By Dan Harris Just got back from teaching an International Law course at Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law in Bloomington, IN. I team taught this course with an experienced and excellent law professor, Professor Hannah Buxbaum. Professor Buxbaum is a powerhouse and I ended up learning a ton from both her and the students in the … [Read more...]
7 typical pitfalls for hardware startups producing in China
By Renaud Anjoran A few years ago, I remember reading about the Coolest Cooler, a nice product that raised an amazing amount of money on Kickstarter: over 6,000 people bought it for a total of 13 million USD!! Yet, they went bust leaving a lot of frustrated backers and interested onlookers scratching their heads as to where it all went wrong … [Read more...]
China’s new Foreign Investment Law: Tain’t no big thing
By Dan Harris On January 1, China will allegedly have a new Foreign Investment Law. I say allegedly because even at this late date, none of the respected China lawyers with whom I have spoken are convinced it will change anything. The same holds true for all the other China lawyers at my law firm. … [Read more...]
China’s manufacturing rebounds, is made-in-China “safe” again?
By Polly Chen China’s factory activities are shrinking at sharp pace due to the U.S.-China trade war and. In October, Chinese manufacturing activity fell to 49.3, which was an eight-month low. However, China's manufacturing showed signs of revival in November. … [Read more...]
Sourcing agents increase overseas manufacturing risks (most of the time)
By Dan Harris When a company comes to one of our international manufacturing lawyers for legal help, we invariably ask them about their potential or actual overseas product supplier(s). We do this because of how critical it is that they choose the right manufacturer for what they will be doing. … [Read more...]