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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...

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...

Rachel Launders, Partner, Gilbert & Tobin LawyersRachel 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...

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...

Mark Saunders

Former General 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...

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China's Anti-Monopoly Bureau Approves the Panasonic-Sanyo Transaction

November 11, 2009

China's Anti-Monopoly Bureau Approves the Panasonic-Sanyo Transaction | www.mmlcgroup.com

The Chinese Anti-Monopoly Bureau (AMB) handed down its decision in early November 2009, regarding Panasonic’s acquisition of Sanyo. The AMB approved the transaction subject to divestiture of certain assets. The decision is more comprehensive that previous decisions, although this case was the first to go into a third phase of investigation by the AMB indicating the complications involved.

The Regulation of Online Games in China

October 30, 2009

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 room for improvement, however the regulatory environment is beginning to take shape.

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

September 29, 2009

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 Commission, Australian ACCC and the Canadian Competition authority.

ASIC v. James Hardie - the spotlight on company directors and senior management

June 2, 2009

James Hardie proceedings | www.asic.gov.au

Directors in Australian listed companies may be nervous about the duty of care which they owe to the company, following the decision in ASIC v. James Hardie (April 2009). The Court found that they have a duty to avoid exposing the company to risk of harm to reputation or legal claims. Senior executives, including the General Counsel, also came under the spotlight, being found in breach of their duties for failing to warn the board of the risks which the company was being exposed to. The case is also a reminder that companies need to take particular care with public announcements - the desire to promote the good news cannot overtake the need for an announcement which is balanced, objective, complete and accurate.

An analysis of China's Anti-Monopoly Bureau's decisions involving international M&A transactions, including the InBev/AB, Coca Cola/Huiyuan and Mitusbishi/Lucite transactions.

April 27, 2009

China’s New Anti-Monopoly Law – an analysis of recent decisions regarding foreign investment and trade | www.mmlcgroup.com

The new Chinese Anti-Monpoly Bureau ("AMB") has issued a number of controversial decisions in recent months, involving intenational M&A transactions.  It has approved most transactions, although many on a conditional basis, but it refused to approve the greatly followed Coca Cola acquisition of Huiyuan.  This article looks at the law, the criteria applied by the AMB, the facts and decision issued in a number of cases, and provides guidelines that companies should look at prior to approaching the AMB for approval.

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