International Disputes & Arbitration Events

Seyfarth Shaw Hong Kong Office
Suite 3701 & 3708-3710, 37/F
Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark
15 Queen’s Road Central
Central, Hong Kong

Wednesday, May 17, 2023
9:00am to 10:00am, with registration open and breakfast served from 8:30am

Language: English

Who should attend: HR Directors, Employment Counsel, General Counsel and business owners with responsibility for workforces in

Seyfarth Hong Kong Office
Suite 3701 & 3708-3710, 37F
Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark
15 Queen’s Road Central
Central, Hong Kong

Seyfarth Shanghai Office
15th Floor, Tower 2
Jing An Kerry Centre
1539 Nanjing Road West
Shanghai, China 200040


IN-PERSON Options

May 10, 2023
2:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (GMT+8) Registration
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

There is a little-known provision of the Lanham Act (the US Trademark Act) that packs a potentially big punch.  15 USC § 1051(e) provides that if a non-U.S. entity registers for a trademark in the United States without designating a United States resident for service of “notices or process in proceedings affecting the mark” (a

Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S., aka Halkbank v. United States.[1] This groundbreaking case represents the first known attempt by the United States (or likely any state in modern history) to indict and criminally-prosecute the agency or instrumentality of a foreign state. The Supreme Court held that

Under China’s data protection regulatory framework, data processors are required to pass a security assessment conducted by the cybersecurity regulator before transferring certain categories or volumes of data out of China. This January, six months after the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) released the Measures on Security Assessment of Outbound Data Transfers (“

Introduction

On 17 February 2023, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC“) announced the “Trial Measures for the Administration of Overseas Issuance and Listing of Securities by Domestic Enterprises” (《境内企业境外发行证券和上市管理试行办法》) (the “Trial Measures“) with five supporting guidelines (the “Guidelines“). The effective date of the Trial Measures and the Guidelines are

As we’ve previously written, complications arise for foreign sovereigns (States) and private companies when they structure commercial transactions. States prefer to hold as much of their immunities as is possible, while private companies prefer the State waive all immunities. This is particularly true with respect to execution on a judgment for breach of the

Seyfarth’s Commercial Litigation practice group is pleased to provide the third annual installment the Commercial Litigation Outlook, where our nationally-recognized team provides insights about litigation issues and trends to expect in 2023.

The continuing global tumult and increasing chances for a recession will weigh heavily on the litigation outlook for 2023. We expect an uneven

Seyfarth partners Rebecca Davis is moderating and Sara Beiro Farabow is speaking on the “Year In Review” panel for GAR: Live: Atlanta 2022. Rebecca Davis is co-chair of the program. Seyfarth is also sponsoring the GAR: Live: Atlanta, which will take place on September 13th in Atlanta, Georgia.

Topics at GAR: Live this year include: