Asia Law Talk Archives - Institute of Asian-Pacific Business Law https://iapbl.org/category/asia-law-talk/ At the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Mon, 26 Jun 2023 22:18:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://iapbl.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-kekanawaimamalahoe-logo-light-green-32x32.png Asia Law Talk Archives - Institute of Asian-Pacific Business Law https://iapbl.org/category/asia-law-talk/ 32 32 From Richardson to Asia https://iapbl.org/2023/04/13/from-richardson-to-asia/ https://iapbl.org/2023/04/13/from-richardson-to-asia/#respond Thu, 13 Apr 2023 22:05:00 +0000 http://iapbl.org/?p=354 Ai-Jo Wu, Proskauer Rose, LLP; Chie Hashimoto, Richemont Japan Ltd. Learn how two Richardson alumni embarked on their

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Learn how two Richardson alumni embarked on their legal journeys overseas in Asia and their individual experiences.

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]]> https://iapbl.org/2023/04/13/from-richardson-to-asia/feed/ 0 Financing of Insolvency Proceedings and Litigation Funding in Asia https://iapbl.org/2022/05/20/financing-insolvency-proceedings-litigation-asia/ https://iapbl.org/2022/05/20/financing-insolvency-proceedings-litigation-asia/#respond Fri, 20 May 2022 00:59:14 +0000 https://iapbl.org/?p=72 On May 20, 2022, Charles spoke on “Financing of Insolvency Proceedings and Litigation Funding in Asia,” on the

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]]> On May 20, 2022, Charles spoke on “Financing of Insolvency Proceedings and Litigation Funding in Asia,” on the Financing of Insolvency Proceedings Panel at the International Exchange of Experience on Insolvency Law (IEEI) 21st Colloquium in Milan, Italy.

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]]> https://iapbl.org/2022/05/20/financing-insolvency-proceedings-litigation-asia/feed/ 0 Perspectives on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Regulation https://iapbl.org/2021/03/22/perspectives-on-blockchain-and-cryptocurrency-regulation/ https://iapbl.org/2021/03/22/perspectives-on-blockchain-and-cryptocurrency-regulation/#respond Mon, 22 Mar 2021 07:34:00 +0000 http://iapbl.org/?p=329 On Monday, March 22, the Pacific-Asian Legal Studies (PALS) program will present “Perspectives on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Regulation,”

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]]> On Monday, March 22, the Pacific-Asian Legal Studies (PALS) program will present “Perspectives on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Regulation,” via Zoom, as part of the Asia Law Talk series. Jiaying Christine Jiang, Hauser Global Fellow, New York University School of Law; Professor Syren Johnstone, University of Hong Kong; and Professor William Magnusen, Texas A&M Law School will explore the workings of blockchain technology and its implications for the law. They will also discuss how the technology originated and has been applied to cryptocurrency and other industries, as well as how governments around the globe and Asia in particular have grappled with regulating blockchain technology.

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]]> https://iapbl.org/2021/03/22/perspectives-on-blockchain-and-cryptocurrency-regulation/feed/ 0 The Crisis in Hong Kong: What’s at Stake? https://iapbl.org/2019/09/18/the-crisis-in-hong-kong-whats-at-stake/ https://iapbl.org/2019/09/18/the-crisis-in-hong-kong-whats-at-stake/#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2019 07:15:00 +0000 http://iapbl.org/?p=314 After three months of mass protests, Hong Kong is in a state of crisis. Demonstrations against a controversial

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]]> After three months of mass protests, Hong Kong is in a state of crisis. Demonstrations against a controversial proposal to allow extradition to Mainland China have escalated into a much broader public protest against Beijing’s increased interference in the “high degree of autonomy” that was promised when Hong Kong transitioned from a British Colony to a Special Administrative Region of China. Academics who have lived and worked in Hong Kong will analyze the underlying causes of the unrest and the implications for “One Country, Two Systems” as a form of regional autonomy.

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]]> https://iapbl.org/2019/09/18/the-crisis-in-hong-kong-whats-at-stake/feed/ 0 Paradises in the World – From Suzhou to Hawaii Chinese Investment https://iapbl.org/2015/09/23/paradises-in-the-world-from-suzhou-to-hawaii-chinese-investment/ https://iapbl.org/2015/09/23/paradises-in-the-world-from-suzhou-to-hawaii-chinese-investment/#respond Wed, 23 Sep 2015 06:27:00 +0000 http://iapbl.org/?p=291 Sara Zhang (BA, Soochow University Law School, 2003, summa cum laude; Master, Soochow University Law School, 2006, summa

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]]> Sara Zhang (BA, Soochow University Law School, 2003, summa cum laude; Master, Soochow University Law School, 2006, summa cum laude), is a partner in the Jiangsu Yiyou Tianyuan Law Firm.

This talk will be of interest to students and lawyers interested in cross-border trade and investment. The focus of the talk will be on how to structure outbound investment from China to Hawai`i. Ms Zhang will discuss the current methods available for outbound investment from China, as well as methods not yet generally available that are being tested in certain parts of China.

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]]> https://iapbl.org/2015/09/23/paradises-in-the-world-from-suzhou-to-hawaii-chinese-investment/feed/ 0 The Role of Comparative and Foreign Law in Domestic Legal Issues Using Contemporary Labor Law https://iapbl.org/2015/02/26/the-role-of-comparative-and-foreign-law-in-domestic-legal-issues-using-contemporary-labor-law/ https://iapbl.org/2015/02/26/the-role-of-comparative-and-foreign-law-in-domestic-legal-issues-using-contemporary-labor-law/#respond Thu, 26 Feb 2015 06:31:00 +0000 http://iapbl.org/?p=294 Professor Dr. Tadashi Hanami, of Counsel, Matsuo & Kosugi This talk will focus on the role and significance

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This talk will focus on the role and significance of comparative and foreign law in solving compelling issues facing Japan and the business world today. With labor laws as his central focus, Professor Hanami plans to illustrate the traps of parochialism, language, terminology, and ethnocentrism, and will discuss whether foreign law could or should be used in resolving domestic dispute issues.

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