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The United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom Take Significant Actions in Response to Reports of Uyghur Oppression in China

The United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom have each taken significant actions in recent weeks in response to reports of oppression of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of China. As discussed in previous client alerts, the U.S. government has repeatedly stated that the Chinese government is engaged in ...

China Strengthens Supervision of the Quality and Safety of Dairy Products

By: Aaron Gu On December 30, 2020, the State Administration for Market Regulation (“SAMR”) issued a three-year action plan for improving the quality and safety of dairy products in China (the “Plan”), reflecting China’s commitment to continue strengthening the regulatory and legal standards for dairy products, The Plan sets forth eight quantitative goals for the ...

IFST Issues China’s First Plant-Based Meat Standard

By: Muyun Hu On December 25, 2020, the Institute of Food Science and Technology (“IFST”) issued China’s first plant-based meat standard T/CIFST 001-2020 (the “Standard”). The Standard will take effect on June 25, 2021. The Standard is a group standard issued by a government sponsored industry association and adopted by its members.[1] Group standards can ...

China Issues Rules to Counteract “Unjustified” Extraterritorial Application of Foreign Measures

On January 9, 2021, China’s Ministry of Commerce released the Rules on Counteracting Unjustified Extraterritorial Application of Foreign Legislation and Other Measures, which took effect immediately. Specifically, the Rules are designed to “counteract” the extraterritorial application of “foreign [i.e., non-Chinese] legislation” or “measures” when such ...

美商务部向实体清单新添77 个实体 (包括多个中国

2 月18 日，美国商务部工业和安全局（“工业和安全局”）发布了一份即时生效的最终规则（“《规则》”），在工业和安全局的实体清单中新增了 77 个实体，其中大多数位于中国大陆地区，包括中芯国际集成电路制造有限公司（“中芯国际”）和无人机企业深圳市大疆创新科技有限公司（“大疆创新”）。新增实体还包括位于保加利亚、法国、德国、中国香港、意大利、马耳他、巴基斯坦、俄罗斯和阿拉伯联合酋长国的数个实体。

China Enacts Biosecurity Law

On October 17, 2020, the Standing Committee of National People's Congress (“NPCSC”), China’s top legislative body, adopted a Biosecurity Law (“Law”), which will go into effect on April 15, 2021. The Law reflects a growing area of regulation of drugs and medical devices in China that is separate from the regulations to ensure safety, effectiveness, and quality ...

China Releases Draft Criminal Law Amendments, Proposing Changes in the Areas of Anti-Corruption, Life Science, and Trade Secrets Protection

On October 21, 2020, China’s National People’s Congress (“NPC”) published revised draft amendments (“Draft Amendments”) to China’s Criminal Law. The legislature will be soliciting public comment until November 19, 2020, and will then review and enact the amendments. Based on previous amendments, we do not expect the final version as enacted to differ ...

China Releases First Draft of Personal Information Protection Law

On October 21, 2020, the National People's Congress (“NPC”), China’s top legislative body, released its first draft of the Personal Information Protection Law (the “Draft Law”) for public comment (official Chinese version available here and Covington’s unofficial English translation here). The period for public comment ends on November 19, 2020 and comments can ...

China's Newly Approved Amendment to Patent Law Changes the Landscape of Patent Litigation

Recently, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China approved an amendment to the Patent Law. The amended Patent Law is slated to take effect on June 1, 2021. Most notable among the 29 amended provisions are changes to rules for patent litigation. Below are some highlights that we believe may particularly interest international companies ...

中国颁布《出口管制法》

2020年10月17日，中国颁布了《出口管制法》（“这部法律”，或“该法律”）。中国现有的出口管制规则分散于诸多法律、法规和多个部门发布的管理办法中。这部法律在此基础上建立了一个统一的出口管制体系，以促进中国政府维护国家安全和利益和履行防扩散的国际义务。尽管这部法律制定了中国出口管制的法律框架，但对于这一体系将如何在实践中运作, 该法在有些关键问题上并未给出明确指引，比如其条款将如何在中国境外适用。

U.S. Blocks Imports from China Due to Suspected Forced Labor, Continuing its Aggressive Enforcement Actions and Leading to Potential Supply Chain Disruptions

On September 14, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced five Withhold Release Orders (WROs) against products from certain factories and companies doing business primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of China based on allegations of forced labor. CBP and other U.S. government departments and agencies have repeatedly stated ...

Anti-Corruption Trends and Developments in the EMEA Region

It has been over twenty years since the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention came into force, over a decade since the enactment of the UK Bribery Act, and over three years since the passage of France’s Sapin II law. Alongside those ground-breaking developments have come a host of other measures across the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (“EMEA”) region to strengthen ...

New CFIUS Report Offers First Full Picture of Data Collected Post-FIRRMA; Chinese Filings Drop Sharply

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”) released its Annual Report to Congress regarding its review of certain transactions involving foreign investment during 2019. The current Annual Report was released just two and a half months after the previous Annual Report, covering 2018, demonstrating the Committee has ...

China Draft Patent Law Amendment Introduces Initial Framework for Patent Linkage for Pharmaceutical Patents and Patent Term Adjustment and Restoration

On July 3, 2020, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (“NPC”) of China published a second draft amendment (the “Draft”) on the Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China (“Patent Law”). Most notably among the Draft’s proposed 29 revisions to the Patent Law, the Draft includes high-level provisions that would establish a framework for early ...

China's Draft Export Control Law Submitted for Second Review

China has published a near-final draft of a new Export Control Law that, if enacted as drafted, would build upon China’s existing export control regulations, which are scattered across multiple laws, administrative regulations, and implementation rules, with the goal of creating a unified export control system to promote China’s commitment to nonproliferation ...

BHR Client Alert: Uyghur Report

In recent years and with increased vigor in recent months, stakeholders and governments, including the United States, have focused on labor-related and other human rights issues concerning the treatment of Uyghur and other minority Muslim groups in the Xinjiang region of China. In this post, we provide an overview of some of these developments and considerations ...

Supreme People's Court Previews Judicial Interpretation of Trade Secret Protection Provisions for Public Comment

On June 10, 2020, the PRC Supreme People’s Court (“SPC”) issued its proposed Interpretation on Certain Issues in Applications of Law in Adjudicating Civil Trade Secret Cases (Draft for Public Comments) (hereinafter the “Draft” or “Draft Judicial Interpretation”) . The Draft includes significant developments in China’s trade secret law following the Economic and ...

Why Corporate Disputes in China Still Revolve Around Rubber Stamps

Eric Carlson spoke with The Economist about the legal implications of the widespread use of company chops in China. On the potential for disputes involving company chops in China, Mr. Carlson says, “managers sometimes misuse seals to enter side contracts. Lawsuits to reclaim a chop can drag on, so many cases are resolved out of court. But technology is catching ...

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers Regarding the Trump Administration’s Push to Secure Supply Chains in the United States

It has been publicly reported that discussions are underway within the Trump Administration for a coordinated interagency initiative to remove key industrial supply chain dependencies from overseas, especially China, and redouble efforts to secure such supply chains in the United States. While this initiative proceeds alongside ongoing efforts to secure supply ...

