China's Evolving Legal System, Regulatory Environment, and Business Culture — What You Should Know

China is one of the world’s fastest growing — and fastest changing — economies. It has a market of 1.4 billion people and sophisticated, low-cost manufacturing capabilities. However, as U.S. businesses expand into China, they are encountering complex regulations, an evolving legal system, and a unique business culture, all of which are very different from those in the United States.

In this interactive roundtable discussion, Foley Partners Zhu (Julie) Lee and Barry L. Grossman, and Kok-Chi Tsim of JPMorgan Chase shared their experiences and offered practical ways to deal with China’s evolving legal system, regulatory environment, and business culture. Topics included:

• Practical implications of Chinese regulations governing foreign acquisitions in China


• Recent changes in China’s banking and foreign exchange control regulations


• Developments in China’s financial markets


• Management of labor relationships


• Dispute resolution


• Intellectual property protection


• Negotiating with the Chinese

China’s Evolving Legal System, Regulatory Environment, and Business Culture — What You Should Know is part of the Foley Executive Briefing Series. Learn more about upcoming programs in the series at Foley.com/FEBS.