A bit off topic here, but it is something I have been thinking about for months and it just will not go away. It is that neither McCain nor Obama are up to the task of leading our nation. The other day, a good sized group of us from all political per...

This article was written by my friend, Brian Geoghegan, who describes himself as having "practiced trademark and copyright law since graduating in 1985 from the University of California at Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall). In 2003, he finally left...

There are predictions the law will add roughly 25 percent to the cost of labor in China, which typically accounts for 10 percent of total manufacturing costs...

My clients know way more about their businesses than I do. My job as lawyer is to tell them how I perceive the legal risks and rewards of whatever they are doing and then work with them to help them decide how to proceed. I contribute on the legal...

Happy (belated) Hanukkah, Festivus, Kwanza, and Winter Solstice, and Merry Christmas too! And a BIG thanks to all our readers. ENJOY the season/holidays!

Stanley Lubman, an esteemed Chinese legal scholar, now at UC-Berkeley, wrote an excellent piece this week for the Wall Street Journal's ChinaRealTimeReport. The article, entitled, "Stanley Lubman: Business in China: What Does ‘Playing by the...

If you like this blog and have not yet joined up as a member of the China Law Blog Group on Linkedin, you are really missing out. About two weeks ago, I asked the Group to list out what they thought to be the best ten books on China business. Within...

Just got this email, which is not too dissimilar from other emails and phone calls I have previously received: Like I said before, I'm really enjoying your series on China Law Blog on starting a business in China. It's something I might try myself...