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[Lecture]US Antitrust Litigation Involving Chinese and Other Non-U.S. Companies

NOV . 12 2021

Speaker: Peter J. Wang, Partner, Jones Day LLP

Moderator: Associate Professor Chen Ruoying, PKU Law School

Discussants: Professor Hou Liyang, Koguan School of Law, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Time: 14:00-16:00, November 12, 2021 (GMT+8)

Venue: Tecent Meeting ID 298 791 590

Language: English

Abstract

This lecture will cover key aspects of U.S. antitrust litigation encountered by Chinese and other non-U.S. companies. We will discuss several noteworthy cases; review typical procedural hurdles that non-U.S. defendants face when navigating the U.S. antitrust litigation process; and consider important jurisdictional issues affecting whether and when U.S. antitrust laws may apply extraterritorially.

Biography

Peter J. Wang leads Jones Day’s China antitrust and litigation practices and serves as Partner of Hong Kong Office. He previously served as Partner-in-Charge for the China Region and co-head of the Firm’s International Litigation and Arbitration Practice. Peter has handled major U.S. and other government antitrust investigations of proposed mergers and acquisitions, as well as non-merger investigations and antitrust litigation. He also represents clients from China and around the world in complex commercial disputes and patent and other technology and intellectual property litigation. He regularly handles Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other corporate internal investigations and advises clients on related compliance and due diligence issues. Peter joined Jones Day in 1991 and practiced litigation and antitrust in the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office before moving to China in 2003.

Source: PKU Law School