My Posts of the Year

Oh, wow. I totally apologize. It has been a while since I've written anything. Dang those finals, and vacations. Anyways, I'm back in school for my final semester. I'm going to start off with a post today on my favorite posts that I've written since I started this blog. These will be divided into two categories: 1) substantively useful posts; and 2) posts I had fun writing. I'm doing this so that I can 1) take stock of the year; 2) find my most legally relevant posts more easily; and 3) remind myself that it's alright to have some fun.

Tomorrow, I'll post a list of the most substantively useful posts written by other bloggers since I started doing Posts of the Week, which looks like it was the end of last November.

Without further ado...

Substantively Useful
DBCP, China, and Forum Non Conveniens
The main findings of my unpublished journal article.

Climate Change: CDM, CER & PRC

Liebman on Restricted Reform in China Courts
Optimism for reform in China's courts is always appreciated, especially when backed up with solid research.

China IP Litigation Data and an interpretation
I'd venture that this put me on the map.

Uncertainty is Bad for Business
My argument for a DMCA-style safe harbor provision for OSPs in China.

Taking Depositions in China: Part I, Part II, Part III & Part IV
Useful research from my journal article.

Energy: Learning from the Mistakes of Others & an Update
A brief history of the Enron debacle and what China wasn't doing to prevent the same sort of problem, until they did.

Less Red Ribbon Equals More Ribbon Cutting Events
Summary of William Chandler and Holly Gwin's argument that there are still significant barriers to clean energy investment in China.

VC in China from K@W by way of CER and Forbes, plus a Pira... Privateer Story
What it says it is: a summary of venture capital in China by venture capitalists.

China Economic Review on the Form of Private Equity in China

China's Sarbanes Oxley
A look at corporate governance in China under the guise of examining the Basic Standard for Enterprise Internal Control which is to become effective on July 1, 2009.

NCAs in China

Sales To and From China. What Does Your Choice of Law Clause Look Like?

"Operation Shell Games," or How Not to Get Business Visas to the US
Just some simple advice: avoid fraud and conspiracy.

When the Good Times Come to An End: "Bankruptcy in China"
Comparative look from a summary of an Economist article.

When Do CJVs Make Sense?
When you want to create the legal fiction of preferred stock in your Chinese venture.

Of China's Trade Discrepancies and Chinese Tax Havens
After reading Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics, I understand this situation much better than when I wrote this post, but I think the post is still useful.

A Cross Pacific Look at AML/Antitrust in Action
I'd still rather be subjected to the US DOJ requirements than MOFCOM's requirements.




Fun
Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis
Can you tell that I was working under some sort of deadline?

Caucus Time in Iowa
I hope that I can tell my grandchildren with pride that I went with Barack Obama before any of the Iowa returns came in.

Posts of the Week: 2/10 - 2/17
I'm not sure if the lesson is that I should or should not watch the Daytona 500 while writing.

Chinese Art & The Law
It is always fun to have an excuse to peruse auction catalogs. The legal analysis kind of turns to crap, and it was supposed to more strongly imply that you might want to avoid buying wood antiques in China unless you're some sort of expert and can rely on the legal advice of someone other than an antiques dealer.

Beware: That Russian Air Superiority Fighter You Just Bought Might Be An Improved Chinese Knockoff
Almost as fun as perusing auction catalogs is surfing the pages of FAS.

Anti-Circumvention: "We Must Find a Way, or We Will Make One"
I promise that I won't list every post that I used to make a reference to the Punic Wars, or to Charles Martel.

I really really like us too
Or posts that I used to make references to Jim Carrey movies.

An Intimate Evening With John Bolton
Admittedly, I had the most fun with the title.