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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 […]

Various regional managers and senior personnel from Dezan Shira’s China offices met in Shanghai for two days of brainstorming and knowledge sharing at the Business Advisory Services (BAS) and International Business Advisory (IBA) team meetings. Recent developments in China’s legal sector such as the country’s new Foreign Investment Law and the Corporate Social Credit System […]

2019 has been a pivotal year for US and Canadian foreign investment in Asia. North America Investment into China Remains Strong Much like the prior year, the dominating issue, at least for US firms, continues to be the so-called “Trade War” between China and the US. The last year has seen a rollercoaster ride of […]

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 […]

On October 31st, members of our team participated in DUSA Suzhou’s October Roundtable presenting on one of the most sensitive aspects of internal control, with a presentation titled “The Enemy Within: Fraud & Fraud Prevention.” Managing Fraud From Within Your Organization Riccardo Benussi, Deputy Regional Manager of our East China offices, and Ivy Gu, our experienced Audit division’s […]

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 […]

On October 30th, Valeria Manunza, Assistant Manager and Giovanni Lovisetti, Senior Associate of our International Business Advisory team, were invited to present at the manager meeting of one of the world’s leading banks, BNP Paribas, at their headquarter in Milan. The meeting was planned just after our company facilitated a business trip for a delegation of bankers from BNP […]

On 6 November 2019, Dezan Shira’s Deputy Regional Manager and Head of the Italian Desk, Riccardo Benussi, along with our Senior Consultant, Andrea Volpe, presented on the topic, “The upcoming Foreign Investment Law and how it will affect current enterprises in China” and “Free Trade Zones”. The presentation took place during a road show for the […]