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On February 6th, Maria Kotova, Head of UK and Ireland Business Development at Dezan Shira & Associates, provided insights on “How to Start Selling in China” as part of the China Business Master Class Series in London, United Kingdom. The Masterclass Series is organized by China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) on a monthly basis and provides a half […]

We are pleased to announce our newest partner and equity shareholder, Kyle Freeman. Kyle is the third employee to have been appointed as partner and shareholder since the launch of our Employee Ownership Scheme in 2018. Kyle joined the Beijing office in October 2014, where he currently heads up the Beijing International Business Advisory team, […]

On January 9th 2020, Hannah Feng, Partner, and Ines Liu, International Business Advisory Assistant Manager, participated in a workshop on China’s first ever VAT Law. Hosted by AmCham China, experts from Dezan Shira & Associates and KPMG came together to hold a VAT policy strategy workshop.  2019 brought major changes to China’s VAT policies, including […]

On December 4, 2019, Rohit Kapur, Managing Director of Dezan Shira & Associates India Offices,  presented a comparison of Indian and Chinese Special Economic Zones (SEZs) at the 13th International Special Economic Zone Investment Summit organized by ASSOCHAM. Special Economic Zones in China Rohit started the presentation by sharing a brief history of SEZs and […]

On November 14 2019, Corporate Accounting Services Senior Associate, Ishtaa Jain, presented on the impact of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on overseas transactions in India. The Goods and Services Tax in India Introduced in 2017, the GST is a comprehensive, multi-stage, destination-based tax that is imposed on every valuable addition. The tax replaces various federal and […]

On December 6th, Maria Kotova, Head of UK and Ireland Business Development at Dezan Shira & Associates, provided insight on the new draft of the Foreign Investment Law (“FIL”) at the British Business Briefing Shanghai 2019 Q4. The British Business Briefing is organized by China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) on a quarterly basis and provides an […]

On November 29 2019, Ines Liu joined a breakfast seminar hosted by BenCham Beijing, to present a comprehensive overview on the new Foreign Investment Law (FIL). Attendees from different industries gained insights on how to approach the new FIL from various angles to better prepare themselves for the upcoming changes. Ines began by illustrating the general investment […]

On November 28 2019, our International Business Advisory Assistant Manager, Ines Liu, was invited to be an expert panelist for a discussion on “Managing Compliance and Risk & Local Models for Tech Transfer”, at the Australia-UK Research & Development and Innovation Forum held at Hilton Hotel, Beijing. Attendees of this forum gained insights into how […]

On November 12 2019, Giovanni Lovisetti, Senior Associate on our International Business Advisory team, hosted a seminar at the University of Padova. The seminar discussed the role that lawyers, and consultants will play in helping companies leverage opportunities provided by the Belt and Road Initiative. Insights on the Chinese Government’s Latest Initiatives Giovanni  shared insights […]

Recently Dezan Shira & Associates held a series of seminars on China’s new Foreign Investment Law (FIL). On October 30th Lorena Miera Ruiz (International Business Advisory Senior Associate) and Chenchen Liu (Business Advisory Services Senior Associate) from our Shanghai office co-hosted a breakfast seminar with the Benelux Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai Chapter.   The next […]