美国商务部修订外国直接产品规则，升级针对华为的限制措施

为了进一步限制中国企业华为技术有限公司获得利用美国半导体软件和技术制造的产品，美国商务部工业与安全局（BIS）于2020年5月15日发布了一项暂行最终规则，将美国出口管制范围扩大和延伸至某些非美国物项, 如果该物项的接收方是华为或其被列入BIS实体清单的关联方。

China Issues Draft Opinion on Anti-Bribery and Antitrust Requirements for Pharmaceutical Market Access

On April 13, 2020, China’s National Healthcare Security Administration (“NHSA”) released a draft opinion titled “Guiding Opinions on Establishment of a Drug Pricing and Procurement Creditworthiness System (the “Draft Opinion”; Covington’s translation is available here) setting forth proposed requirements for a creditworthiness evaluation and disciplinary system ...

President Trump Orders Divestiture of StayNTouch, Inc. by Shiji Group of China

As we reported this past Friday, on March 6, 2020, President Trump issued only the sixth Executive Order (the “Order”) in history formally prohibiting the acquisition of a U.S. business by a foreign person, pursuant to the authorities that allow the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”) to review foreign mergers and ...

前阿尔斯通高管审后裁定FCPA罪名不成立

本期刊是关于联邦地区法院对英国公民、法国电力和交通公司阿尔斯通公司（下称“阿尔斯通”）前高级副总裁劳伦斯·霍金斯被指控FCPA相关贿赂和密谋一案所作无罪判决的概述。阿尔斯通于2014年就两项违反FCPA的罪名认罪，这些罪名涉及包含霍金斯被指控行为的一项全球范围的贿赂密谋。就其认罪请求，阿尔斯通支付了7.72亿美元的刑事罚金。

U.S.-China "Phase One" Trade Deal

On January 15, 2020, President Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed the much-anticipated “Phase One” trade agreement between the U.S. and China. Set to take effect no later than February 14, 2020, the “Economic and Trade Agreement Between the United States of America and the People’s Republic of China” (the “Agreement”) is the first formal accord ...

United States and China Announce Limited “Phase One” Trade Deal

On December 13, 2019, the United States and China formally announced a limited initial agreement to relieve trade tensions between the two countries that have been ongoing for the past 20 months. Under what the countries call a “Phase One” trade agreement, the United States will lower the rate on some already-imposed additional tariffs on Chinese imports and ...

China Vows to Further Consolidate IP Protection Measures

The General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council of China jointly published Opinions on Strengthening Intellectual Property Protection (“Opinion”) on November 24, 2019, with the purpose of effectively deterring the occurrence of IP infringement by 2020. The Opinion provides specific and concrete guidelines to strengthen ...

China Enacts Encryption Law

On October 26, 2019, China enacted a landmark Encryption Law, which will take effect on January 1, 2020. The Encryption Law significantly reshapes the regulatory landscape for commercial encryption, including foreign-made commercial encryption products, but leaves many questions to be answered in future implementing regulations.

Westport与执行总裁对关于中国相关不当支付的指控与证交会达成和解

2019年9月27日，美国证券交易委员会（下称“证交会”）宣布与西科燃料系统公司（Westport Fuel Systems, Inc.）（下称“西科”）及其前执行总裁Nancy Gougarty以410万美元达成和解。总部在加拿大温哥华的西科是一家股票在纳斯达克上市的清洁能源技术公司。证交会的停止和禁止令认定，西科和Gougarty违反了美国反海外腐败法（下称“FCPA”）的反贿赂、账簿和记录以及内部控制规定，且Gougarty导致了西科的某些违规行为。

U.S. Department of Commerce Adds 28 Chinese Entities to the Entity List

On October 9, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a Final Rule adding 20 Chinese government entities and eight Chinese private sector entities (“Listed Entities”) to the Entity List maintained by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”).

Covington Promotes Its Most Diverse Partner Class Ever

WASHINGTON—Covington has promoted to its partnership 14 lawyers based in eight different offices, including nine women and six lawyers of ethnically diverse backgrounds. “Our new partners are exceptionally talented lawyers from a wide range of the firm’s offices and most important practices, and they are extremely well-positioned to carry the firm forward,” ...

中国颁布新修订版药品管理法

2019年8月26日，中国全国人民代表大会常务委员会（“人大常委会” ）通过了《药品管理法》的重大修订版。新通过的《药品管理法》（下称“修订版《药品管理法》”）将于2019年12月1日生效。修订版《药品管理法》是该法自2001年以来的首次大幅修订。

China Releases Updated Draft Encryption Law for Public Comment

On July 5, 2019, China’s Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) published a new draft Encryption Law (“the draft Law”) for public comment. The draft Law, if enacted as drafted, would bring significant new changes to China’s commercial encryption regime.

Asia's Complex Compliance Landscape

Eric Carlson spoke with Pharmaceutical Executive about the compliance challenges prevalent in the Asia-Pacific region. On the emergence of general compliance in the region, Mr. Carlson says, “When I first moved to Beijing in 2008, there were only a couple of dozen people who had compliance on their business card. It just wasn’t a job in China then. Ten years ...

U.S. Announces Product Exclusion Process for Tariffs Covering $200 Billion in Chinese Imports

Earlier this week, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced a process through which companies can request that their products be excluded from duties imposed on $200 billion in Chinese imports under Section 301 of the Tariff Act of 1974 (Section 301). Tariffs on these imports have been in effect since September 2018, and recently increased ...

Key Takeaways from China's Regulation on the Administration of Human Genetic Resources

On June 10, 2019, the State Council (China’s chief executive agency) promulgated the long-awaited Regulation on the Administration of Human Genetic Resources (the “Regulation”), which will become effective on July 1, 2019. The Regulation supersedes the currently effective regulations and guidance on human genetic resources (“HGR”).

U.S. Targets Remaining $300 Billion in Chinese Imports with Proposed 25% Tariff

On May 13, days after increasing tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports, the U.S. Administration proposed imposing an additional 25 percent tariff on a new list of $300 billion in Chinese imports. The Administration cited China’s “failure to meaningfully address” problematic intellectual property (IP) practices and its retaliatory responses to U.S. tariffs ...

China Amends Trade Secret Law to Further Favor Rights-Holders

On April 23, 2019, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China passed a bill amending China’s Anti-Unfair Competition Law (“AUCL”). Changes made by the amendment bill took effect on the same day. Further to the last amendment to the AUCL in 2017, the newly introduced burden-of-proof shifting and punitive damages rules will significantly ...

China Adopts New Foreign Investment Law

On March 15, 2019, China’s National People’s Congress voted to adopt a new Foreign Investment Law (the “FIL”). The FIL will come into effect on January 1, 2020 and may significantly change China’s framework for regulating foreign investment. Foreign invested entities (“FIEs”) established prior to the FIL’s effective date will have five years to amend their ...

China Launches New Product Pathways in Hainan Special Zone

On December 29, 2018, the State Council (China’s chief executive agency) opened a new pathway for drugs to come into China through a special zone in southern China. It suspended certain central regulations in the Bo Ao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone in Hainan Province (“Pilot Zone”) and permitted local authorities to make marketing decisions ...

Congress Calls for Exclusion Process for Tariffs on $200 Billion in Chinese Imports

Late last week, President Trump signed an appropriations bill to keep the government funded. In its Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying this legislation, Congress directed the Trump Administration to establish an exclusion request process for tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports by March 17, 2019, in line with the process provided for prior rounds of ...

China Releases Draft Amendments to the Personal Information Protection Standard

On February 1, 2019, China’s National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee (“TC260”) released a set of amendments to GB/T 35273-2017 Information Technology – Personal Information Security Specification (“the Standard”) for public comment. The comment period ends on March 3.

The New EU Rules on Financial Penalties for Pharma Companies

On January 7, 2019, EU Regulation 2019/5 was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Regulation is part of a package that makes numerous significant amendments to the EU’s regime for veterinary medicines and medicated feed, and it also made some key changes to the EU financial penalties regime.

