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The Legal 500’s Country Comparative Guides are produced in association with the World’s leading lawyers and give the in-house community a practical overview of the laws and regulations in key jurisdictions, for specific practice areas.

Each country chapter is written by a renowned firm in an easy to use Q&A format. The Hot Topic articles provide analysis of current trends and developments within particular practice areas, giving our readership a deeper understanding of pressing issues within the specified sector.

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In partnership with Corporate Conversations, The Legal 500 Comparative Guides met with contributing editor Jurga McCluskey, Partner at Deloitte Legal, to discuss Corporate Immigration, the importance of tech, and the right to work post termination.

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Summary of Legal Hot Topics for Foreign Investment in PRC Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Industry in 2023-2024

King & Wood Mallesons

The People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) is the world’s second largest healthcare and pharmaceutical market. According to Frost & Sullivan’s forecast, the PRC healthcare and pharmaceutical market will increase to US$320 billion by 2025. There has been an upturn in M&A activity in the PRC healthcare and pharmaceutical market since 20231. At the end of …

Artificial Intelligence in Drug Development

Davis Polk & Wardwell

Introduction The pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry is experiencing a technological revolution in drug discovery and development with the promise of artificial intelligence (“AI”).  AI has the potential to make the drug discovery and development process more efficient, faster, more accurate and, importantly, AI may enable researchers and companies to discover and deliver novel medicines for …

2023 Regulation Developments in Chinese Insurance Industry

Dacheng Law Offices

The past two decades have witnessed rapid growth in the Chinese insurance industry, which is presented as an average annualized growth rate of more than 15% in original premium income. Accompanying the high-speed development, various issues have also surfaced, such as intense sales competition, lax expense management, aggressive fund utilization and imbalanced corporate governance. As …

Financing Intangible Assets and the Digital Economy

Shook Lin & Bok LLP

I. Intangible Assets and the Digital Economy With the advancement of technology in the digital economy, one primary development is the rise of Intangible Assets (IA), namely assets that are non-physical and non-monetary in nature. IA have progressively formed the bulk of the assets of companies and accounts as the main driver of performance beyond …

The Application Of Civil Law Clauses To Public Procurement

Tsianakas And Associates Law Firm

Introduction The distinction between the public and the private law shapes the summa divisio1 of particular European legal orders. The Greek Legislator recognizes this distinction and  diachronically includes rules that regulate either the public sphere or the relationships between private actors. Nonetheless, sometimes the distinction between public and private law can be somewhat cloudy. Public …

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The Legal 500’s Country Comparative Guides are produced in association with the World’s leading lawyers and give the in-house community a practical overview of the laws and regulations in key jurisdictions, for specific practice areas.

Each country chapter is written by a renowned firm in an easy to use Q&A format. The Hot Topic articles provide analysis of current trends and developments within particular practice areas, giving our readership a deeper understanding of pressing issues within the specified sector.

Guides

Acquisition Finance

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Jake Mincemoyer of Allen & Overy.

Advertising & Marketing

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Tom Scourfield and Stuart Helmer of CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP.

Alternative Investment Funds

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Christopher D. Christian and Abigail Bell of Dechert LLP.

Artificial Intelligence

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Giangiacomo Olivi and Chiara Bocchi of Dentons.

Aviation Finance & Leasing

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Freyda Mechlowicz of Milbank.

Banking & Finance

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Benedikt Maurenbrecher of Homburger.

Blockchain

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Duncan Blaikie of Slaughter and May.

Bribery & Corruption

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Joanna Ludlam of Baker McKenzie.

Capital Markets

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Gordon Ng of Dentons.

Cartels

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by William Turtle of Slaughter and May.

Class Actions

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Jeremy Sher of DLA Piper UK LLP.

Competition Litigation

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Edward Coulson of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner.

Construction

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Jason N. Smith of Seyfarth Shaw LLP.

Corporate Governance

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Tom Rose of Macfarlanes LLP.

Corporate Immigration

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Jurga McCluskey and Melanie Carr of Deloitte Legal.

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Sulina Gabale, Kelly Hagedorn, Thora Johnson, Heather Egan Sussman and Shannon Yavorsky of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP.

Doing Business In

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Rachel Hossack of Deloitte Legal.

Employee Incentives

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Mahesh Varia of Travers Smith.

Employment and Labour Law

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Nicola Rabson of Linklaters LLP.

Energy – Oil & Gas

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Michael Burns of Ashurst.

Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Donna Newman of Stephenson Harwood.

Environment

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Paul Davies of Latham & Watkins LLP.

Environmental, Social and Governance

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Stephen Shergold of Dentons.

Fintech

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Jonathan Segal and Chris Hill of Fox Williams LLP.

Franchise & Licensing

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by David Bond and Vicky Reinhardt of Fieldfisher.

Gambling Law

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Bahar Alaeddini of Harris Hagan.

Insurance & Reinsurance

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Imogen Ainsworth of Clifford Chance LLP.

