Publications

Searched Office: Beijing

"China Issues Comprehensive Regulation on Collection and Use of Personal Information by Internet and Telecommunication Service Providers," Covington E-Alert (7/25/2013)
Scott Livingston Co-Author

"China Opens Broad Investigation Into Pharmaceutical Pricing," Covington E-Alert (7/19/2013)
Shaoyu Chen Co-Author, John Graubert Co-Author, Weishi Li Co-Author, James O'Connell Co-Author, Daniel Spiegel Co-Author, Timothy Stratford Co-Author, Yan Luo Co-Author

"Regulation of Drug Promotion in China," Update (Reprinted with Permission of FDLI) (May/June 2013)
Jason Ma Co-Author, Nan Lou Co-Author

"SEC Charges China-Based RINO International and Senior Executives with Fraud-Related Violations of Federal Securities Laws," Covington E-Alert (5/17/2013)
Eric Carlson Co-Author, Mingham Ji Co-Author

"Ministry Restricts Pre-Installation of Apps on Mobile Smart Devices," BNA World Data Protection Report (May 2013)
Scott Livingston Author

"Draft Regulation in China Would Allow Government “Supervisory Inspections” and Impose New Compliance Obligations on Certain Companies Collecting Personal Information," Covington E-Alert (4/19/2013)
Scott Livingston Co-Author

"CFDA Issues Proposed Regulations on Medical Devices," Covington E-Alert (4/9/2013)
Shaoyu Chen Co-Author, Jason Ma Co-Author, Nan Lou Co-Author, Ellen Flannery Co-Author, Scott Danzis Co-Author

"China Finance: Leveraging China’s Demand into Opportunities to Finance, Develop and Commercialize Renewable Energy Technology," Acore US-China Market Review 2012 Year-End Edition (Released April 2013)
Scott Anthony Co-Author, Daniel Levine Co-Author

"A Comprehensive Privacy Regime Rising on the Eastern Horizon," Data Protection Law & Policy (April 2013)
Eric Carlson Co-Author, Scott Livingston Co-Author

"Summary of FDA Advertising and Promotion Enforcement Activities - February 2013," Covington E-Alert (3/28/2013)
Michael Labson Co-Author, Scott Danzis Co-Author, Julia Post Co-Author

"Chinese National Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for Illegally Exporting U.S. Military Technology," Covington E-Alert (3/13/2013)
Eric Carlson Co-Author

"Keyuan Petrochemicals and Former Senior Executive Pay Over $1 Million to Settle China-Related FCPA Allegations Brought by the SEC," Covington E-Alert (3/6/2013)
Eric Carlson Co-Author, Mingham Ji Co-Author

"China Releases New National Standard for Personal Information Collected Over Information Systems," Covington E-Alert (2/15/2013)
Daniel Cooper Co-Author, Eric Carlson Co-Author, Scott Livingston Co-Author

"China Enacts New Data Privacy Legislation," Covington E-Alert (1/11/2013)
Timothy Stratford Co-Author, Eric Carlson Co-Author, Scott Livingston Co-Author, Daniel Cooper Co-Author, Kurt Wimmer Co-Author

"FDA Releases Proposed Rule for Produce Safety Under FSMA," Covington E-Alert (1/10/2013)
Gerald Masoudi Co-Author, Miriam Guggenheim Co-Author, Jeannie Perron Co-Author, Christopher Pruitt Co-Author, Mingham Ji Co-Author

"FDA Releases Proposed Rule for Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls and Current Good Manufacturing Practices for Human Food," Covington E-Alert (1/10/2013)
Gerald Masoudi Co-Author, Miriam Guggenheim Co-Author, Jeannie Perron Co-Author, Christopher Pruitt Co-Author, MaryJoy Ballantyne Co-Author, Matthew Hegreness Co-Author

"China Releases Draft Administrative Rules on National Standards Involving Patents (Interim)," Covington E-Alert (1/4/2013)
Joanne Sum-Ping Co-Author, Yan Luo Co-Author

"Chinese Regulation of Off-label Use of Drugs," Food and Drug Law Journal (re-printed with permission of The Food and Drug Law Institute) (2013)
Jason Ma Co-Author, Nan Lou Co-Author

"Albrecht Report on the Proposed EU Data Protection Regulation Revisited," The Privacy Advisor (January 2013)
Monika Kuschewsky Author

"Chinese State-Owned Company Pleads Guilty to U.S. Export Control Violations," Covington E-Alert (12/10/2012)
Eric Carlson Co-Author

"CASS Publishes Second Anti-Corruption Blue Book," Covington E-Alert (December 2012)
Eric Carlson Co-Author

"Transparency International Releases 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index," Covington E-Alert (December 2012)
Eric Carlson Co-Author

"China Releases Draft Regulation on Employment Inventions," Covington E-Alert (11/27/2012)

