Legal and Policy Series

On Thursday, April 29, 2021, China General Chamber of Commerce-USA (CGCC), as part of its Legal and Policy Series, hosted a well-attended webinar with a distinguished panel from Jones Day, discussing “The Long Arm of the U.S.: The Reach of U.S. Courts Over Chinese Businesses.”

On March 16th, 2021, CGCC co-hosted a Legal and Policy event entitled, “COVID-19 in the US: Employment Law Changes and Challenges During the Pandemic” with CGCC law firm member Littler, the largest employment law firm in the United States.

As we previously wrote in our OFAC 2020 Year in Review, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) saw a drop in enforcement activity in 2020, likely due to the massive year it had in 2019 and delays due to the coronavirus pandemic.

On January 22, 2021, China General Chamber of Commerce – Washington D.C. kicked off 2021 with an online forum titled, “Tax and trade policy outlook under the Biden administration”. Over 110 business leaders and guests across the United States participated in the discussion.

2020 witnessed a flurry of anti-money laundering activity, with the issues and developments continuing to be global in scope. In the United States, suspicious activity reports, outlining transactions involving terrorism finance or other illegal activity, were leaked to the public.

Author: Morrison FoersterPublished: January 19th,  2021Original Article Link The following client alert is courtesy of CGCC member Morrison Foerster. I. Overview With just one week remaining in his term, President…

On September 24th, 2020, China General Chamber of Commerce – USA (CGCC) hosted a timely webinar titled “Making Sense of the Complex Web of Sanctions and Export Controls and How They Affect Chinese Companies in the U.S.”

On July 30, 2020, almost 100 attendees joined the CGCC E-Connects webinar on the recently enacted Hong Kong Autonomy Act (the “HKAA”) and related developments co-hosted with CGCC member firm Jones Day.

On August 22, China General Chamber of Commerce – USA (CGCC) hosted 2019 Summer New Members Welcome Reception and Legal & Policy Series #14: “Introduction to Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Know Your Rights” at the Bank of China Building in New York. Nearly 100 representatives from CGCC member companies came together to welcome CGCC’s new members.

On August 6th, China General Chamber of Commerce-USA (CGCC) hosted CGCC Legal and Policy Event: “Compliance Topics for Chinese Enterprises in the U.S.: Experience and Insights” at the Bank of China Building in New York. Over 50 representatives from CGCC member companies attended the event.