine whether we can help our client recover some of its funds that are now in the manufacturer’s Chinese bank account. The funds were paid…

We constantly stress the importance of securing trademark registrations in China. See e.g., China: Do Just One Thing. Trademarks. But upon seeing an email from one of our international IP attorneys to a client, it occurred to me that we have not written about what companies should do after they secure their China trademark(s). So here goes, in the form of the fairly standard email we write to our clients once we have received notification…

In China Employment Law Webinar: Questions Answered, Part 1 and Part 2, I answered many questions I was not able to get to during my recent webinar on China employment Law: What Your Company Needs to Know. This is the final part of the additional Q & A.   Question: Are China employers obligated to inform an employee regarding employment contract renewal and, if so, how long before the current contract expires must…

Earlier this week we summarized the new antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions against Twist Ties from China.  But also that same week there were four additional sets of new United States AD/CVD petitions filed against the following: Phosphate Fertilizers from Morocco and Russia (filed 6/26/20) Silicon Metal from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Kazakhstan, and Malaysia (filed 6/30/20) Standard Steel Wire Mesh from Mexico (filed 6/30/20) Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from…

Listen above or stream on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play or Stitcher! The large-scale shift to telework brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic is prompting businesses around the world to explore new avenues to engage with clients and friends. Harris Bricken is no exception, and we are proud to announce our new podcast series: Global Law and Business, hosted by international attorneys Fred Rocafort and Jonathan Bench. In Episode #12, we…