China’s Draft Patent Law Includes Important Enhancements to Patent-Owner’s Rights

On January 4, 2019, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress ( “NPC”) of China published a draft amendment to the Patent Law (the “Draft”) for public comment. While this draft is not yet final, it indicates China is taking concrete steps to help patent holders with the exercise of their rights.

China Privacy Developments in 2018

The past year was a particularly significant one for the development of Chinese privacy law. During 2018, the Chinese government systematically established the country’s regulatory requirements for cybersecurity and data privacy and continued to implement the Cybersecurity Law, which took effect on June 1, 2017.

Reprieve in U.S.-China Trade Tensions

On December 1, during a working dinner meeting in Buenos Aires following the G20 Summit, U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to temporarily ease trade tensions as both sides continue negotiating over longer-term solutions to U.S. concerns about bilateral economic relations.

Could China’s Internet Courts Work in the US?

Robert Williams is quoted in Legaltech News regarding how China’s Internet Courts could provide a model to improve U.S. courts' inefficiencies. Mr. Williams said the Internet Courts can be useful for addressing online copyright infringement and domain name cyber squatting. He says, “The Internet Courts provide a useful set of tools to help address these disputes ...

China Issues Rules to Establish Appellate Court with Nationwide Jurisdiction Over Patent and Other Complex Technical Cases

On October 26, 2018, the Standing Committee of the People’s National Congress of the People's Republic of China (PRC) passed Decisions on Several Procedural Issues Relating to Patent and Other Intellectual Property Cases (the Appellate Rules), which will give the Supreme Court jurisdiction over patent and other complex technical IP cases (the Designated Subject ...

China Amends Criminal Procedure Law, Creating More Anti-Bribery Prosecution Tools

China recently amended its Criminal Procedure Law (CPL) to codify rules encouraging cooperation in government investigations, align with the new national supervision system, and introduce trials in absentia for certain crimes, including bribery and corruption.

Are Chinese Companies Being Targeted for Anti-Corruption Enforcement?

Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a new “China Initiative.” According to the press release, the Initiative “reflects the Department’s strategic priority of countering Chinese national security threats and reinforces the President’s overall national security strategy.”

U.S. Releases Final List of Tariffs on $200 Billion in Chinese Imports

On September 17, 2018, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released its final list of approximately $200 billion in Chinese imports subject to an additional ad valorem tariff. The final list, which covers 5,745 product categories, will take effect on September 24, 2018.

U.S. Releases Final List of Tariffs on $16 Billion in Chinese Imports and Other Recent U.S.-China Tariff Developments

The Trump Administration has released its final list of approximately $16 billion in Chinese imports that will be subject to an additional 25 percent ad valorem tariff, which will go into effect on August 23, 2018. The Administration has announced that it will provide an opportunity to request that "particular products" subject to the additional duties be ...

More Officials Appointed to Lead Film and Media Authorities in China

On May 24, 2018, China filled the top positions at the State Bureau of Film (Film Bureau) and State Administration of Press and Publication (SAPP). Both appointments fill vacancies created by the dismantling of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) and continue apparent Communist Party of China (CPC) efforts to ...

USTR Releases a Third Proposed List of Tariffs on $200 Billion in Chinese Imports

Last night, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) released a new proposed list of $200 billion worth of products from China that could face an additional 10 percent ad valorem tariff. The list covers 6,031 product categories, including a multitude of consumer goods such as luggage, tires, furniture, apparel, mattresses, household goods, components ...

First Set of U.S. Section 301 Tariffs Goes into Effect; China Retaliates in Kind

As anticipated, an additional 25 percentage point ad valorem tariff on $34 billion worth of Chinese imports into the United States (covering 818 product categories in sectors including aerospace, information communication technology, machinery, and medical instruments) went into effect on July 6, 2018.

China Seeks Public Comments for Draft Regulations on Cybersecurity Multi-level Protection Scheme to Implement the Cybersecurity Law

On June 27, 2018, China’s Ministry of Public Security (“MPS”) released for public comment a draft of the Regulations on Cybersecurity Multi-level Protection Scheme (“the Draft Regulation”). The highly anticipated Draft Regulation sets out the details of an updated Multi-level Protection Scheme, whereby network operators (defined below) are required to comply ...

Update on CFIUS and Foreign Investment Regulation: President Affirms Support for FIRRMA and CFIUS, not IEEPA, to Manage Foreign Investment Risks

We write to report on two important developments regarding the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA), a bi-partisan effort to reform the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), and the broader policy debate within the U.S. government on regulatory mechanisms to address foreign investment, particularly from China. On June ...

Covington Named Among Best Firms for Minority Lawyers and Partners

SILICON VALLEY—Covington was ranked sixth among “The Best Law Firms for Minority Attorneys” and ranked seventh among “The Best Law Firms for Minority Partners” by Law360 for firms with more than 600 lawyers. "While there is much progress still to be made, these results are a reflection of Covington's sustained efforts to recruit, mentor, develop, promote, and ...

U.S. Releases Final List of Tariffs on $34 Billion in Chinese Imports

As anticipated, the Trump Administration today released its final list of Chinese imports subject to an additional 25 percent ad valorem tariff. The imposition of the tariffs follows the Administration’s determination in March that China’s technology transfer and intellectual property (“IP”) policies are harming U.S. companies, and the submission of public ...

U.S.-China Trade Talks End Without Agreement as U.S. Finalizes Unilateral Measures

The Trump Administration’s senior economic and trade officials held talks with their Chinese counterparts in Beijing, May 3-4. The talks concluded with no agreement, and each side tabled expansive demands that appear well beyond what the other side would be able to accept.

Dun & Bradstreet Pays $9 Million SEC Fine to Settle China FCPA Allegations Obtains; Declination from DOJ

On April 23, 2018, Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (“D&B”), a professional services company providing credit reporting information and other commercial data to businesses, agreed to pay more than $9 million in connection with a cease and desist order with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to settle allegations that it violated the books and ...

Department of Commerce Activates Denial Order Against Chinese Telecommunications Company ZTE

On April 15, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) lifted its suspension of a denial order against two companies, Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation of Shenzhen, China (“ZTE Corporation”) and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd. of Hi-New Shenzhen, China (“ZTE Kangxun,” and together with ZTE Corporation, ...

Numerous Imports Targeted as U.S.-China Trade Tensions Escalate

On April 3, the Trump Administration proposed a list of approximately 1,300 products originating from China that would bear an additional 25 percent ad valorem import tariff and requested public comments on the list, following the Administration’s determination last month that China’s technology transfer and intellectual property (“IP”) policies are harming U.S. ...

China: Government Reorganization and Trade War Suggest More Anti-Corruption Enforcement in China

China’s biggest government reorganization in a generation, coinciding with rapidly escalating U.S.-China trade tensions, will impact many aspects of doing business in China, including an uptick in anti-corruption enforcement.

Establishing 15 IP Tribunals Nationwide, Chinese Courts Further Concentrate Jurisdiction Over IP Matters

China has continued to develop its adjudicatory framework for intellectual property disputes with the establishment of three Intellectual Property Tribunals (“IP Tribunals”) this month. This reform began with the establishment of three specialized IP Courts in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou at the end of 2014, and has been furthered with the establishment of ...

Next Up: Section 301 - Companies and Global Markets Should Prepare for the Risk of Rising U.S.-China Trade Tensions

Following the recent U.S. announcement of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, the United States is now poised to implement trade sanctions against China stemming from an investigation of that country’s intellectual property (“IP”) practices.

