by Peter Pang | Mar 23, 2020 | Attorney Blogs, Insights
A large number of electronics and chemical companies, pharmaceutical firms and those from the manufacturing sector are witnessing obstacles in the supply chain due to the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19). The situation has pushed the Chinese companies to withdraw...
by Aliant Law | Mar 23, 2020 | Attorney Blogs, Insights
How the state of alarm declared as a result of the expansion of the Coronavirus has affected the judicial and administrative system, and how the Government has had to take measures to safeguard the rights of citizens in these matters. The situation caused by the fast...
by Jacob Stein | Feb 28, 2020 | Attorney Blogs, Insights
The Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) authorizes disgruntled employees to recover civil penalties on behalf of themselves, other employees, and the State of California. PAGA was originally enacted to help California regulate its underground economy, but it also...
by Aliant Law | Dec 17, 2019 | Attorney Blogs, Insights
On June 29, 2019 the trade union of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay (“Mercosur”) closed a free trade agreement (“FTA”) with the European Union (“EU”). This “historic” agreement culminates a 20-year negotiation process and gained momentum with the election of...
by Peter Pang | Dec 6, 2019 | Attorney Blogs, Insights
The franchising concept is relatively new to China. In fact, as recently as the mid-1990s, the Chinese language didn’t even include a direct translation of the word “franchise.” Nevertheless, in recent decades, Western franchises have been proliferating in China like...
by Aliant Law | Dec 3, 2019 | Attorney Blogs, Insights
One of my favorite client stories of all time took place about five years ago. My client, Gretchen, was 97 years old, had a driver’s license for 75 years, and got into her very first car accident. She was driving a friend to church and ran into a parked car. The very...
