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Andrew Lipman, Partner & Chair, Telecom, Media & Technology, BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLPAndrew Lipman

Partner & Chair, Telecom, Media & Technology
BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP
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Andrew D. Lipman is Partner and Chair of the Telecommunications, Media and Technology Practice Group at Bingham McCutchen in Washington, DC. He specializes in communications law and related fields, including regulatory, transactional, litigation, legislative and land use. Mr. Lipman represents clients...

Matthew Murphy

Managing Director
MMLC Group
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Matthew Murphy is the Managing Director of the MMLC Group in Beijing. Prior to founding the MMLC Group, Mr. Murphy was part of the China and M&A teams at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and led the Asian IP/IT group out of Hong Kong. He specializes in intellectual property, technology, dispute resolution...

Rachel Launders

Partner
Gilbert & Tobin Lawyers
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Rachel Launders is a Partner in the Corporate Transactions Group at Gilbert + Tobin in Sydney, Australia, where she specializes in mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Specifically, Ms. Launders advises on and structures privatizations, joint ventures, business acquisitions and reconstructions. She also...

John Douglas, Partner, DAVIS POLK & WARDWELLJohn Douglas

Partner
DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL
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John Douglas is a partner in the Financial Institutions Group at Davis Polk, heading the firm’s bank regulatory practice and focusing on bank restructuring and resolutions and other issues arising from the current banking and financial crisis. He has been involved in some of the most difficult andsensitive...

Mark Saunders

FormerGeneral Counsel
WR Capital Management, LP
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Mark Saunders was until April 1, 2009, the General Counsel of WR Capital Management. Previously, Mr. Saunders was a Senior Partner in the New York office of a law firm with over 1,000 lawyers, in which office he practiced for 19 years. He practices in the international, securities and corporate finance,...

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The Regulation of Online Games in China

October 30, 2009

Matthew Murphy, Managing Director, MMLC Group

The Regulation of Online Games in China | www.mmlcgroup.com

The online games industry in China is becoming incredibly profitable, with millions of regular users and an endless thirst for new games and technology. This article looks at the regulations and departments in China that are claiming authority to regulate this space. As expected there is considerable...

China’s Anti-Monopoly Bureau Approves the Pfizer-Wyeth Transaction

September 29, 2009

Matthew Murphy, Managing Director, MMLC Group

China’s Anti-Monopoly Bureau Approves the Pfizer/Wyeth Transaction | www.mmlcgroup.com

On 29 September 2009, China’s Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) published another decision from its fledgling Anti-Monopoly Bureau (“AMB”), this time concerning the acquisition of Wyeth by US drug heavy-weight, Pfizer. Approval was granted to the transaction, ahead of approval from the US Federal Trade...

The Real Story Behind Wall Street’s Collapse

September 26, 2009

Wall Street Journal Article - From Bear to Bull | online.wsj.com

The ill conceived and poorly executed regulations imposed upon the financial services industry over the past eight decades are the direct and proximate cause of the current turmoil taking place on Wall Street. Although certain narrowly tailored regulations are beneficial to the economy at large, the...

Commercial Bribery Issues in China

July 13, 2009

China Cracks Down Commercial Bribery to Make Medical Products More Affordable | www.mwe.com

How to manage the risks relating to commercial bribery in China?  It is important.

How to Define the Relevant Market under Chinese Anti-Monopoly Law?

July 13, 2009

China Issues Finalised Guidelines on Relevant Market Definition | www.mwechinalaw.com

Does the Chinese government adopt the similar positions of the US and EU law?

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