科文顿白领业务团队揽获《全球调查评论》和《法律名人录》联合评选的多个奖项

华盛顿—在《全球调查评论》和《法律名人录》2018年就调查领域联合编制的报告中，科文顿白领犯罪辩护和调查业务团队揽获多个奖项。科文顿合伙人Tammy Albarrán和费杰思（Steven Fagell）在该刊物主题为《未来领袖》的创刊号中均榜上有名，《未来领袖》评选的是“调查领域45岁以下最杰出的律师”，且兰尼•布鲁尔（Lanny Breuer）、柯礼晟（Eric Carlson）和埃里克•霍尔德（Eric ...

Covington Named Among Top Entertainment & Sports Firms by China Business Law Journal

BEIJING—China Business Law Journal has recognized Covington as one of the top international law firms in the Entertainment & Sports category. Covington’s Entertainment and Media practice in China has advised nearly every major Hollywood studio and many of the leading independents on their China activities and has been involved in some of the most significant ...

Covington Earns Five “Practice Group of the Year” Awards

WASHINGTON—Law360 has named five Covington practice groups among its “2017 Practice Groups of the Year.” The practice groups recognized by Law360 are as follows: Government Contracts International Trade Product Liability Sports White Collar

International Trade Group of the Year: Covington & Burling

Covington was named a 2017 International Trade Group of the Year by Law360. According to Peter Lichtenbaum, the Bombardier trade remedies case, which "presents very significant economic, legal, and political issues," was one of the group's biggest from the past year. "The company remains confident that the ITC will conclude that Boeing will not be harmed by the ...

NDRC Releases Final Outbound Investment Regulations

On December 26, 2017, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (“NDRC”) released the final Administrative Measures for Enterprise Outbound Investment (the “Final ODI Rules”), which will go into effect as of March 1, 2018 and govern NDRC's regime for reviewing Chinese outbound investment projects. The Final ODI Rules contain limited changes relative to ...

Competition Law Enforcement Trends in the U.S., Europe and China: Looking Ahead to 2018

2017 was another year of active enforcement globally—including in the U.S., despite the start of a new Presidential Administration touting an aggressive deregulatory agenda. Transactions in consolidated industries drew enforcement fire in both Europe and the United States (Dow/DuPont, ChemChina/Syngenta, Bayer/Monsanto, AT&T/TimeWarner). And, in March, the UK ...

NDRC Releases Draft Enterprise Outbound Investment Regulations for Public Comment

Earlier this month, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (“NDRC”) released the draft Administrative Measures for Enterprise Outbound Investment (“Draft ODI Rules”) for public comment. Comments are due on December 3, 2017.

Covington Awarded Top HRC Rating for Tenth Consecutive Year

WASHINGTON—The Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC) has awarded Covington a perfect score of 100 percent for the tenth consecutive year on its Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices pertinent to LGBTQ workplace equality. Covington is among 609 major U.S. businesses that earned a perfect ...

US DOJ Unseals Criminal Charges Against Rolls Royce Employees

On November 7, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) unsealed criminal charges against five individuals in connection with an alleged bribery scheme to assist Rolls-Royce plc (“Rolls-Royce” or the “Company”) in obtaining a US $145 million government contract to supply equipment and services for a gas pipeline from Kazakhstan to China.

China Revises Rules on Commercial Encryption Products

In a draft regulation released earlier this year, China proposed regulating the import, export, manufacture, sale, and use of “commercial encryption products,” building on a patchwork of regulations.1 These regulations have focused on restricting the import and use of encryption products produced by certain manufacturers, and many entities have expressed concern ...

Covington Named International Firm of the Year for Trade by China Law & Practice

BEIJING—China Law & Practice has named Covington as the international winner for “Trade Firm of the Year” at its annual awards ceremony in Beijing. The leading Chinese legal publication also recognized the firm for its role in the Technology, Media, and Telecom “Deal of the Year,” Tencent’s $8.6 billion acquisition of Supercell. The awards focus on “innovation ...

China's State Council Publishes New Guidance on Regulation of Outbound Investment

On August 18, 2017, the General Office of China’s State Council released to the public new guidance regarding the regulation of outbound investment. The guidance is set forth in a notice, dated August 4, 2017, forwarding “guiding opinions” (the “Opinions”) from the National Development and Reform Commission (“NDRC”), Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”), People's ...

China Seeks Comments on Updated Draft of Cross-Border Data Transfer Security Assessment Standard

On August 31, 2017, China’s National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee (“NISSTC”), a standard-setting committee jointly supervised by the Standardization Administration of China (“SAC”) and the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”), released an updated draft of the Information Security Technology - Guidelines for Data Cross-Border ...

China Releases Draft Export Control Law for Public Comment

On June 16, 2017, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) released for public comment a draft of the Export Control Law (“the Draft Law”). While China has a number of regulations relating to export controls and has signed numerous nonproliferation agreements, the Draft Law would be China’s first law specifically addressing export controls and would implement an ...

China Seeks Public Comments on Draft Regulation on the Protection of Critical Information Infrastructure

On July 11, 2017, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released the draft Regulation for the Protection of the Critical Information Infrastructure (“Draft Regulation”) for public comment (official Chinese version available here). The comment period ends on August 10, 2017.

China’s Labor Ministry Overhauls Regime for Resolving Labor and Personnel Disputes

Pursuant to the State Council’s directive to build harmonious labor relationships and to strengthen the system for resolving labor disputes, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) recently revised two sets of arbitration rules. The revisions address new issues and provide clarification of existing regulations. The key objectives are to ...

China Releases Draft Encryption Law for Public Comment

On April 13, 2017, China’s State Cryptography Administration (“SCA”) published a draft Encryption Law (“the draft Law”) for public comment. After several years of drafting, the draft Law, if enacted as drafted, would be the first Chinese statute to systematically address encryption, covering “the research, production, management, import and export, testing, ...

China Releases Final Regulation on Cybersecurity Review of Network Products and Services

On May 2, 2017, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) released the final version of the Measures on the Security Review of Network Products and Services (Trial) (“the Measures”), with an effective date of June 1, 2017 (official Chinese version available here). The issuance of the Measures marks a critical first step toward implementing China’s ...

Suniva Requests Global Safeguards For US Solar Industry Under Section 201

On April 26, 2017, the U.S.-based solar manufacturer Suniva, Inc. filed a petition for global safeguards with the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”). In particular, Suniva requests the imposition of tariffs on solar cells and the establishment of a minimum price for solar modules imported into the United States. The petition was filed under Section 201 ...

CFDA Seeks to Remove Some Barriers to Foreign Drug Entry into China

On March 17, 2017, the China Food and Drug Administration (“CFDA”) released a notice to seek public comments on four proposed adjustments to China’s drug registration requirements (“Proposed Adjustments”) that will remove some barriers to applications for clinical trials and drug registrations of imported drugs (drugs that are manufactured outside of China). The ...

美司法部欺诈司强调评估公司合规计划时

美国司法部（“司法部”）刑事司欺诈处（“欺诈处”）上个月低调地发布了一份题为《公司合规计划评估》的新指引（“指引”）。这份长达八页的指引指出：“欺诈处不使用任何严格的公式来评估公司合规计划的有效性”，但同时也列出了司法部在刑事调查背景下“评估公司合规计划时往往看重的”11个“样本话题和问题”。

中国将通过降价削减医药经销商规模

柯礼晟的见解被《金融时报》的一篇文章引用。该文章有关中国政府一项为减少医药行业多级经销链中间环节的加价和解决贿赂现象而出台的一项计划，即“两票制”医改计划。柯礼晟认为，减少小经销商会加速行业整合，将资源“集中在个别医药经销商手中，他们许多都是国有或国有控股企业”。

Chinese Government Issues Policy to Slim Distribution Chain of Pharmaceuticals

On January 9, 2017, eight Chinese ministries announced a significant new policy that aims to reduce marked-up prices and corruption in multi-tier distribution chains. The policy effectively requires that under most circumstances, at most two invoices may be issued throughout the distribution chain, with one from the manufacturer to a distributor and another from ...