"FDA Delays Biennial Registration Renewal," Covington E-Alert (10/4/2012)
Miriam Guggenheim Co-Author, Jeannie Perron Co-Author, Christopher Pruitt Co-Author

"China's Ministry of Finance Releases Draft Measures on Non-Bid Government Procurement," Covington E-Alert (October 2012)
Eric Carlson Co-Author

"Tyco Pays More Than $26 Million to Settle FCPA Allegations," Covington E-Alert (9/25/2012)
Eric Carlson Co-Author

"China Releases New Draft Patent Law For Comment," Covington E-Alert (9/13/2012)

"China's New Blacklist: The Impact for Drug and Device Lawbreakers," Scrip Regulatory Affairs (September 2012)
Shaoyu Chen Co-Author, Scott Cunningham Co-Author, Jason Ma Co-Author, Eric Carlson Co-Author

"SFDA Issues Proposed Regulations for the Administration of Inspections of Foreign Drug Manufacturers," Covington E-Alert (September 2012)
Shaoyu Chen Co-Author, Scott Cunningham Co-Author, Jason Ma Co-Author

"NORDAM Group Inc., Pays $2 Million Penalty to Settle FCPA Allegations," Covington E-Alert (7/19/2012)
Eric Carlson Co-Author

"New Data Privacy Rules in China Target Mobile Smart Device Manufacturers and Online Content Providers," Covington E-Alert (6/21/2012)
Scott Livingston Co-Author

"SFDA Issues Draft Regulations Blacklisting Violators of Certain Drug or Device Laws," Covington E-Alert (6/14/2012)
Shaoyu Chen Co-Author, Eric Carlson Co-Author

"Chinese Court Issues Rules Governing Private Antitrust Litigation," Covington E-Alert (5/15/2012)
James O'Connell Co-Author, Timothy Stratford Co-Author, Yan Luo Co-Author

"Former Morgan Stanley Managing Director Pleads Guilty for Corrupt Real Estate Transactions with Chinese SOE Official; Morgan Stanley Not Charged Due to Robust Compliance Program," Covington E-Alert (April 2012)
Eric Carlson Co-Author

"Former CCI Executives Plead Guilty to Authorizing Corrupt Payments," Covington E-Alert (April 2012)
Eric Carlson Co-Author

"Biomet, Inc. Pays $22.88 Million to Settle FCPA Allegations," Covington E-Alert (3/29/2012)
Eric Carlson Co-Author

"Amendments to China’s Criminal Procedure Law May Impact Enforcement and Defense of Bribery and Corruption Cases in China," Covington E-Alert (March 2012)
Eric Carlson Co-Author

"China Policy: Renewable Energy and China's Five Year Plans," Acore US-China Market Review (Spring 2012)
Scott Livingston Co-Author

"The Year of the Metal Rabbit: Antitrust Enforcement In China in 2011," Antitrust (Spring 2012)
James O'Connell Author

"Chinese Government Centralizes Database of Bribery Convictions," Covington E-Alert (2/17/2012)
Eric Carlson Co-Author, Shaoyu Chen Co-Author, Timothy Stratford Co-Author

"China Releases Revised Catalogue for Guiding Foreign Investment: Emphasis on the Strategic Emerging Industries," Covington E-Alert (1/19/2012)
Eric Carlson Co-Author, Timothy Stratford Co-Author, Scott Livingston Co-Author

"New Internet Competition Rules in China Include Personal Data Protections," Covington E-Alert (1/17/2012)
Timothy Stratford Co-Author, Eric Carlson Co-Author, Scott Livingston Co-Author

"China's Merger Control Agency Issues "Failure to File" Regulations," Covington E-Alert (1/11/2012)
Timothy Stratford Co-Author, James O'Connell Co-Author, John Graubert Co-Author, Miranda Cole Co-Author

"China's State Council Approves Draft Tender Regulations," Covington E-Alert (12/8/2011)
Eric Carlson Co-Author

"US & Chinese Agencies Issue Guidance on Cooperation in Antitrust Merger Investigations," Covington E-Alert (11/30/2011)
James O'Connell Co-Author, Timothy Stratford Co-Author

"Chinese Pharmaceutical Companies Fined for Antitrust Violations," Covington E-Alert (11/18/2011)
Scott Cunningham Co-Author, John Graubert Co-Author, James O'Connell Co-Author, Timothy Stratford Co-Author

"Watts Water Pays $3.7 Million to Settle China-Related FCPA Allegations," Covington E-Alert (10/18/2011)
Eric Carlson Author

"China Issues Final Implementation Provisions for National Security Review Rule," Covington E-Alert (8/31/2011)
Timothy Stratford Co-Author, Eric Carlson Co-Author, David Fagan Co-Author, Meena Sharma Co-Author

