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Key Takeaway
Topic of Discussion
Global trade and investment patterns are shifting, with national commercial‑law systems increasingly diverging across jurisdictions. As capital flows become more multi‑directional, market participants face growing complexity navigating competing domestic legal frameworks when structuring cross‑border transactions. These dynamics form the backdrop for the newly‑published reference work Chinese Business Law – A Practical Guide, which unpacks key, under‑examined legal issues relevant to today's cross‑border operators.
全球贸易与投资格局正在转变，各法域商事法律体系分歧日渐凸显。随着资本流动走向多向化，市场主体在搭建跨境交易架构时，需要应对不同国内法律框架相互交织带来的日益增长的复杂性。正是在这一时代背景下，全新参考工具书《中国商事法：实务指南》得以问世，该书剖析了对当下跨境从业者而言诸多关键却较少被深入探讨的法律议题。
THE BOOK
Chinese Business Law: A Practical Guide
by Jean-Christophe Liebeskind · Stämpfli Verlag
A key reference on China's recent major business-law reforms — contracts, liability and Company Law, plus secondary legislation. Written for foreign investors and their advisers, it maps Chinese concepts against Western jurisdictions and covers the 2019 Foreign Investment Law, the 2020 Civil Code and the 2023 Company Law revision. Rich in tables and multilingual terminology (Chinese, Pinyin, English, French, German, Latin).
本书是了解中国近期重大商事法律改革的核心参考著作，涵盖合同、民事责任及《公司法》，同时收录配套下位法规。面向外国投资者及其法律顾问撰写，将中国法律概念与西方司法辖区法律进行对照阐释，内容涉及 2019 年《外商投资法》、2020 年《民法典》以及 2023 年《公司法》修订版。书中配有大量表格，提供多语种法律术语（中文、拼音、英文、法文、德文、拉丁文）。
Agenda
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30PM
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Registration 签到
Registration & welcome speech
签到并开场致辞
4
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Keynote Speech 分享
Book launch, panel & Q&A
新书发布・圆桌研讨・问答
Global reach of Chinese law, the demise of traditional JV legal entities, and China‑specific rules governing technology and e‑contracts
中国法域外影响力、传统合资法人主体的消亡、中国特色技术及电子合同规则
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Networking Apero 社交
Closing & networking
收尾交流
Speakers
Jean-Christophe (John) Liebeskind
Attorney-at-Law (admitted at the Geneva Bar), LL.M. (LSE), Solicitor (n.p.), England & Wales, DipICArb, FCIArb
More Information
Jean-Christophe (John)
Liebeskind
Attorney-at-Law (admitted at the Geneva Bar), LL.M. (LSE), Solicitor (n.p.), England & Wales, DipICArb, FCIArb
About John
A Swiss national, John is qualified both as Swiss attorney-at-law and English Solicitor. He holds an LL.M. from LSE. John practices in China since 2003. He gained additional expertise in foreign investment while chairing SwissCham Beijing then China. He joined Global Law Office, a Chinese law firm, in 2008. John is the first Swiss lawyer to have ever joined a Chinese law firm. Besides, he practices in Switzerland with Swisslegal. Before coming to China, John worked with Lalive in Geneva, a law firm dedicated to international law. He advises foreign and Chinese clients in international commercial matters, in particular foreign investment in and trade with China. He is fluent in English, French and German.
About the book
John published "Chinese Business Law", a commentary of the same, in July 2026 with Staempfli, a major Swiss legal publisher. This book addresses the formidable development of Chinese business law over the recent years. While primarily aimed at foreign lawyers, it is also intended for Chinese lawyers by facilitating the explanation of concepts typical of Chinese law, relating and comparing them with similar notions common in Western jurisdictions. It focuses on the foundations of Chinese business law, which are often ignored or misunderstood, have seldom been commented on in English, or whose commentaries are obsolete given the recent and profound overhaul of the law, including but not limited to the 2019 Foreign Investment Law, the 2020 Civil Code, including the law of contracts and of liability, and the 2023 revision of the Company Law.
Marshall
Chen
Equity Partner at Fiducia Strategy Advisory (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
Marshall has 17 years extensive project experience in FSA. His functional expertise ranges from market analysis to strategy formulation and organization change support. Marshall has extensive project experience with organisation/process transformation, market strategy, market analysis and M&A with SMEs from DACH region. Before joining Fiducia, Marshall worked for nearly ten years at companies in China including Google and the ERP company Efuture. Marshall holds an MBA from HKUST, speaks fluent Mandarin, Cantonese and English and is experienced in dealing with clients in a cross-cultural working environment.
Marshall Chen拥有在德琛毅17年丰富的相关项目和管理经验，其专业领域涵盖市场分析、战略制定及组织变革。他在DACH地区（德国、奥地利、瑞士）中小企业相关的组织/流程转型、市场战略、市场分析及并购项目方面经验尤为突出。加入德琛毅之前，Marshall Chen曾在谷歌中国及ERP厂商富基融通（Efuture）等企业工作近十年。他持有香港科技大学工商管理硕士学位，能流利使用普通话、粤语和英语，并擅长在跨文化工作环境中与客户高效协作。
Ivy
Yang (Moderator)
Regional General Counsel, Asia Pacific at Bobst Shanghai Ltd.
Ivy Yang is Regional General Counsel of Asia Pacific at Bobst, one of the world's leading suppliers of substrate processing, printing and converting equipment and services for the label, flexible packaging, folding carton and corrugated board industries. She oversees the commercial legal department for all brands and divisions of Bobst Group in the APAC region, covering China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia and Australia. Her role spans a broad spectrum of corporate work including regulatory and internal investigations, restructuring and M&A, corporate governance, and commercial contracts. In the past three years, Ivy has served as a board member and general secretary of SwissCham Shanghai, along leading legal and compliance committee.
Ivy Yang为博斯特上海亚太区总法律顾问。博斯特是全球领先的基材加工、印刷及印后加工设备与服务供应商，服务标签、软包装、折叠彩盒及瓦楞纸板行业。
她负责博斯特亚太区旗下所有品牌与业务部门的商业法律部工作，管辖范围涵盖中国内地、中国香港、日本、韩国、东南亚及澳大利亚。其工作职责覆盖各类公司法务事务，包括合规监管与内部调查、企业重组与并购、公司治理以及商事合同业务。过去三年，Ivy Yang担任上海瑞士商会理事、秘书长，并牵头领导法律与合规委员会工作。
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