Doing Business in China in the Current Geopolitical Environment

Free event; limited capacity.

Deadline to register is close of business Wednesday, June 7.

AABANY members preferred; open to admitted attorneys only.

The geopolitical environment between the U.S. and China is creating ripple effects for businesses operating in China. Multinational corporations, already under heavy compliance pressures in multiple jurisdictions, are now facing additional challenges as China flexes its enforcement muscles in a number of compliance areas. 
  
Particularly, Chinese regulators have been intensifying their scrutiny in areas such as data security, anti-trust, anti-bribery and anti-corruption, and China’s state secrets law. Recently enacted restrictions on the movement of currency have also impacted multinational operations in China by disrupting fund flows, increasing risks of exposure to money-laundering for all businesses moving capital globally, as well as cross border M&A activities. 
  
This briefing will cover how these developments may affect your company, and how to prepare and protect your business operations in China. Discussion topics will include:

• Stricter anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws as part of the Chinese government’s anti-graft campaign, aiming at both the private sector bribe givers and government official bribe takers
  Enforcement of anti-trust laws against multinational corporations
• Data security laws that impact the moving of data out of China (e.g., state secrecy laws) as well as the collection of certain private information, which can impact companies seeking to conduct investigations in China
• Recently enacted currency restrictions that limit the amount of money companies can move out of China without prior approval to $5 million

  
  
This briefing will be presented by PwC, JunHe Law Offices, one of the largest Chinese law firms, and senior compliance practitioners operating in the region. 
  
Speakers 

• · Melissa Chia, Tishman Speyer Chief Compliance Officer
• · Brian Fox, PwC Principal, Forensic Technology Services
• · Xiaolin Zhou, Partner at JunHe Law Offices
• · John Du, Partner at JunHe Law Offices
• · Alex Yong Hao, Partner at JunHe Law Offices  ** AABANY Asia Practice Committee Co-Chair

  
Moderator

· Sandra Maria Parrado, PwC Partner, Forensic Services 
  
Event Details 
Monday, June 12, 2017 
3:30pm – 4:00pm: Registration 
4:00pm – 6:00pm: Briefing and Discussion 
6:00pm – 7:30pm: Networking and Cocktail Reception 
  
Location 
PwC 
300 Madison Avenue 
New York, NY 10017 
  
Attendees will be eligible to earn 2 CPE credits as well as CLE credits.  CLE will be provided by JunHe LLP for the State of New York.