The SEC finalized rules to implement the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act. The law was enacted in 2020 in response to the inability of the PCAOB to inspect the audits of China-ba...
Personal Information Protection Law of China (PIPL) came into effect today, containing rules comprehensively regulating personal data processing activities across all industries in and ou...
In recent months, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has stepped up its scrutiny of investments by Hong Kong-listed companies in various types of short-term investment products. Importantly, bu...
On December 2, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed by unanimous consent the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which would require the United States Securities and Exch...
Since April 2018, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has had a regime for listing innovative “new economy” companies with dual-class share structures, which represents a key step toward ope...
Since April 2018, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has had a regime for listing biotech companies that have yet to record any revenue, which is an important first step towards opening up the ...
April 2020 marks the second anniversary of the new pre-revenue biotech listing regime under Chapter 18A of the Listing Rules that has helped a total of 16 companies to list on the HKEx so...
On April 12, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that the district court abused its discretion by failing to consider a forum selection clause in a foreig...