"Anti-Corruption Mid-Year Review," Covington E-Alert (July 2011)
Eric Carlson Co-Author

"China's Export Restrictions Violate WTO Rules," Covington E-Alert (6/21/2011)
Marney Cheek Co-Author, Timothy Stratford Co-Author, John Veroneau Co-Author, James Smith Co-Author

"Recent Developments in EU and US Economic Sanctions: Additional EU Sanctions Against Iran, Libya, Syria and Belarus; Additional US Sanctions Against Entities Dealing with Iran, Against Syrian Leaders, and Against Entities Involved in Weapons Proliferation Activities," Covington E-Alert (5/25/2011)
Peter Flanagan Co-Author, Corinne Goldstein Co-Author, Lisa Peets Co-Author, Eric Carlson Co-Author, Agnieszka Polcyn Co-Author

"Rockwell Automation Settles With SEC Over Payments By Former China Subsidiary," Covington E-Alert (5/11/2011)
Eric Carlson Co-Author

"China Issues Implementation Provisions for National Security Rules," Covington E-Alert (3/10/2011)

"IBM Pays $10 Million to Settle FCPA Allegations Related to China and Korea," Covington E-Alert (March 2011)
Eric Carlson Author

"China Amends Criminal Law to Cover Foreign Bribery," Covington E-Alert (3/1/2011)
Eric Carlson Co-Author

"New US and International Sanctions Against Libya Target Libyan Government and Qadhafi," Covington E-Alert (2/28/2011)
Peter Flanagan Co-Author, Corinne Goldstein Co-Author, Peter Lichtenbaum Co-Author, David Addis Co-Author, Eric Carlson Co-Author, Richard Mattick Co-Author, Lisa Peets Co-Author

"China Issues National Security Review Rules For Foreign Investment," Covington E-Alert (2/18/2011)
Timothy Stratford Co-Author, Mark Plotkin Co-Author, David Fagan Co-Author, James O'Connell Co-Author

"Significant Developments and Trends in Anti-Corruption Enforcement," Covington E-Alert (January 2011)
Robert Amaee Co-Author, Stephen Anthony Co-Author, Bruce Baird Co-Author, Eric Carlson Co-Author, Steven Fagell Co-Author, Robert Kelner Co-Author, Donald Ridings Co-Author, John Rupp Co-Author

"International Data Privacy Update November 2010," Covington Advisory (11/9/2010)
Daniel Cooper Co-Author, Henriette Tielemans Co-Author

"The Nature’s Sunshine Case and Implications for ‘Control Person’ Liability Under the FCPA," Anti-Corruption South and Southeast Asia Summit (September 2010)
Eric Carlson

"New Financial Reform Bill Includes Two Provisions Aimed at Curbing Corruption," Covington E-Alert (7/21/2010)
Stephen Anthony Co-Author, Eric Carlson Co-Author, Christopher Denig Co-Author, Donald Ridings Co-Author, John Rupp Co-Author, Henriette Tielemans Co-Author

"Congress Passes Comprehensive, Unilateral Sanctions Against Iran," Covington E-Alert (6/25/2010)
Peter Flanagan Co-Author, Corinne Goldstein Co-Author, David Addis Co-Author, Eric Carlson Co-Author, Alexander Berengaut Co-Author

"Senate Passes New Iran Sanctions Legislation Targeting Non-U.S. Companies in Petroleum Industry," Covington E-Alert (2/2/2010)
Peter Flanagan Co-Author, Corinne Goldstein Co-Author, Peter Trooboff Co-Author, David Addis Co-Author, Eric Carlson Co-Author

"Final Rule Requires Federal Contractors to Certify Regarding Certain Business Activities in Sudan," Covington E-Alert (8/17/2009)
Corinne Goldstein Co-Author, Peter Flanagan Co-Author, Jennifer Plitsch Co-Author, Eric Carlson Co-Author

"U.S. Further Relaxes Sanctions on Cuba Related to Telecommunications, Remittances, Family Visits and Humanitarian Donations," Covington E-Alert (4/14/2009)
Peter Flanagan Co-Author, Peter Trooboff Co-Author, David Addis Co-Author, Corinne Goldstein Co-Author, Eric Carlson Co-Author

"China Enacts New Food Safety Law, Effective June 1, 2009," Covington E-Alert (3/30/2009)
Jeannie Perron Co-Author, Jason Ma Co-Author, Eric Carlson Co-Author

"FDA Launches “Secure Supply Chain” Pilot Program To Improve Safety of Imported Drugs and Drug Ingredients," Covington E-Alert (2/4/2009)
Eric Carlson Co-Author, Jason Ma Co-Author

"FDA Opens Offices in China: More Inspections Likely," Covington E-Alert (12/15/2008)
Peter Safir Co-Author, Eric Carlson Co-Author