美国通用电缆公司支付7,580万美元和解FCPA调查

2016年12月29日，电线电缆产品全球制造商美国通用电缆公司（下称“通用电缆”）同意根据与美国司法部（下称“司法部”）达成的不起诉协议以及美国证券交易委员会（下称“证交会”）发出的停止与禁止令支付约7,580万美元，以就其违反《美国反海外腐败法》（下称“FCPA”）的反贿赂、账簿和记录及内部控制等条文的指控进行和解。该和解包括通用电缆对事实主张的承认但并不含刑事指控。该和解要求通用电缆向司法部支付2,050万美元的刑事罚金，并向证交会支付5,530万美元的非法所得和判决前利息。

Covington Awarded Top HRC Rating for Ninth Consecutive Year

WASHINGTON—The Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC) has awarded Covington a perfect score of 100 percent for the ninth consecutive year on its Corporate Equality Index, a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality. Covington is among 517 major U.S. businesses that earned a perfect score this ...

China Business Law Journal Names Weishi Li Among Top Lawyers

SHANGHAI—China Business Law Journal has named Covington partner Weishi Li to its “A-List” of the top 100 private practice lawyers in China. Ms. Li is one of two life sciences lawyers recognized by the magazine. China Business Law Journal’s inaugural A-list is based on interviews of in-house counsel in China and around the world, as well as partners at Chinese ...

Global Enforcement of the Nagoya Protocol in Life Sciences Industries

In October 2014, the Nagoya Protocol entered into force. It created a new international regulatory system affecting all life science companies that conduct R&D on biological material such as animals, seeds, flowers, viruses, fragrances, flavonoids, essential oils, enzymes, yeasts, and so on. So far, compliance by companies is progressing slowly due to ...

President Obama Blocks Chinese Acquisition of Aixtron SE

Acting on the recommendation of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), President Barack Obama issued an Executive Order on Friday, December 2, prohibiting the acquisition of the U.S. business of Aixtron SE (“Aixtron”) by a company ultimately owned by investors in China. This is the first time that a President formally has utilized ...

China Passes New Cybersecurity Law

On November 7, the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (“NPC”) passed China’s first Cybersecurity Law (the “Law”), which will take effect starting June 1, 2017. Described as China’s “fundamental law” in the area of cybersecurity, the new Law articulates the government’s priorities with respect to “cyberspace sovereignty,” consolidates ...

NCH and HMT Avoid FCPA Prosecution for China Issues

On September 29, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued letters of declination to NCH Corporation (“NCH”) and HMT LLC (“HMT”). Both companies are Texas-based “domestic concerns.” The letter to NCH, an industrial supply and maintenance company, relates to an investigation into possible violations of the anti-bribery provisions of the U.S. Foreign ...

Managing Data Privacy Challenges in Performing Due Diligence and Internal Investigations in China (Part Two of Two)

Eric Carlson is quoted in an FCPA Report article regarding China’s data privacy and cybersecurity laws and how they apply to companies doing business in China. Commenting on performing due diligence while avoiding data privacy issues, Carlson says, “For due diligence purposes, it is still safe and appropriate to gather corporate information such as whether a ...

科文顿荣膺《中国法律商务》“年度监管与合规律师事务所”大奖

上海 -《中国法律商务》在年度颁奖晚会上颁予科文顿“年度国际律师事务所：监管与合规领域”大奖。该中国领先的法律刊物还颁予柯礼晟“年度律师：监管与合规领域”的奖项，并且认可了该所在“年度境外交易”（中国化工橡胶总公司以78亿美元收购意大利轮胎制造商倍耐力）中的作用。该类奖项基于法律工作的“创新性、复杂性和市场影响”和对中国法律领域的质量和发展的推进程度。科文顿还入围以下奖项： “年度国际律师事务所：医疗保健和生命科学领域” “年度国际律师事务所：贸易领域” “年度国际交易撮合人”: 夏尊恩《中国法律商务》分别在2014年和2015年颁予科文顿“年度国际律师事务所：贸易领域”和“年度国际律师事务所：医疗保健和生命科学领域”大奖。

Former China Head of Harris Corporation Pays $46,000 to Settle SEC's FCPA Allegations

On September 13, 2016, Jun Ping Zhang (“Zhang”), former head of Harris Corporation’s (“Harris”) subsidiary in China, agreed to pay $46,000 to settle allegations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that Zhang knowingly authorized and facilitated bribes to Chinese government officials at state-owned hospitals and local health departments and ...

Johnson Controls, Inc. Pays $14.4 Million to Settle SEC FCPA Allegations; DOJ Declines Criminal Prosecution

On July 11, 2016, Johnson Controls, Inc. (“JCI”) agreed to pay $14.4 million to settle allegations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that JCI, through its subsidiaries in China, violated the books and records and internal controls provisions of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The SEC alleged that, from 2007 to 2013, nearly all of the ...

China Release Second Draft Of Cybersecurity Law

On July 5, 2016, China’s National People’s Congress (“NPC”) released a new draft of the Cybersecurity Law for public comment (official Chinese version available here; unofficial translation from AmCham China available here). The revised draft contains a number of significant changes from the first draft, which was released in July 2015, but retains many of the ...

UK Votes to Leave the EU

The UK has voted to leave the European Union in an advisory referendum. 52% leave - 48% remain. Were the UK to leave the EU, this would have significant implications for the UK and for international businesses operating in the UK. The longer term impact of the decision on the regulatory framework for the UK will depend, in part, on the relationship that the UK ...

Akamai和解其在中国向国有企业员工支付费用的《反海外腐败法》调查

2016年6月7日，证券交易委员会（“证交会”）宣布与Akamai公司（“Akamai”）达成一项不予起诉协议。Akamai是一家互联网云服务公司，其中国子公司向中国国有企业的雇员支付费用的行为涉嫌违反了美国《反海外腐败法》的账簿与记录和内部会计控制条款。该不予起诉协议是基于证交会对Akamai该等行为的调查的结果。基于该不予起诉协议，Akamai同意支付超过67万美元的非法所得与判决前利息，但Akamai并没有被控诉违反《反海外腐败法》且Akamai不需要支付额外的罚金。同时，作为其最近宣布的执法试点方案的一部分，美国司法部（“司法部”）向Akamai发出了拒绝起诉函并结束对Akamai的问询。

诺泰克就向中国政府官员支付的FCPA调查进行和解

2016年6月7日，美国证券交易委员会(“证交会”) 宣布与建筑和重塑产品生产商诺泰克（Nortek Inc.）就其非直接控股的全资中国子公司向中国政府官员进行不正当支付而可能违反美国反海外腐败法（“FCPA”）账簿和记录以及内部会计控制规定的调查而达成一项不起诉协议。根据该不起诉协议，诺泰克同意支付三十二万美元的不正当收入和判决前利息，但是诺泰克并没有被提起违反FCPA的指控，也未支付额外罚金。此外，作为近期生效的试点项目的实施成果之一，美国司法部(“DOJ”) 对诺泰克发出停止调查函，结束对该项事项的调查。

China Relaxes Immigration Rules

China has just released its 13th Five Year Plan. This includes a mandate to encourage foreigners to work and reside in China by rolling out policies to relax entry, visa and residency requirements for qualified foreign talent. As part of this focus, the Ministry of Public Security has issued, effective March 1, 2016, a number of preferential immigration ...

