On January 9, 2025, the forum themed “Global Legal Risk Management for Chinese Enterprises in the Trump 2.0 Era” was successfully held at KoGuan Law School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The event was co-hosted by **Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP**, Shanghai Hongqiao Zhenghan Law Firm, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.<\/p>\n
Dr. Tang Haiyan, Managing Partner of Quinn Emanuel’s Shanghai Office
\nDr. John B. Quinn, Founder and Global Managing Partner of Quinn Emanuel\u2014the legendary figure in the legal community\u2014and Samuel G. Williamson, Founding Partner of Quinn Emanuel’s China Practice, attended the forum in person and delivered keynote speeches. The forum was opened with remarks by Xie Wei, Deputy Party Secretary of KoGuan Law School, and moderated by Dr. Tang Haiyan, Managing Partner of Quinn Emanuel’s Shanghai Office. Professor Shen Wei from KoGuan Law School, Ni Wei, Founding Partner of Hongqiao Zhenghan Law Firm, and Liu Xiao, Head of Quinn Emanuel’s China Practice, served as panelists. The forum brought together industry elites, including heavyweight guests from renowned domestic and international enterprises, law firms, and universities.<\/p>\n
On behalf of KoGuan Law School, Deputy Secretary Xie Wei first extended a warm welcome to Mr. John B. Quinn, Mr. Samuel G. Williamson, and distinguished guests from all walks of life, and expressed gratitude to Quinn Emanuel and Hongqiao Zhenghan Law Firm for their support.<\/p>\n
Deputy Secretary Xie Wei noted that amid ongoing global geopolitical volatility, the landscape and demand for legal services are undergoing profound changes. The future trends of legal services and the cultivation of cross-border legal talents in universities have become urgent topics for discussion. KoGuan Law School has always shouldered the important mission of cultivating legal talents with an international vision and cross-cultural communication capabilities. The advent of the Trump 2.0 era has undoubtedly brought new challenges and opportunities to the globalization strategies of Chinese enterprises. Strengthening the cultivation of cross-border legal talents and enhancing the internationalization of China’s legal services are urgent needs to serve the country’s opening-up strategy and safeguard national interests and corporate rights. She also emphasized that the gathering to explore ways of legal services and business practices in the new era is a rare opportunity. Under the theme of today’s forum, the rich experience and unique insights of the guest speakers will reveal new trends in legal services and risk management in this era, providing valuable strategic guidance and practical advice for Chinese enterprises.<\/p>\n
John B. Quinn, Founder and Global Managing Partner of Quinn Emanuel, delivered a keynote speech on “The Trend of Legal Services Under the New Global Geopolitical Landscape”. John first briefly introduced Quinn Emanuel’s unique global development history focusing on dispute resolution. He shared many cross-border dispute resolution cases handled by Quinn Emanuel: regarding the most troublesome enforcement issue in cross-border disputes, in an international arbitration case between a British company and the Indian government, Quinn Emanuel successfully compelled the Indian government to comply with an arbitration award of US$1.8 billion by promoting the seizure of Indian government aircraft in the United States; facing complex disputes spanning multiple jurisdictions, Quinn Emanuel represented Samsung in litigation against Apple across 18 jurisdictions, fully demonstrating the higher requirements for law firms’ cross-jurisdictional dispute resolution capabilities in the era of globalization; in addition, diversified dispute resolution methods still play an important role in cross-border dispute resolution. During the financial crisis, Quinn Emanuel represented small domestic and foreign banks and individuals in disputes with major Wall Street banks, winning over US$50 billion through settlements and other means; finally, John mentioned that super individuals such as Elon Musk have a unique influence and role in cross-border dispute resolution in the era of globalization. Quinn Emanuel represented Elon Musk in a Tesla-related false statement case, in which Musk’s personal remarks on social media were key to his liability. After the court ruled that the remarks constituted false statements, Quinn Emanuel made a breakthrough by demonstrating that the remarks did not cause a material impact based on the stock market’s reaction to the remarks, achieving a successful victory.<\/p>\n
John stated that Quinn Emanuel believes the trend of globalization is irreversible, and the number of cross-border dispute resolution cases in intellectual property, the Internet, and other fields will continue to increase. Quinn Emanuel opened its first office in mainland China a decade ago and has now expanded to two. At a time when foreign law firms are uncertain about the Chinese market, Quinn Emanuel is increasing its investment in China. In the post-pandemic era, governments around the world have undergone tremendous shifts in policy attitudes, and more and more Chinese enterprises are going global. Reducing and addressing the legal risks involved requires professional legal services from more law firms to escort them. Quinn Emanuel has represented numerous Chinese state-owned and private enterprises in cross-border litigation, including criminal and civil-commercial litigation, covering intellectual property, trade secrets, government investigations, arbitration, and general commercial litigation. He cited the case of BGI Group winning over US$300 million in an intellectual property dispute in the United States to illustrate that Chinese enterprises can obtain fair and impartial judgments in the United States.<\/p>\n
John also reminded that what Trump says and does are often inconsistent. During his previous term, he made many exaggerated remarks, but his actions remained within a rational scope. It is not difficult to see that Trump is a businessman who is willing to reach deals he deems beneficial, so his actions are still predictable. We believe that during his term, the United States and China are still likely to reach extensive trade cooperation including intellectual property protection.<\/p>\n
Samuel G. Williamson, Founding Partner of Quinn Emanuel’s China Practice, shared his insights on “Strategic Restructuring and Legal Risk Management for Chinese Enterprises in the Trump 2.0 Era”. Sam specializes in government enforcement and investigations in Asia, as well as U.S. litigation involving Asian facts and parties. He is also a former federal prosecutor who served as a White Collar Crime Coordinator at the U.S. Department of Justice, and is the only former U.S. federal prosecutor who speaks Chinese and has lived in China. He vividly shared his connections with Hongqiao Zhenghan Law Firm and Shanghai with the attendees in Chinese.<\/p>\n
Sam believes that the policy direction of the Trump administration in the next four years in the United States is full of uncertainties. He mainly reminded Chinese enterprises of the legal risks they face in the United States through personnel changes, introducing and analyzing the ideological backgrounds and professional experiences of key U.S. judicial nominees of the Trump administration, including the Attorney General, Secretary of Defense, and National Security Advisor, as well as their attitudes toward China and potential impacts. With his rich professional experience and in-depth understanding of the Asian market, Sam provided valuable suggestions for enterprises to cope with various uncertain challenges, including strengthening document retention and information archiving, improving supply chain transparency, and managing legal risks for overseas employees.<\/p>\n
In the panel discussion session, Professor Shen Wei from KoGuan Law School, Lawyer Ni Wei, Founding Partner of Hongqiao Zhenghan Law Firm, and Lawyer Liu Xiao, Head of Quinn Emanuel’s China Practice, conducted in-depth exchanges on national security and compliance of Chinese enterprises, legal service management of law firms under the new situation, and litigation strategies for cross-border dispute resolution.<\/p>\n
Corporate legal directors and colleagues from law firms also raised questions on the lecture content, and the forum guests held heated discussions and exchanges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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