Disputes
Is Toyota Telling the Truth About Sudden Acceleration?
By David Hechler, March 18, 2013 :: Japan :: Disputes
Toyota says its problems with sudden unintended acceleration are in the rearview mirror, but newly disclosed documents raise questions that experts say have not yet been answered.
Billionaire Kwok Brothers Plead Not Guilty to Bribery Charges
By Jessica Seah, March 11, 2013 :: China/Hong Kong :: Disputes
Clifford Chance and Matrix Chambers are among the firms for the defense in one of Hong Kong's biggest-ever corruption cases.
Lawyers Bank on More Active Hong Kong SFC
By Jessica Seah, February 18, 2013 :: China/Hong Kong :: Disputes
Banks are nervous about Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission chief Ashley Alder's call to hold them criminally and civilly liable for IPO disclosures. But some law firms see opportunity.
The Wave Recedes
By Jessica Seah, January 28, 2013 :: China/Hong Kong :: Disputes
Securities litigation against U.S.-listed Chinese companies may have crested.
DeHeng Partners Tapped for Bo Xilai Defense
By Jessica Seah, January 24, 2013 :: China/Hong Kong :: Disputes
Li Guifang and Wang Zhaofeng have been hired to represent the disgraced former party official.
SEC Targets China Affiliates of 'Big Four' Accounting Firms
By Matthew Huisman, December 4, 2012 :: China/Hong Kong :: Disputes
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has accused five Chinese accounting firms, including affiliates of the United States' "big four," of refusing to produce documents related to an agency investigation of fraud.
Chinese Insurer Threatens Legal Action Over New York Times Story
By Tom Brennan, November 26, 2012 :: China/Hong Kong :: Disputes
Ping An Insurance is disputing a story the Times published over the weekend describing how the family of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao made a fortune from holdings in the insurer.
Singapore Company Sues Muddy Waters for Defamation
By Tom Brennan, November 22, 2012 :: Singapore :: Disputes
Olam International, one of the world's largest rice and coffee traders, sued the short-selling firm and its founder Carson Block over comments Block made earlier this week at a hedge fund conference in London.
U.S. Unveils FCPA Guidelines
By Mike Scarcella, November 15, 2012 :: Disputes
U.S. Justice Department and SEC have issued a guide to the anti-bribery law that addresses, among other things, the definition of a foreign official and the line between proper and improper gifts.
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