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April 26, 2010 Refining China’s Anti-Monopoly Law
An article by Lester Ross, published in Law360.
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April 22, 2010 China Promises Additional Opening to Foreign Investment
January 22, 2010 Tightening of Restrictions on Foreign Representative Offices in China
November 13, 2009 China's Clearance of the Panasonic/Sanyo Transaction with Conditions
October 16, 2009 China RoHS: Draft First Batch of Products Subject to Regulation Released for Comment
October 2, 2009 MOFCOM's Clearance of the Pfizer/Wyeth and GM/Delphi Transactions with Conditions
August 10, 2009
New Tax Rules Regarding M&A Transactions in China
Lester Ross discusses New Tax Rules Regarding M&A Transactions in China, in this 2009 issue of World Trade Executive's Practical Asian Tax Strategies: Tax Planning for Business Operations in Asia.
August 10, 2009 New Tax Rules Regarding M&A Transactions in China
Lester Ross discusses New Tax Rules Regarding M&A Transactions in China, in this 2009 issue of World Trade Executive's Practical China Tax and Finance Strategies: Covering Tax and Finance Developments in China.
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June 10, 2009 New Tax Rules Regarding M&A Transactions in China
May 1, 2009 The Ministry of Commerce Relaxes Foreign Investment Approval Thresholds
April 2009
China's Anti-Monopoly Law: An Early Report Card
An article by Lester Ross published in the April 2009 issue of GCP.
March 20, 2009 Coca-Cola/Huiyuan: China Prohibits Its First Merger Under the AML
March 18, 2009 China's WEEE
February 27, 2009 Financing of M&A Transactions by Chinese Commercial Banks
February 20, 2009 New Rules on the Registration of Technology Import and Export Contracts
February 6, 2009 Extending Stock Incentives to Chinese Employees
January 23, 2009 Enforcement of China's Anti-monopoly Law Takes Shape
China Briefing Series
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2008
Business Organization
A comprehensive chapter by Lester Ross and Kenneth Zhou on the various kinds of corporate structure in China published in David Laprès and Zhang Yuejiao, eds., Business Law in China: Trade, Investment, Operations and Finance. ICC Publ. No. 672, 2d rev. ed.
August 2008
Enforcement Challenges of China's Antimonopoly Law
An article by Lester Ross on China's Antimonopoly Law in the August 2008 issue of GCP.
Spring 2008 China’s Antimonopoly law
An article by Lester Ross, published in 22 Antitrust no. 2 (Spring 2008), 66-72
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September 18, 2007 Changes in China's Labor Law Environment
September 5, 2007 China Enacts National Competition Law
July 2007 China Reforms Drug Registration
China Briefing Series
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May 2007 PharmaBulletin
A quarterly newsletter addressing current regulatory, intellectual property and antitrust issues facing pharmaceutical companies in the US, Europe and China.
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February 2007 PharmaBulletin
A quarterly newsletter addressing current regulatory, intellectual property and antitrust issues facing pharmaceutical companies in the US, Europe and China.
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February 2007
A Crackdown on Foreign Involvement in China's Internet Industry
An article by Lester Ross and Grace Chen published in the February 2007 issue of Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal.
October 2006 PharmaBulletin
A quarterly newsletter addressing current regulatory, intellectual property and antitrust issues facing pharmaceutical companies in the US, Europe and China.
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April 2006 New Regulations on Equity Incentives for Employees of Listed Companies
An article by Lester Ross and Kenneth Zhou published in the April 2006 issue of China Law & Practice
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Spring 2006 PharmaBulletin
A quarterly newsletter addressing current regulatory, intellectual property and antitrust issues facing pharmaceutical companies in the US, Europe and China.
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March 2006 The State of China's Union: 2006
China Briefing Series
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Winter 2006 PharmaBulletin
A quarterly newsletter addressing current regulatory, intellectual property and antitrust issues facing pharmaceutical companies in the US, Europe and China.
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January 2006 Environmental Regulation of Electrical Appliances and Information Products in China
China Briefing Series
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April 20, 2005 Trading and Distribution in China
An article by Lester Ross and Kenneth Zhou first published in the Asia Pacific Antitrust and Trade Review 2005 - A Global Competition Review Special Report.
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April 19, 2005
Towards a Harmonious World Trading System
Panelist, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, Beijing, China
March 16, 2005 Doing Business in China Seminar Presentation: How Changes in Law Are Facilitating Foreign Investment and Supply Chain Management in China
by Lester Ross
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March 15, 2005 Revising the Foreign-invested Holding Company Regulations
An article by Lester Ross and Grace Chen published in the March 2005 issue of China Law and Practice
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March 14, 2005
Regulating Derivatives in China
Structured Products 2005, New York, NY.
March 2005
Revision of the Foreign-Invested Holding Company Regulations
19 China Law & Practice (March) no. 2, 47-50, by Lester Ross and Grace Chen.
March 2005
Strengthening Criminal Liability for IP Infringement in China
An article appearing in Intellectual Property Today , 20-23, by Lester Ross and Grace Chen.
