The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is delighted to invite you to a Seminar on Handling Business Disputes in China.

The past 12 months has seen an increase in a range of business disputes impacting foreign businesses operating in China, including labour disputes due to restructuring, threats and intimidation by third parties as the result of consolidation of supplier or distributor contracts, and economic slowdown which exposes corruption, often leading to confrontation between members of the a "tribe" or employees or third parties.

In this seminar, we will look at the factors causing business disputes, how companies can better prepare for possible issues, and how to deal with disputes when they arise. This will be a highly practical, interactive discussion based upon the speakers’ many years of experience.

Agenda

8.30-9.00 Registration
9.00-9.05 Welcome remarks, Dr. Iris Duchetsmann, Member of the Board, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, Shanghai
9.05-9.30 Presentation by Jonathan Reardon, Pinsent Masons
9.30-9.50 Presentation by John Macpherson, Control Risks
9.50-10.30 Q&A

Registration
Please register through this website (button above).
For any further enquiries, please contact Ms Qi Li at qli@europeanchamber.com.cn or 63852023-119, stating your name and company, by Friday, 17 May 2013 COB.

Only receipt (no fapiao) will be provided for participants attending EUCCC in house events with entrance fee less and equal to 200 RMB.

Event Terms & Conditions
Please note that, though all are welcome to attend our events, we strongly recommend that you register online with us in advance so that we can keep you updated on any changes in the event schedule. From time to time, due to unforeseen circumstances we need to change the time or venue of an advertised event. So please do let us know by registering online if you plan to attend an event so that we can keep you informed.

Speakers

Mr. Jonathan Reardon

Head of Pinsent Masons Corporate Team in China

Mr. Jonathan Reardon

Head of Pinsent Masons Corporate Team in China

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Jonathan Reardon heads the Pinsent Masons Corporate Team in China and is experienced in leading the advice on a wide range of corporate and regulatory matters. Jonathan is a Corporate lawyer with over 25 years of experience in London, before he relocated to China in 2008. Jonathan has advised international companies extensively on their M&A, joint venture and other transactions in China and in relation to their day to day trading activities, business disputes and compliance and regulatory matters.

Mr. John MacPherson

Senior Managing Director of Control Risks, Greater China and North Asia

Mr. John MacPherson

Senior Managing Director of Control Risks, Greater China and North Asia

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John MacPherson is the Director of Crisis Consulting for Control Risks, Greater China and North Asia. He has extensive experience assisting companies in China to prevent and contain the impact of business disputes. He provides specialist advice on negotiating in coercive environments in order to secure the best long term interests of Control Risks’ multinational clients operating in China. He is retained by clients to coordinate their response to serious business disputes and to protect clients’ reputation, operations, assets and people. John spent five years working on an industry-government panel, developing the national crisis response and communication plans for a pandemic crisis.

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