Members In-House: Shanghai Free Trade and Pilot Zone and other important legal and tax updates for your business in China in 2014 Go back »
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Time2014-03-06 | 08:30 - 11:00
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Venue:European Chamber Shanghai Office
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Address:Shui On Plaza, Unit 2204, 333 Huai Hai Zhong Road, Shanghai (near Madang Road)
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Fee:Members: FREE |
Non Members: 50
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The European Chamber is delighted to continue the Members In-House event format. This format offers members of the European Chamber the option to utilize our office facilities and marketing channels to present their products and services. The European Chamber welcomes GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL for this Members In-House event.
The leading international law firm Gide is inviting you to join a seminar focusing on the key challenges facing foreign companies conducting business in China as they navigate its complex legal and tax regulations. This seminar will outline key issues related to the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, FDI and tax regulations and provide the opportunity to discuss them with members of its Shanghai team.
The presentation will be held by Antoine de la Gatinais, Partner, Fan Jiannian, Partner, Gide Shanghai, and Guo Min, Partner, Gide Beijing.
Agenda
08.30-09.00 Registration
09.00-10.00 Presentation
10.00-11.00 Discussion and Q&A
Please register through this website (button above)
For any further enquiries, please contact Ms Zhao Yang at yangzhao@europeanchamber.com.cn or 63852023-117.
Speakers
Ms. Guo Min
A member of the China Bar and Institute of Certified Public Taxation Consultants of China, Guo Min is a partner of Gide’s Beijing office and the head of Gide’s China Tax Practice. She joined Gide’s Beijing office in 2005 after working in the Tax Department of one of the Big Four accounting firms as a tax consultant. She specialises in PRC taxation and accounting and regularly gives presentations on tax issues to clients and the broader business community. She is heavily involved in tax working groups in China and is the tax working group coordinator at the French Chamber of Commerce (CCIFC) in Beijing. Having advised many companies on their foreign investments in China, Guo Min has deep expertise in analysing and structuring the fiscal aspects of cross-border mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, joint ventures, project financing, company restructuring, foreign investment projects and tax-related reforms and disputes. She also has specialist experience in customs law, foreign exchange control and corporate legal matters. She has worked on a wide range of notable PRC and international tax, accounting, customs and foreign exchange control matters for global clients. Guo Min is ranked as a leading tax lawyer in China by both Chambers Asia and the Asia Pacific Legal 500.
Mr. Jiannian Fan
Partner and head of Gide’s Shanghai office, Jiannian specializes in cross-border M&A and corporate finance. He advises multinational, public and private-sector clients on their activities in Greater China across a broad range of sectors, including the automotive, equipment manufacturing, industrial gas, real estate, and fashion industries. Notably, he assisted the SEB Group on its acquisition of a majority stake in Zhejiang Supor Co., Ltd., in two separate transactions totaling EUR 750 million and Veolia Environnement on its first two issuances of panda bonds on the Chinese domestic bond market for a total of EUR 270 million.
In recent years, Jiannian has been advising more and more Chinese companies on their investments abroad, including China Export-Import Bank on its financing of China Huaxin’s acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent’s French assets for nearly EUR 200 million and Zhejiang Semir Garment Co., Ltd., on its acquisition of the Kidiliz Group, the European leader in premium children’s fashion, for EUR 110 million.
In 2016 and 2018, Jiannian was named as one of the Top 100 A-list lawyers in China by China Business Law Journal, which is one of most well respected industrial journals in the region. In addition, Jiannian serves since 2018 as the vice-chief of the Shanghai Bar Association’s Special Members Committee, where he is in charge of coordinating all foreign law firms registered with the organisation. He is also a member of the Ningbo and Zhejiang Chambers of Commerce.
Mr. Antoine de La Gatinais
Antoine de la Gatinais, partner, is head of the Shanghai office and a member of the Paris Bar. With over a decade of legal experience in cross-border M&A, private equity, investment funds and real estate, Antoine has significant expertise advising on foreign direct investment in China, including the acquisition of stakes in private and public entities and joint venture arrangements. His practice also covers advising on real estate projects, including commercial / retail and office developments and the acquisition of real estate assets. His recent work includes advising Air Liquide on the establishment of a joint venture in China with Sinopec, advising one of the world's largest manufacturer of ophthalmic lenses on the acquisition of several manufacturing units in China, and assisting a leading French luxury goods and fashion house on the opening of their flagship stores in Shanghai. Antoine is also active in advising Chinese companies on outbound investment projects and otherwise establishing their presence in Europe.
Antoine is currently listed as one of the leading lawyers in real estate in China by Chambers Asia-Pacific 2012, and is recommended in real estate and banking & finance in China in the latest Asia Pacific Legal 500.