Company News

On Oct 22 2020, Dezan Shira & Associates and Zhong Lun Law Firm – in collaboration with the British Chamber of Commerce (BritCham), Guangdong – organised a seminar at Zhong Lun’s Guangzhou office on personal data protection and network security measures for companies in the Greater Bay Area (GBA). Personal data protection, privacy rights, as well as network and cybersecurity have become increasingly […]

Adam Livermore, Partner at Dezan Shira and Associates, was invited to speak at the 8th China & Asia Textile Forum where he shared insights on establishing textile production facilities in India and Vietnam. Asia’s textile and apparel industry has been affected greatly by the Covid-19 pandemic and has felt an unprecedented impact on its market […]

Fuki Fu, Assistant Manager on our HR & Payroll Services team, hosted a seminar at the European Chamber of Commerce’s Nanjing office to discuss the effects of China’s travel restrictions on foreigners. Although China has recently announced that foreigners with valid permits for work, personal matters, and reunions will be allowed to enter the country starting […]

Today, we would like to express our respect and gratitude to all the teachers and wish them a Happy Teacher’s Day! This year’s Teacher’s Day, we received a special gift from the students and teachers at Pali Town Elementary School in Tibet. Recently, our East China offices took part in the “Giving Love, Growing Together” […]

Dezan Shira & Associates has always integrated social and environmental concerns into our business operations. Recently our East China offices took part in the “Giving Love, Growing Together” donation campaign for Pali Town Elementary School in Tibet.  To help support their digital learning and help improve their quality of school life, several laptops and desktop […]

In recent months, Chinese news has been full of stories regarding several company’s internal struggles over one of their most valuable assets – company chops. Company chops are government issued seals (or stamps), mandatory for conducting or operating a business in China. These chops are typically used for legally authorizing documents instead of a signature […]

We are proud to announce that Marco Förster, Shenzhen-based Senior Associate of the International Business Advisory team, has been elected as this year’s Chair for the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME) Forum at the European Union Chamber of Commerce in South China (EUCCC). Traditionally, the chair position of the chamber’s SME forum has been held by Dezan Shira […]

On January 28, International Business Advisory Senior Associate Sunny Makhija discussed India’s improving business environment and potential investment opportunities for foreign investors in India. Over the past few years, the Indian government has liberalized the FDI norms, making India one of the most open economies in the world. The government has also implemented a number […]

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 […]