John Tan, an Arnold & Porter partner based in Shanghai, discusses his FCPA investigation practice in China. John talks about the FCPA enforcement mechanism, China's national security law's implications on investigation, and China's corporate social credit system.  ..read more

Chinese law professor Guo Bing sued Hangzhou wildlife park for its compulsive use of facial recognition.  The court ruled for Prof Guo based on the contract theory, but brushed off the "lawful, proper, and necessary" standard of personal information protection ..read more

American biotech firm Gilead Sciences’ Remdesivir appears to be the most promising drug against COVID-19. Yet Chinese entities are patenting the use of the drug and producing the drug without Gilead Sciences’ approval. Is there patent infringement ..read more

Welcome to the Legal Teahouse, where we discuss legal issues relating to China. I'm your host Yan Zhao.  Legally trained in China and currently a UCLA law student, I'm dedicated to bringing you my thoughts on China's legal issues. In this episode, I compare China's current intellectual property protection practice with its commitments made in the U.S.-China phase one trade deal.  Some of the commitments are already underway, and yet there are still efforts to be made ..read more

Since the COVID-19 outbreak, China has been blamed for its wildlife trade.  Is the blame legit?  How is China coping with it?  ..read more

Professor Eugene Volokh from UCLA School of Law shared his expertise in discussing the WeChat users' First Amendment challenge to the US government's WeChat ban ..read more

A Beijing appellate court held e-commerce company Dangdang can't fire its transgender employee for absence without official leave when she, with her direct supervisor's oral approval, took time off to undertake a sex reassignment surgery.  ..read more

William Ju talked about his experience as a first-year associate practicing in the area of real estate finance, a business hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Legally trained in the U.S. and China and licensed to practice in CA and NY, William shared his thoughts on becoming a transactional attorney ..read more

U.S. government and Chinese government were each sued for allegedly mishandling or even creating the COVID-19 pandemic.  How will the cases go?  ..read more

Mercy Xie, a Doctor of Juridical Science candidate at Syracuse University, shares her life story as a person with disability and her views on disability rights.  Learn more about her on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeaOESuN7J7i8SA0F2MdkWQ), WeChat (ID: smog_official) or search her name 谢仁慈 Mercy ..read more