This blog’s Christmas message reflected on what has happened to Hong Kong over the last couple of years. That subject dovetails well with my most recent blog post, The China Thrill Is Gone. In that post, I described how Xi Jinping’s rise to power coincided with growing pessimism on my part regarding China’s future
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Hong Kong’s Demise and Merry Christmas
Night before Christmas so slow day today, so I will use it as an excuse to reminisce a bit.
In August, 2019, in what now seems like an eternity ago, in Hong Kong for International Business: Stick a Fork in It, we were — as far as I know — the first to declare
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Product Liability When Manufacturing Overseas — December 15 Webinar
This Tuesday, December 15 (starting at 1 p.m. ET, 10 a.m. PT), Dan Harris (of this blog) and Kenneth M. Krys and Bruce D. Bernstein, will be speaking at a Stafford webinar on product liability issues for companies that manufacture internationally.
This CLE webinar will discuss what businesses that manufacture overseas can do to
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Investing and Doing Business in Spain: The Webinar Video Replay
You can watch the webinar HERE!
For anyone who was not able to join our Investing and Doing Business in Spain: A Legal Perspective webinar last week, we’ve got you covered!
The visual presentations for this webinar can be found below:
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Free Webinar! November 19th – Investing and Doing Business in Spain: A Legal Perspective
Looking to invest in Spain? Come listen to our legal experts discuss Spain’s business landscape!
Watch the webinar HERE!
Join Harris Bricken, in partnership with our affiliated Spain law firm, Monereo Meyer Abogados and The International Trade Association of Greater Chicago, for a FREE webinar on Thursday, November 19th.
We will discuss what…
International Trade in the 2020 Elections – Meh
Election Day is around the corner and ballots are already being cast. Unlike 2016, when candidate Trump made international trade one of his top campaign issues, trade in this election cycle has rarely been mentioned. Perhaps if we didn’t have a coronavirus pandemic and outrage over racial and social injustice, trade might have been a…
China Cybersecurity Law Webinar: The Video Replay
For anyone not able to join our China Cybersecurity Law webinar last week, we’ve got you covered!
You can watch the webinar HERE.
Video Replay of China Cybersecurity Law Webinar
Watch the webinar HERE!
During the last decade, the Chinese government has rolled out an extensive cybersecurity system. This new system is not what a foreign investor would expect. This new system is cybersecurity with Chinese characteristics. The system is not intended to protect businesses and individuals. Its goal is the opposite; it is
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Doing Business in Spain Webinar: September 22
Register HERE!
On Tuesday, September 22nd, three of our Spain-based attorneys, Andrés Monereo, Nadja Vietz, and Consuelo Álvarez, will present an overview of topics of importance to companies doing business in or with Spain, or considering doing so.
The International Practice Section of the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) is…
Requiem for Hong Kong
A few weeks ago, in Hong Kong’s Saddest Day, we echoed legislator Tanya Chan’s sentiment after China’s rubber-stamp National People’s Congress announced it would enact national security legislation for the city. As sad as that fateful May 21 was, we warned “the days ahead could be much sadder” for Hong Kong. Unfortunately, that prediction…