Events
China Law and Policy Association General Body Meeting
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the China Law and Policy Association for a recap of our 2021 Tech Forum, to learn how you can get involved in our 2022 Forum and other exciting winter and spring programming.
One Country, Two Systems – A Discussion of Hong Kong’s Constitutional Framework
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin China Law and Policy Association in a lunch discussion with Professor Chee Kong (“CK”) LOW on Hong Kong’s current constitutional framework. Description: Significant interest was – and perhaps continues to be – drawn to Hong Kong over the summer of 2019 as protests were held on a weekly basis to seek, inter alia, the withdrawal […]
Remapping Taiwan’s Criminal Procedural Reforms
@ SLS: Room 271 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesTo construct a fairer criminal justice system in Taiwan, a series of reforms have been mapped out and implemented since 1999 up to now. In place of either a Continental “inquisitorial” pattern or an Anglo-American “adversarial” pattern, Taiwan is now experimenting an alternative adversarial pattern based solidly on its own historical and cultural traditions. Please […]
Big Laws in China: Opportunities and Challenges for Chinese Law Firms in the New Era
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesChina has the fastest growing legal market in the world. In the last decade, an increasing number of law firms have been committed to scale, globalization, and technology. As China becomes more and more oriented towards the rule of law, how will the management of law firms look at the opportunities and challenges that lie […]
Walk the Talk for a legal career in US-China practice — a lunch conversation with Dr. Wei Zhou, JD 98
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWe will walk the talk: first, meet at the Crocker garden, and walk to an on-campus place (e.g., CoHo or Ray's Grill) for the lunch. Seats are limited to 20, and please RSVP. Please join China Law and Policy Association to have a lunch conversation with Dr. Wei Zhou, JD 98. While a student at Stanford Law […]
CLPA Presents Earth Week: Public Interest & Environmental Law in East Asia
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the China Law & Policy Association to welcome Ms. Caidan Cao, Head of the Legal Unit for Greenpeace East Asia, for a discussion on environmental justice and sound environmental governance. Some questions she'll be covering include: how can we fill the gap between international law and domestic law? How can we defend fundamental […]
Legal and Regulatory Landscape: Blockchain Technology, Tokens, and ICOs
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesIn the United States, China, and nations around the world, regulators are grappling with the regulation of blockchain technology, the funding of blockchain projects through ICOs and other funding mechanisms, and cryptocurrencies. Please join us in welcoming our panelists Ms. Alexandra Scheibe, Mr. Lee Schneider, Mr. David Taub, and Ms. Lilya Tessler, all partners in […]
China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Challenges and Solutions In Context of International Economic Law
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesProposed as a national strategy by China's president Xi Jinping, the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road, better known as the One Belt and One Road Initiative (OBOR), has soon become the world's largest economic platform. Despite all significant efforts and commitments made by the Chinese government, practical challenges and legal risks […]
Lunch with Dr. Mei Gechlik, Director of Stanford China Guiding Cases Project (CGCP)
@ SLS: Room 230 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRSVP is Required. Dr. Gechlik founded the CGCP in February 2011 in response to the landmark decision of the Supreme People’s Court of China to release certain Chinese court judgments as de facto binding “Guiding Cases” (“GCs”). With support from an international team ofapproximately 200 law students, lawyers, and translation professionals, as well as an […]
U.S.-China: Trade, tech, and the Party Congress – the view from Beijing
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesU.S.-China: Trade, tech, and the Party Congress – the view from Beijing Trade tension continues to simmer between the world’s two largest economies and Beijing is tightening up on foreign participation in many parts of the technology sector as the Chinese Communist Party prepares for its 19th Congress that will pick personnel and shape policy […]
Data Law in China
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRSVP is required. ADD to your calendar: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4XK6uG467uAajdUTVFqRmY3czA In today’s business environment, data is an extremely important asset for a company. However, processing and utilization of data creates a number of legal issues. These issues and the legal implications vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. China’s development of a legal framework for data related issues has […]
China & Intellectual Property Law