Insurance Disputes

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Amy Lacey of Fenchurch Law.

Intellectual Property

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Gordon Harris and Mathilda Davidson of Gowling WLG.

International Arbitration

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Michael Polkinghorne and Lucas De Ferrari of White & Case.

International Trade

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Jo Feldman of Norton Rose Fulbright.

Investing In

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by George Casey of Shearman & Sterling.

Lending & Secured Finance

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Dominic Griffiths of Mayer Brown LLP.

Life Sciences

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Dr. Gunnar Sachs and Torsten Syrbe of Clifford Chance.

Litigation

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Damian Taylor of Slaughter and May.

Merger Control

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Alex Nourry of Clifford Chance.

Mergers & Acquisitions

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Richard Hall of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.

Patent Litigation

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Nicola Dagg of Kirkland & Ellis.

Pharmaceutical Advertising

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Sally Shorthose of Bird & Bird.

Private Client

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Kunal Vyas of Taylor Wessing LLP.

Private Equity

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by David Higgins and Carlos Gil Rivas of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.

Product Liability

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Samantha Silver and Sarah–Jane Dobson of Kennedys.

Project Finance

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Tom Bartlett of Latham & Watkins LLP.

Public Procurement

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Fleur Turrington and Jennifer Clarke of Shoosmiths LLP.

Real Estate

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by François Bonteil of Clifford Chance.

Renewable Energy

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Richard Goodfellow of Addleshaw Goddard.

Restructuring & Insolvency

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Saam Golshani of White & Case.

Securitisation

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by of Slaughter and May.

Shipping

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Edward Gray of MFB Solicitors.

Tax

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Graham Samuel-Gibbon of Taylor Wessing.

Tax Disputes

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Gary B. Wilcox of Mayer Brown LLP.

TMT

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Joe Stephenson of Shoosmiths LLP.

White Collar Crime

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Judith Seddon and Richard Hodge of Dechert LLP.


Guides

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Jake Mincemoyer of Allen & Overy.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Tom Scourfield and Stuart Helmer of CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Christopher D. Christian and Abigail Bell of Dechert LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Giangiacomo Olivi and Chiara Bocchi of Dentons.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Freyda Mechlowicz of Milbank.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Benedikt Maurenbrecher of Homburger.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Duncan Blaikie of Slaughter and May.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Joanna Ludlam of Baker McKenzie.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Gordon Ng of Dentons.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by William Turtle of Slaughter and May.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Jeremy Sher of DLA Piper UK LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Edward Coulson of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Jason N. Smith of Seyfarth Shaw LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Tom Rose of Macfarlanes LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Jurga McCluskey and Melanie Carr of Deloitte Legal.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Sulina Gabale, Kelly Hagedorn, Thora Johnson, Heather Egan Sussman and Shannon Yavorsky of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Rachel Hossack of Deloitte Legal.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Mahesh Varia of Travers Smith.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Nicola Rabson of Linklaters LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Michael Burns of Ashurst.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Donna Newman of Stephenson Harwood.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Paul Davies of Latham & Watkins LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Stephen Shergold of Dentons.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Jonathan Segal and Chris Hill of Fox Williams LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by David Bond and Vicky Reinhardt of Fieldfisher.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Bahar Alaeddini of Harris Hagan.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Imogen Ainsworth of Clifford Chance LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Amy Lacey of Fenchurch Law.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Gordon Harris and Mathilda Davidson of Gowling WLG.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Michael Polkinghorne and Lucas De Ferrari of White & Case.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Jo Feldman of Norton Rose Fulbright.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by George Casey of Shearman & Sterling.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Dominic Griffiths of Mayer Brown LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Dr. Gunnar Sachs and Torsten Syrbe of Clifford Chance.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Damian Taylor of Slaughter and May.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Alex Nourry of Clifford Chance.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Richard Hall of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Nicola Dagg of Kirkland & Ellis.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Sally Shorthose of Bird & Bird.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Kunal Vyas of Taylor Wessing LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by David Higgins and Carlos Gil Rivas of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Samantha Silver and Sarah–Jane Dobson of Kennedys.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Tom Bartlett of Latham & Watkins LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Fleur Turrington and Jennifer Clarke of Shoosmiths LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by François Bonteil of Clifford Chance.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Richard Goodfellow of Addleshaw Goddard.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Saam Golshani of White & Case.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by of Slaughter and May.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Edward Gray of MFB Solicitors.

Tax

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Graham Samuel-Gibbon of Taylor Wessing.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Gary B. Wilcox of Mayer Brown LLP.

TMT

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Joe Stephenson of Shoosmiths LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Judith Seddon and Richard Hodge of Dechert LLP.

Corporate Conversations: Deloitte – Corporate Immigration

In partnership with Corporate Conversations, The Legal 500 Comparative Guides met with contributing editor Jurga McCluskey, Partner at Deloitte Legal, to discuss Corporate Immigration, the importance of tech, and the right to work post termination.