Dan Harris of China Law Blog published an excellent post this week entitled, “The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Can You Say China Relevant?” which pays homage to Richard Cassin’s FCPA Blog while providing very timely FCPA advice for companies doing business in China. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act definitely needs more attention these days, particularly as [...]

Read the full post.

Commentary china, China Law Blog, corruption, Dan Harris, FCPA, FCPA Blog, Richard Cassin

Stories about American companies entering the Chinese marketplace- and royally screwing up in the process- have provoked laughter across the globe while forcing Western executives to pack up what little dignity they have left and take the first flight home. In business, a simple cross-cultural foible may end up translating into a seven-figure mistake and, [...]

Read the full post.

Commentary china, China Law Blog, consulting, Dan Harris, global business, Go West China, Top Ten List, U.S.

Three months ago, I resigned from my position at Time Inc. based on two factors: 1) my fiance had been offered a job transfer to California and 2) I’d been yearning to return to independent consulting with China in mind. An agreement was then made- if I was willing to move to California, then my [...]

Read the full post.

Commentary China business, China Law Blog, contracts, Dan Harris, joint venture, negotiation