October 8, 2004
Energy in China: A Policy and Legal Perspective
Fairbank Center China Current Events Workshop, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
October 6, 2004
Joining the WTO: The Impact on China
College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA.
October 5, 2004
Telecommunications, Networking and Software Projects in China: The Legal Perspective
Massachusetts Telecommunications Council, Burlington, MA.
June 1, 2004 Rethinking Government Approvals: The New Administrative Licensing Law
WilmerHale partner, Lester Ross authored this article that was published in the June 2004 edition of China Law & Practice.  Mr. Ross addresses the domestic and international benefits of the new Administrative Licensing Law in China.
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March 2004
China Issues First Regulations Governing Derivatives Activities by Financial Institutions
18 China Law & Practice no. 2, 47-50, by Lester Ross Kenneth Zhou.
2003
Anti-monopoly Regulation in the People's Republic of China: Recent Developments
La Revue de Droit des Affaires Internationales [International Business Law Journal] no. 5, 525-538.
2003
China
Insolvency & Restructuring 2003, with Nicholas C. Howson and Donald C. Clarke.  Earlier versions appeared in 2002 in London: Law Business Research, 70-77. Earlier versions appeared in 2000 and 2001, with Nicholas C. Howson and Gordon G. Chang in 1999.
November 18, 2003
Enforcement of IP Rights for the Semiconductor Industry
Ambassador's Roundtable Discussion on Intellectual Property Rights in China, Beijing, China.
September 26-28, 2003
Dealing with Chinese Real Estate Issues in the Context of Complex International Transactions
Conference on The Real Estate Transaction: Best Practices for Chinese Lawyers and Brokers, Beijing, China.
September 4-7, 2003
The Regulatory Environment for China's Technological Development: Legal, Financial, Standardization and Environmental
Conference on China's Emerging Technological Trajectory in the 21st Century, Rensselaerville, NY.
September 4-7, 2003
China's International S&T Relations
Panel Chair, Conference on China's Emerging Technological Trajectory in the 21st Century, Rensselaerville, NY
July/August 2003
Foreign Minority Equity Investments in Chinese Commercial Banks
30 China Business Review no. 4, 18-23, 31, with Nicholas C. Howson.
March 26, 2003
Making and Growing Investments: The Legal Dimensions
China Insurance Convention, Beijing China.
March 4, 2004
Investing in China: Opportunities for the Hi-Tech Industry
American Electronics Association Delegation, Beijing, China.
March 4, 2003
China's Environmental Impact Assessment Law
California/New York MCLE Program on China's Environmental Laws and Enforcement: Outlook for 2003, Beijing, China.
January 2003
China: 2002 Amendment of the Insurance Law – A Few Steps Forward
Asia Insurance Review, 48-49, with Hans-GĂĽnther Herrmann.
2002
China
London: Law Business Research, 70-77, with Nicholas C. Howson and Donald C. Clarke. Earlier versions appeared in 2000 and 2001, with Nicholas C. Howson and Gordon G. Chang in 1999.
October 24, 2002
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Shanghai Institute of Law and Economics, Beijing, China.
October 14, 2002
Incorporation of and Reporting Requirements for Corporate Entities in the States of Delaware and New York in the United States of America
State Administration of Industry and Commerce, Beijing, China.
October 14, 2002
Investing in China's Telecommunications Industry
Presented by Lester Ross and Grace Chen at the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore Trade Mission, Beijing, China.
October 10-11, 2002
International Seminar on Legislative Safeguard for Western Region Development
Chair of Panel at the State Council Leading Group on Western Region Development, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
August 2002
China Stays Guarded on Foreign Investment in Banking
21 International Financial Law Review no. 8, 25-28, with Nicholas C. Howson.
June 19, 2002
Legal Issues in M-Commerce
Presented by Lester Ross and Grace Chen at the E-commerce Working Group, Beijing, China.
April 2002
Why China's Regulations Are Stalling Foreign Banks
21 International Financial Law Review no. 4, 55-58.
2002
China's New Regulations on Technology Imports and Exports
8 International Trade Law & Regulation no. 3, 97-103, by Lester Ross, Jeanette Chan, Grace Chen and Nicholas C. Howson.
2001
China
With Nicholas C. Howson and Donald C. Clarke. Earlier versions appeared in London: Law Business Research, 47-53, 2002. Earlier versions appeared in 2000, and with Nicholas C. Howson and Gordon G. Chang in 1999.
November 2001
Genetic Modification in Agriculture: The Impact of China's Regulations on Foreign Trade and Investment
15 China Law & Practice no. 9, 30-37, with Walter Hutchens.
2001
Debt Financing
Freshfields, eds., Doing Business in China. Yonkers: Juris Publishing, Inc., II.13.1-II.13.34, with Warren Rothman.
May/June 2001
Perfecting Protectionist Procedures: An Update on China's Anti-Dumping Regulations
28 China Business Review no. 3, 42-43, with Susan Ning.
April 2001
A Legislative Prescription for the Ills of the Drug Industry
15 China Law & Practice no. 3, 20-24, with Walter Hutchens.