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Corporate Counsel

'This Is a Big Deal': BIC General Counsel Reacts to Counterfeit Lighter Order

The International Trade Commission's order bans counterfeit BIC lighters from being imported into the U.S., but BIC is going to have to help Customs and Border Protection enforce the order.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Hong Kong's Shaky Standing as a Financial Center Is Giving Rise to Singapore

As Hong Kong remains shrouded in uncertainty, Singapore appears to be gaining prominence as an alternative for the business world.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: How Finnegan Duo Won a Trademark Case for Under Armour in China

'Other than late night and early morning conference calls, our location was irrelevant. We worked seamlessly with Under Armour's talented in-house attorneys in the U.S. and China as well as with the Chang Tsi firm,' said Finnegan's Danny Awdeh and Chip Rettew.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Akin Gump Sues Sellers of Allegedly Counterfeit Respiratory Mask on Behalf of Chinese Company BYD

"When these masks are counterfeit, the consequences can literally be deadly," wrote the lawyers for BYD Company LTD, which struck a $1 billion deal with California Gov. Gavin Newsom to provide the state N95 masks for first responders in April.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Reed Smith's co-head of India Practice says Watching TV's L.A. Law Helped Influence Him to Become an Attorney

In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2020, Texas Lawyer had the chance to conduct a Q&A with Bobby Majumder, Reed Smith's Dallas Office…
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

US Efforts to Chill Chinese IPOs Could Be a Burden for Big Law

U.S. listings work is one of the few areas where U.S. law firms still have something close to a monopoly when it comes to Chinese clients.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Suing the People's Republic of China Will Be Challenging

American exceptionalism? Real or imagined? There are opposing views, but the one thing I imagine both sides can agree on is this: America is exceptional…
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Two Moves in Hong Kong Show U.S. Firms' Challenges and Opportunities

At almost the same time, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and Steptoe & Johnson LLP recently made decisions that showcased polar opposite views about the market in Hong Kong.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Traffic Jam: CFIUS Is Slowing Chinese Investment in the U.S. to a Crawl

Chinese direct investment into the United States, once a key driver of global M&A activity, has dropped to its lowest point since the 2008-09 global financial crisis.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Another Broken Cog: The COVID-19 Crisis Adds to an Already Damaged China-U.S. Relationship Wheel

"The biggest risk is defining what a pandemic is. When you look at how you're going to define the next coronavirus, you have to be extremely careful," says Tim Parilla, general counsel for DraftKings Inc.
9 minute read

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