新反海外腐败法案试点方案

2016年4月5日，美国司法部，通过其刑事反欺诈部门，宣布了一项为期一年的反海外腐败法案执行试点方案。该方案拟激励公司自愿披露与FCPA相关的不当行为，并增加反欺诈部门在公司FCPA解决方案中使用奖励措施以减轻公司法律责任方法的透明度。

Las Vegas Sands支付900万美元和解与向中国顾问支付6200多万美元有关的FCPA指控

2016年4月7日，拉斯维加斯金沙集团（“LVSC”）同意向证券交易委员会（“证交会”）支付900万美元以和解证交会的指控。证交会指控LVSC通过其中国与澳门的子公司，违反了美国反海外腐败法（“FCPA”）。该和解对自2006年起到至少包括2011年期间在内的一系列指控予以解决。相关指控涉及LVSC及其子公司因未能对其中国业务制订并维持内部会计控制制度而违反FCPA的规定，并由于缺乏前述之制度，以致其向一名据称为前中国政府官员的中国顾问（“顾问”）支付超过六千二百多万美元的费用。仅于2007年时，向该顾问支付数笔费用之后，LVSC才对该顾问及其下属的三个业务部门进行尽职调查。然而，LVSC却未就其所支付费用的该顾问所属的其它七个以上的业务部门进行相关尽职调查。对该顾问的费用支付是通过一系列交易行为而得以实现，此类交易的目

两高发布贿赂犯罪律适用问题的司法解释

2016年4月18日，最高人民法院和最高人民检察院发布司法解释（“司法解释”）对中国刑法在贿赂腐败犯罪中的适用原则进行了规定。该司法解释为理解2015年生效的《刑法修正案（九）》提供了额外的指引。其中，特别值得注意的是该司法解释：（1）扩展了贿赂财物的范围以涵盖无形的财产性利益；（2）规定了在为他人提供利益之事后收受的财物依旧被认定为贿赂；（3）重新明确并提高了贿赂犯罪的定罪量刑标准，且对国家工作人员贿赂犯罪与非国家工作人员贿赂犯罪适用不同的定罪量刑标准；与（4）明确了自首及获取从轻减轻免除处罚的具体要求.

诺华支付2,500万美元和解关于在中国违反FCPA的指控

2016年3月23日，诺华集团（“诺华”）同意支付2,500万美元就指控其违反美国《反海外腐败法》（“《反海外腐败法》”）的民事起诉与美国证券交易委员会（“证交会”）达成和解。诺华因于2009年至2013年间在中国向医疗专业人员（“医疗专业人员”）行贿以增加其药品销售而被起诉。其两家中国子公司的员工和经理企图利用有同谋关系的第三方代理掩盖不当付款，并将该等付款记录为用于旅行和招待、会议、教育活动和医疗研究的合法支出。该等账簿和记录后来被合并到诺华（在纽约证券交易所上市）的财务报告中。此行为导致违反《反海外腐败法》下的账簿和记录以及内部会计控制规定。

高通支付750万美元就在华违反FCPA的指控达成和解

2016年3月1日，美国证券交易委员会宣布与高通公司达成一项协议，就关于其聘用中国政府官员亲属以便在中国电信市场中获得业务优势、从而违反《美国反海外腐败法》的指控达成和解。

Covington Earns Six Law360 “Practice Group of the Year” Awards

WASHINGTON, DC - Law360 has named six Covington practice groups among its “Practice Groups of the Year.” The practice groups recognized by Law360 are as follows: Government Contracts Insurance International Trade Life Sciences Product Liability Sports

Covington Awarded Top HRC Rating for Eighth Consecutive Year

WASHINGTON, DC, November 18, 2015 - The Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC) has awarded Covington a perfect score of 100 percent for the eighth consecutive year on its Corporate Equality Index, a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality. Covington is among 400 major US businesses that ...

科文顿荣膺《中国法律商务》多项奖

上海，2015年9月17日 - 《中国法律商务》在其年度颁奖晚会上颁于科文顿“年度国际律师事务所：生命科学领域”大奖。该中国领先的法律刊物还颁于徐辉“律界新星：监管与合规领域”的奖项，并且认可了本所在“年度交易”联想并购IBM服务器业务中的作用。上述奖项认可了科文顿法律工作的“创新性、复杂性和市场影响”，并且“肯定了这些工作对法律市场的影响和对中国法律领域质量和发展的推进作用”。年度国际律师事务所－生命科学领域科文顿的生命科学行业团队整合了本所丰富的交易、监管和知识产权的经验，以满足生命科学公司的专业需求。该团队在这些执业领域内有着丰富的跨法域经验，并且在重要的医药市场如中国市场取得了显著的业绩。律界新星－ ...

科文顿协助腾讯投资“加拿大版微信”Kik

旧金山，2015年8月20日 - 科文顿就腾讯控股有限公司（“腾讯”）向拥有超过2亿注册用户的加拿大消息应用公司Kik Interactive投资5000万美元事宜提供法律建议。腾讯是提供网络、移动和电信等增值服务以及在线广告的中国互联网综合服务提供商。它的即时消息应用WeChat（微信）的月活跃用户已经超过5亿。科文顿团队包括公司业务部合伙人安史葛（Scott Anthony）和律师李安琪(Angi Li)以及隐私和数据安全律师Lindsey Tonsager和Shelton Abramson。

科文顿推出移动应用App - 掌上《仲裁手册》

伦敦，2015年7月27日 —— 科文顿发布了专为智能手机和平板电脑设计的全新移动应用App ——掌上《仲裁手册》。该款移动应用将国际仲裁中常用的90多类资源（仲裁规则、条约、国家法律和指引）整合为一个方便的电子资源，用户可对其中的内容创建书签和添加注释。该移动应用还具备全文搜索功能，且会定期更新，以反映全球不断变化的仲裁规则。用户可从苹果应用商店(App Store)和谷歌应用商店(Google Play)免费下载。科文顿全球仲裁业务合伙人兼联席主席Marney ...

科文顿在《钱伯斯全球指南》中取得优秀排名

伦敦，2015年3月27日——在2015年版《钱伯斯全球指南》（Chambers Global）中科文顿获得56项个人提名和29项业务团队提名。该指南按泛国家和地区的业务领域分类为全球律师进行排名，旨在基于客户最看重的品质来评选最有能力的法律执业者。科文顿律师在指南中被评为“其领域中的佼佼者”的包括： Tammy Albarrán：欺诈和公司调查（拉丁美洲） Thomas Barnett：竞争/反垄断（美国） Peter Bogaert：生命科学：监管/合规（全球） Stephen Bond：仲裁；国际（全欧洲）和争议解决；国际仲裁（英国）兰尼•布鲁尔（Lanny Breuer）：美国反海外腐败法（FCPA）（美国） Maureen ...

科文顿在洛杉矶设立新办公室

洛杉矶，2015年3月6日 — 科文顿将于3月9日在洛杉矶成立一家新的办事处。该办事处将由本所律师以及三位新入职的资深律师组成，最初专注于保险承保、传媒和节目发行、专利诉讼、公共政策/政府事务和白领辩护等领域。 “我们认为，我们洛杉矶办事处的成立以及我们部分核心业务的扩展会使大批客户受益”，事务所管理委员会主席何思德（Timothy Hester）说到。“我们认为，我们与众不同的优点是，我们能够将我们在诉讼、公司和交易业务方面的巨大优势与对政策和决策者的深入了解以及全球领先的监管业务结合起来，该等能力结合能为南加州的客户提供极具价值的服务。” 坐落于世纪城的新办事处的启动工作将由包括合伙人Robyn Polashuk、 Alan Blankenheimer以及加州前国会议员Howard ...

