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November 13, 2024
Earlier this year, Cadwalader partner and chair of the Compliance, Investigations and Enforcement practice, Martin Weinstein, spoke with Law.com about the changing landscape when conducting internal investigations in China in an article, “Trump and China: Lawyers Warn of Risk to the Practice of Law,” published on November 10.
As the article reports, the tense relationship between Beijing and Washington has already started to have a chilling effect on legal work being done by U.S.-based firms in China, with many top firms having closed offices or greatly reduced their presence in the country. For example, Martin notes that the Chinese government’s focus on national security and data security has made it extremely difficult to export information from China.
Despite new challenges, Martin reiterates that internal investigations in China remain a very active part of his practice. “From our perspective, we're really leaning into China because we have very strong relationships there,” said Martin. “China and the U.S. are the two largest economies in the world. We’re not going to disengage from each other.”
Read the full article here.