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesA Talk With the Deputy Secretary General of the Standards and Intellectual Property Committee of China The China Law & Policy Association (CLPA) and Stanford Intellectual Property Association (SIPA) will be hosting a delegation led by the Deputy Secretary General of the Standards and Intellectual Property Committee of China, who will speak about the Intellectual […]
CLPA Culture and Art Exchange Event
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLunch with Vice Chairperson of Tsinghua University Please join the China Law and Policy Association ( CLPA ) for a lunch talk with Prof. Zongkai Shi, Vice Chairman of Tsinghua University Council. An art group from Tsinghua University, China is bringing to Stanford, a unique opportunity to learn about contemporary Chinese culture and art. Non-pizza […]
Movie Screening: Missing Home (The Last Days of Beijing Hutongs)
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesIn cooperation with Peking University Alumni Association of North California, the China Law and Policy Association is holding a movie screening event for "Missing Home (The Last Days of Beijing Hutongs)," a documentary film that explores the Chinese capital's traditional city structure. IMDB introduction: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2344870/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl Related Media
CLPA End of Year Lunch
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the CLPA for an end of year lunch. Delicious Asian Food will be served. Related Media
International Commercial Arbitration in China: Benefits and Risks
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesChina has been working hard to become an international commercial arbitration center in recent years. What is the result of these efforts? Is China a recommended place to conduct international commercial arbitration? Is there any special risk need special precautions? What is the chance of a foreign commercial arbitral award enforced in China? Prof. Guo […]
Private Equity and Venture Capital in China
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCome for a small-group lunch discussion to learn about the law and practice of PE and VC in China. Our speakers include a researcher (who will introduce partnership law in China) and a PE/VC practioner from Chengwei Capital who will discuss his experiences on the ground. RSVPs are required, and space is limited. Related Media
Reverse Mergers and U.S. Listings by Chinese Companies
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWant to learn more about U.S. securities listing by foreign issuers? Want to know what's happening, in the wake of recent frauds? Come learn about reverse mergers and U.S. listings by Chinese companies, presented by Alan Seem (partner at Shearman & Sterling) and Yan Zhang (partner at Haynes and Boone). Related Media
Myth and Reality in PRC Law: A GC’s Perspective
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCome hear SLS alum and Tecent General Counsel Brent Irvin present a spirited contrarian view on a variety of issues related to the state of law in China (eg, IP enforcement is better than you think). Time for Q&A will be allotted. Related Media
Chinese Lawyers in New York City and Silicon Valley: a Lunch talk with Dan Tan and Steven Cui (SLS 97′)
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesA closed lunch talk with two experienced Chinese lawyers practicing in New York City and Silicon Valley about career development. Related Media
SLS China Law and Policy Association and GSB Greater China Business Club Mixer
Mixer for members of the SLS China Law and Policy Association and GSB Greater China Business Club Mixer with special guest of honor Laurence Franklin. Related Media
Venture Capital and Its Exit Strategy in Greater China: a Legal Perspective
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join us for a candid discussion of foreign venture capital in Greater China and its ups and downs due to recent market fluctuations, as well as how legal professionals can shape the field and add value to venture capital transactions, led by an experienced practitioner with extensive on the ground experience in both the […]
China Guiding Cases Project
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCome learn about the China Guiding Cases Project and how to become an SLS Editor for the project. Lunch will be provided. Related Media
Rule-Maker as Rule-Breaker: The Illegal Enforcement of Insider Trading Prohibitions and Tax Norms in the PRC, and China’s Administrative Law Crisis
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLunch will be served Speaker: Nicholas Calcina Howson, Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School, Visiting Professor of Law Berkeley Law School (Fall 2012), and a former partner of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. Description: Some of China's most expert and independent administrative agencies, including the China Securities Regulatory Commission […]
A Chat with Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Jiang Tianyong
Jiang Tianyong is a prominent Human Rights lawyer in Beijing, China, who has courageously defended---within the Chinese system---a number of dissidents, and even Tibetan rioters following last spring's violent unrest. Related Media