Today’s rapidly shifting geopolitical climate has created new legal and political risks for businesses and organizations operating within the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Considering or implementing a de-risking and partial de-coupling process carries a host of legal and reputational issues for corporations, professional service firms and NGOs as they work to navigate in this new international landscape.

EKLJN’s team of highly experienced advisors help corporations assess and manage geopolitical, operational, legal, and supply chain risks from every perspective to provide a comprehensive analysis across multiple areas of concern including:

• Chinese national security laws
• Data transfer and security
• Human Rights violations
• Supply chain logistics
• Finance risks
• Technology transfers
• Intellectual property rights and disputes

Our attorneys have a thorough understanding of the legal, cultural, and political nuances shaping policy in both Beijing and Washington, DC. With deep experience in Mainland China, Hong Kong and the United States, the EKLJN team is well equipped to counsel clients across a broad range of issues impacting their businesses in the China region.

Dennis and Ben frequently advise democratic governments, policy makers and MNCs on geopolitical issues arising from the China region. Recent notable matters include:

• Advising U.S. states attorney generals in a collective action against one of the largest Chinese owned social media companies. Dennis and Ben were brought in as specialists advising on the PRC angle of the matter;
• Advising a major democratic government in Asia on the U.S-China relationship and geopolitical issues;
• Advising one of the largest U.S. global media conglomerates in their portfolio companies in China and the relocation and re-incorporation of their portfolio out of the China region;
• Advising and providing regular briefings for international media outlets on the changing landscape in the Hong Kong and China region, and the operational risks;
• Advising U.S. clients in an international arbitration where the opposing parties are subsidiaries of a major Chinese state-owned enterprise, and on national security issues that are involved;
• Advising a number of U.S. technology firms, including semiconductor firms, on its operations, IP, and supply chain in the PRC and Taiwan;
• Acting as an independent expert witness on Hong Kong laws for one of largest U.S. management consultancy firms in its U.S. litigation;
• Advising on the settlement of a multi-million dollar ICC London arbitration dispute for a US company involved in the new energy sectors in China and India. The contracts were governed by English laws.

Unlike many firms, EKLJN does not maintain a business presence in the PRC and is not subject to many of the Chinese laws governing law firms and consultants with active operations in the PRC. The practice is specifically designed to be free from conflict and unencumbered by Chinese regulations.

The practice is co-led by founding partner Dennis Kwok and partner Benjamin Qiu.