Law360 Names Covington’s Media & Entertainment Practice One of Year’s Best

WASHINGTON, DC, January 27, 2015 — Covington was named one of the top 2014 “Media and Entertainment Practice Groups of the Year” by Law360.Law360 highlighted the practice for its involvement in “the most-talked-about sports media rights deals last year,” including the NFL's Sunday Ticket agreement with DirecTV, Steve Ballmer’s bid for the Los Angeles Clippers, ...

Law360 Names Covington’s Competition Practice One of Year’s Best

WASHINGTON, DC, January 16, 2015 — For the second consecutive year, Law360 named Covington’s antitrust and competition practice one of the top “Competition Practice Groups of the Year.”Law360 recognized Covington for securing the dismissal of separate antitrust suits against clients Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., JP Morgan Chase & Co., and Expedia, Inc. The ...

Covington Awarded Top HRC Rating for Seventh Year

WASHINGTON, DC, November 19, 2014 — For the seventh consecutive year, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation has awarded Covington & Burling the top rating of 100 percent in the 2015 Corporate Equality Index. Covington’s rating reflects its support for same-sex partners of employees through health insurance, bereavement and family leave policies, as well as its ...

科文顿荣膺Asian-MENA Counsel 2014年度合规/监管律师事务所大奖

上海，2014年11月 13日- 科文顿荣膺Asian-MENA Counsel 2014年度合规/监管律师事务所大奖。该奖项由Asian-MENA Counsel根据其面向亚太和中东地区超过21,000名公司法律顾问和公司董事的问卷调查结果评选得出。领导科文顿在华合规业务部的合伙人柯礼晟说道，“对众多跨国公司而言，合规问题已成为日具挑战性的事务，因此能在此时接受该荣誉，我们深感荣幸。” “该奖项反映了科文顿的专业技能和深厚的监管政策知识，我们也很荣幸地被认可为全球监管业务领域领先的律师事务所。”领导科文顿在华生命科学监管领域的合伙人，陈少羽也有感而言。

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Start To Think About Entering China's Health Care Market

Tim Stratford authored this article on China’s tightly regulated health care sector: "The Chinese government has announced the launch of a pilot scheme allowing for the establishment of wholly foreign-owned hospitals (“WFOHs”) through greenfield investment or mergers and acquisitions in three centrally governed municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai), ...

Covington Promotes 15 Lawyers to Partnership

WASHINGTON, DC, October 1, 2014 — Covington & Burling is pleased to announce that it has elected 15 lawyers to its partnership effective today. “Our new partners come from six firm offices and practice in a variety of areas that are of great importance to the firm’s clients,” said Timothy Hester, chair of Covington’s management committee. “These are all superb ...

科文顿荣膺《中国法律与实践》“年度贸易律师事务所”大奖

华盛顿，2014年9月19日 - 科文顿﹒柏灵律师事务所荣膺《中国法律与实践》杂志“年度贸易律师事务所”大奖。该奖项高度认可了科文顿在“创新性、复杂性和市场影响”几方面的能力，并且“根据他们的工作对法律市场的影响程度以及对中国法律领域的质量和发展的推进程度”来授予此奖。 “我们很荣幸地在此特殊时刻接受该奖项，恰逢中国和美国及欧盟之间的贸易谈判正在帮助塑造一个未来十年里外资公司将面临的商业格局，”科文顿北京办事处管理合伙人夏尊恩说。《中国法律与实践》是欧洲货币机构投资者公司（Euromoney Institutional Investor）下属的法律媒体集团，该集团也出版有《国际金融法律评论（IFLR）》和《知识产权管理》。该奖项已于2014年9月18日在该出版机构在北京的年度评奖大会上正式授予本所。 ...

Latinvex Names Covington a Top International Law Firm in Latin America

WASHINGTON, DC, August 25, 2014 — Covington & Burling has been named to Latinvex’s “Legal 50,” a list of top international law firms doing work in Latin America. The firm ranked seventh among the top 15 firms doing international arbitration work in Latin America and 27th overall. Latinvex evaluated more than 100 international law firms and selected the top 50 ...

科文顿助联想收购交易获美国外国投资委员会批准

华盛顿特区，2014年8月22日 - 美国外国投资委员会(CFIUS)已经批准联想集团对国际商业机器公司(即IBM)旗下x86服务器业务的要约收购，金额为23亿美元。在获批过程中科文顿代表联想。David Fagan, Mark Plotkin, Stuart Eizenstat 和 Jonathan Wakely 在获得批准的工作中领导科文顿的团队。科文顿已经在多家国际企业获得CFIUS批准的过程中担负重任。去年，本所就加拿大能源公司Nexen Inc.以151亿美元出售给中海油的交易为Nexen公司提供法律建议，以及就万向美国公司以2.566亿美元收购美国电池制造商A123 ...

Covington Named to National Law Journal’s “IP Hot List”

WASHINGTON, DC, June 3, 2014 — The National Law Journal has named Covington & Burling to its 2014 “Intellectual Property Hot List,” which recognizes 20 firms that have “become leaders on the latest trends in intellectual property law.” This is the second time since 2012 that Covington has been named to the list. In naming Covington to the list, the NLJ cited the ...

Covington Named ‘Transfer Pricing Advisory Firm Of The Year’

WASHINGTON, DC, May 27, 2014 —Covington & Burling was named the “Transfer Pricing Advisory Firm of the Year - Washington D.C.” by Corporate LiveWire, a global news resource for corporate finance professionals. The Corporate LiveWire Global Awards honor law firms, individuals and businesses who have demonstrated distinction in corporate finance, and consistently ...

前司法部刑事司长官Mythili Raman加入科文顿

华盛顿特区，2014年4月29日 — 最近曾担任美国司法部刑事司代理助理司法部长的Mythili Raman将加入科文顿∙柏灵律师事务所担任合伙人。Raman女士将加入科文顿的诉讼和白领犯罪业务组，在华盛顿特区的办公室工作。 Raman女士于1996年加入美国司法部，在刑事司和美国马里兰州检察官办公室担任联邦检察官近18年，业绩卓著。她曾在美国联邦检察官办公室担任过多个领导职位，包括首席上诉检察官和南方分部办公室首席检察官。2006年，Raman女士调任到司法部的总部担任司法部副部长的高级顾问。此后她曾在布什和奥巴马政府中担任刑事司的多个领导职位，包括在2008年至2009年期间担任代理办公室主任，在2009年至2013年期间担任首席副助理司法部长和办公室主任，以及在2013年至2014年期间担任代理助理司法部长。 ...

ALBARRÁN与CARLSON被评为《全球调查评论》的“40名40岁以下杰出调查律师”

旧金山，2014年4月3日——《全球调查评论》（Global Investigations Review）杂志已将科文顿•柏灵律师事务所的合伙人Tammy Albarrán 与柯礼晟（Eric Carlson）列入其第一届40名40岁以下杰出调查律师的榜单。该榜单对“将成为全球调查律师表率的新一代律师”作出了肯定。现年39岁的Albarrán女士在科文顿旧金山办事处工作，是该事务所白领犯罪辩护、调查和证券诉讼业务组的成员。她就美国反海外腐败法及其他反贿赂体系及美国联邦证券法律下产生的各种合规问题为客户提供咨询。Albarrán女士目前代表三家大型国际公司（其中包括世界最大的金融机构之一）处理拉丁美洲的内部调查事宜。她的母语是西班牙语，她还是该事务所反腐败拉丁美洲行动小组的联席主席。 ...

Law360 Names Covington’s Life Sciences Practice One of Year’s Best

WASHINGTON, DC, January 13, 2014 — For the second consecutive year, Law360 has named Covington & Burling’s life sciences practice as one of the top five “Life Sciences Practice Groups of the Year.” In a profile of the firm, Law360 noted that Covington “delivered for drugmakers on three continents in 2013, spearheading a momentous investment by U.K.-based ...

National Law Journal Names Covington to ‘Pro Bono Hot List’

WASHINGTON, DC, January 6, 2014 — For the second consecutive year, The National Law Journal has named Covington & Burling to its “Pro Bono Hot List.” This year’s list recognizes nine firms and one corporate law department for their strong commitment to public service. In the profile of Covington, the NLJ features the pro bono efforts of the firm’s New York ...

Law360 Names Covington’s Energy Practice One of Year’s Best

WASHINGTON, DC, January 6, 2014 — Law360 named Covington & Burling’s energy practice as one of the top five “Energy Practice Groups of the Year.” In giving this award, Law360 recognized the breadth of Covington’s practice capabilities (including litigation, transactions, regulatory and government policy) in both the traditional and emerging energy sectors and ...

Covington Awarded Top HRC Rating for Sixth Year

WASHINGTON, DC, December 9, 2013 — For the sixth consecutive year, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation has awarded Covington & Burling the top rating of 100 percent in the 2014 Corporate Equality Index. Covington’s 100 percent rating reflects its written non-discrimination policy, sexual orientation and gender identity training, and support for same-sex ...

Covington Announces Three New Special Counsel

WASHINGTON, DC, August 12, 2013 — Covington & Burling is pleased to announce the promotion of three lawyers to special counsel, effective August 1, 2013. Michael Clancy (Brussels) focuses his practice on EU competition law, and has extensive experience advising clients in regulated industries such as life sciences (pharmaceuticals, biotech, and medical devices) ...

Covington Wins Two American Lawyer Global Legal Awards

WASHINGTON, DC, July 12, 2013 — Covington & Burling has been recognized as an honoree with two American Lawyer Global Legal Awards: Global Dispute of the Year, Investment Arbitration and Global M&A Deal of the Year, Canada. Covington’s International Arbitration Group, comprised of more than 50 lawyers, handles cases under the rules of every major arbitration ...

Covington Earns Gold Standard Certification from Women In Law Empowerment Forum

WASHINGTON, DC, July 11, 2013 — For the third consecutive year, Covington & Burling has received a Gold Standard Certification from the Women In Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF), a leading organization dedicated to assisting women in law to assume leadership roles in private law firms, corporate legal departments, and the legal community at large. The certification ...

Covington Ranked in Top 20 in Emerging Markets M&A Transactions

WASHINGTON, DC, July 11, 2013 — Thomson Reuters has ranked Covington & Burling among the Top 20 legal advisers worldwide in completed M&A transactions in emerging markets during the first half of 2013. Covington ranked among the top 10 for deals involving China and the Asia Pacific region, and among the top 15 for deals involving Latin America. “We have made a ...

Covington’s International Arbitration Practice Shortlisted for Chambers Latin America Award

WASHINGTON, DC, June 28, 2013 — Covington & Burling’s international arbitration practice has been shortlisted for a Chambers Latin America Award for Excellence. The awards recognize notable achievements over the past year, including outstanding work, impressive strategic growth, and excellence in client service. The Chambers Latin America Awards for Excellence ...

司法部刑事司司长兰尼•A•布鲁尔回到科文顿任副主席

华盛顿特区，2013年3月28日——美国司法部刑事司司长兰尼•A•布鲁尔（Lanny A. Breuer）将回到科文顿•柏灵律师事务所任本所副主席。布鲁尔先生的执业范围涵盖各类民事及刑事诉讼事务以及政府和内部调查。作为科文顿的副主席，布鲁尔先生将与高级管理层密切合作，执行本事务所的长期战略，并将精力着重放在本事务所的国际计划和业务方面。 “我们为兰尼对国家作出的杰出贡献深感自豪，同时很高兴他回归科文顿，”本事务所管理委员会主席Timothy Hester表示。“兰尼是他这代人中最优秀和最有才华的律师之一。我们对他重新开始私人执业感到兴奋。在兰尼任职本所副主席期间，我期待与他紧密合作，他将与同事共同就全球和战略业务、诉讼及合规事项为我们的客户提供服务。” ...

Congressional Leader Howard Berman Joins Covington

WASHINGTON, DC, March 14, 2013 — Congressman Howard Berman, a widely respected leader in the U.S. Congress, is joining Covington & Burling’s global public policy and government affairs practice. The addition of Rep. Berman, the former chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, comes a week after Sen. Jon Kyl joined Covington’s public policy and government ...

Senator Jon Kyl Joins Covington

WASHINGTON, DC, March 6, 2013 — Senator Jon Kyl, who recently left Congress as the second-highest ranking Republican in the U.S. Senate, is joining Covington & Burling’s global public policy and government affairs practice. “Senator Kyl’s deep knowledge and extraordinary legislative skills from his years as a senior leader in Congress make him ideally suited to ...

Covington Named to Global Arbitration Review’s Top 30 List

London, February 25, 2013 — Global Arbitration Review has named Covington & Burling to its list of the world’s top 30 international arbitration practices. In announcing the GAR 30 list, the publication notes Covington’s major arbitral victories last year, including the award for Spanish investors in Yukos Oil Company in Quasar de Valores SICAV S.A., et al. v. ...

Covington Named ‘Privacy & Consumer Protection Practice Group of the Year’

WASHINGTON, DC, January 22, 2013 — For the second straight year, Law360 named Covington & Burling’s global privacy and data security practice as one of the top five “Privacy & Consumer Protection Practice Groups of the Year.” In a profile highlighting the firm’s privacy-related work, Law360 noted the group’s recent litigation win for LinkedIn Corp. In that case, ...

Covington Named ‘Life Sciences Group of the Year’

WASHINGTON, DC, January 22, 2013 — Law360 named Covington’s life sciences practice as of one of the top five “Life Sciences Practice Groups of the Year.” In a profile highlighting Covington’s life sciences practice, Law360 noted that the group has “grown to develop an increasingly global reach that has made it a go-to for complex transactions, high stakes ...

科文顿•柏灵律师事务所已开设上海代表处

华盛顿特区，2013年1月9日—科文顿•柏灵律师事务所已开设上海代表处，这是该所分别于2008年在北京和2012年末在首尔设立两家代表处之后，在亚洲开设的第三家代表处。科文顿的这三家代表处目前共有20位律师，这使该所被AmLaw评为拥有亚洲办事处的50家顶级律师事务所之一。这一举措增强了科文顿在公司法、争议解决、调查、监管等方面为寻求在亚洲开展业务的欧美客户及希望在世界其他地区开展业务的亚洲客户提供服务的能力。科文顿律师事务所管理委员会主席Timothy Hester表示，“上海办事处的设立增强了本所在华开展生命科学、技术交易、反海外腐败法、资本市场、并购及证券等领域的业务能力，并使我们能在亚洲最具活力的经济中心的核心地区提供这些服务。” ...

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