JOINT VENTURES IN CHINA - HOW TO AVOID AND DEAL WITH DISASTERS / ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 101

The ACC Hong Kong Board of Directors invites you to the following presentation, hosted by King & Wood Mallesons.

This webinar will give an overview of:

• Why are joint ventures enjoying a renaissance
• How to set up a successful joint venture
• Critical issues
• Dealing with joint ventures disputes

SPEAKER:

Mark Schaub specialises in foreign direct investment, M&A and restructuring in China. He has advised on foreign investment projects in all major sectors in China with a cumulative value exceeding USD 20 billion. He is familiar with China issues faced by companies of all sizes and is a trusted advisor to many companies ranging from family owned businesses to Fortune 500 companies.

Mark has been lead counsel for clients in acquisitions, M&A projects, outsourcing, OEM contract manufacturing, technology licensing, compliance, restructuring, joint venture disputes, fraud, distribution, as well as day-to-day corporate advice.

He also has a YouTube channel, China: Art of Law where he discusses commonly encountered business and legal issues in the China market. He is also the author of the following books “China: the Art of Law – Chronicling deals, disasters, greed, stupidity and occasional success in China” (CCH) and “China Strategy – Entry, Operation and Exit” (Wolters Kluwer). He is currently working on “All I Want is Everything” a book on the Chinese consumer.

Mark has been living full time in Shanghai from 1993. He joined King & Wood Mallesons in 2000. He was the first foreign lawyer to join our firm. Prior to this, he worked in the Shanghai offices of well-known German and US law firms. Mark has been consistently awarded Asia Law's “Lawyer of the Year” for corporate work. Since August 2018 Mark has been splitting his time between London and Shanghai.