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Aug 1, 2008 1:00 PM CDT

See related story “Best Be Behavin’ in Beijing.” Kelly Crabb made his first Olympics at the 2002 Salt Lake City winter games. Now he’s a member of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics team. And though he has no shot at making Vancouver in 2010, he’s pushing to be a part…

Aug 1, 2008 1:00 PM CDT

Best Be Behavin’ in Beijing

See related feature “U.S. Lawyers Go for the Gold!” China’s human rights record has prompted concerns for both Olympic participants and spectators, including people who plan to protest the policies of the Chinese government. Though many organizations are strategizing how to protect visitors to China, none can confidently predict how…

Aug 1, 2008 1:00 PM CDT

Covington & Burling Opens First Office in Asia

Covington & Burling opened its first Asian office today, in Beijing. It is headed by Stuart Stock, a former chair of the firm’s management committee, who will also continue to maintain a presence in Washington, D.C. Senior counsel Ellen Eliasoph, a former Warner Bros. executive, and counsel Cao Yu, from…

Jul 23, 2008 7:57 PM CDT

Child Labor in Congo Benefits Chinese Companies—and US Consumers

Those who attend the Summer Olympics in Beijing this year could unknowingly be benefiting from child labor in the Congo. That’s where boys like Adon Kalenga, 13, work as independent contractors for middlemen who sell the ore they mine with their bare hands to Chinese-operated smelters, at a going rate…

Jul 23, 2008 4:52 PM CDT

Chinese Lawyers Barred from Dinner With U.S. Congressmen

At least three Chinese human-rights lawyers were put under house arrest before a scheduled dinner on Sunday with two members of the U.S. Congress. Chinese police took two lawyers from their homes and barred them from returning to Beijing, and prevented another from leaving his apartment complex, the Washington Post…

Jul 1, 2008 3:34 PM CDT

Claimed China Hack Attack Targets: US Gov’t, Business and Utilities

After news that China may have secretly copied information in the U.S. commerce secretary’s laptop last year, a Congressman says that’s far from the only intrusion for which computer hackers there may be responsible. China also seems to have been hacking into computers in Congressional offices, Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.)…

Jun 11, 2008 7:19 PM CDT

Weil Gotshal Will Open Another Office in China

Weil Gotshal & Manges has announced that it is opening an office in Beijing. The office will be the firm’s 20th internationally. It will be headed by Steven Xiang, who presently is in charge of the firm’s China practice and works in its Shanghai office, reports Legal Week. The new…

Jun 6, 2008 6:19 PM CDT

Chinese Law School Plans to Seek Accreditation from ABA

A new law school in China has announced its intent to seek accreditation from the American Bar Association, so graduates could potentially practice law in the U.S. (States commonly require a degree from an ABA-accredited law school as a prerequisite for taking the bar exam.) Peking University School of Transnational…

Jun 6, 2008 12:19 AM CDT

Growing Number of Law Firms Contribute to China Relief Efforts

More than a dozen law firms are contributing money to help earthquake victims in China. While the firms were certainly motivated by the urge to help the devastated region, business considerations may also have been a factor, the AmLaw Daily suggests. “Is it sheer coincidence that many of the American…

May 30, 2008 3:00 PM CDT

Did China Copy U.S. Commerce Secretary’s Laptop Computer?

A U.S. investigation is under way to determine whether China secretly copied a top American official’s government laptop computer during a trip late last year, subsequently using the information in attempts to hack into Commerce Department computers. “Surreptitious copying is believed to have occurred when a laptop was left unattended…

May 30, 2008 12:34 AM CDT

Pet Food Companies to Pay $24M Settlement

Companies that sold contaminated pet food have agreed to pay $24 million to resolve more than 100 consolidated lawsuits. The proposed $24 million settlement is in addition to $8 million already paid to pet owners, USA Today reports. Legal fees and expenses will be paid from the fund. The agreement…

May 23, 2008 1:56 PM CDT

Law Firms Pledge to Match Donations to Cyclone, Quake Relief Efforts

At least two law firms have agreed to match their employees’ donations to relief efforts in regions suffering from natural disasters, according to e-mails obtained by two blogs. Heller Ehrman has agreed to match donations to the Red Cross by its lawyers and staffers who want to assist victims of…

May 22, 2008 2:15 PM CDT

Chinese Arbitration Concerns Some U.S. Companies

Some U.S. companies and their lawyers are concerned about arbitration of business disputes in China. In one high-profile case, an arbitrator who sided with PepsiCo Inc. against a Chinese bottler was detained in 2006 on charges of committing financial improprieties within the arbitration organization that hired him, a Chinese-sponsored group…

May 9, 2008 3:57 PM CDT

Lawyers in China Face Retaliation for Sensitive Cases, Report Says

Lawyers in China face increasing intimidation and harassment for taking politically sensitive cases, according to a report by Human Rights Watch. The report said some prominent lawyers have been detained or arrested for bringing cases that are viewed as challenges to the Communist Party, the Associated Press reports. Cases considered…

Apr 29, 2008 4:28 PM CDT

Overseas Oversight

U.S. Lawyers Go for the Gold!

Best Be Behavin’ in Beijing

Covington & Burling Opens First Office in Asia

Child Labor in Congo Benefits Chinese Companies—and US Consumers

Chinese Lawyers Barred from Dinner With U.S. Congressmen

Claimed China Hack Attack Targets: US Gov’t, Business and Utilities

Weil Gotshal Will Open Another Office in China

Chinese Law School Plans to Seek Accreditation from ABA

Growing Number of Law Firms Contribute to China Relief Efforts

Did China Copy U.S. Commerce Secretary’s Laptop Computer?

Pet Food Companies to Pay $24M Settlement

Law Firms Pledge to Match Donations to Cyclone, Quake Relief Efforts

Chinese Arbitration Concerns Some U.S. Companies

Lawyers in China Face Retaliation for Sensitive Cases, Report Says

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