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  • On August 3, 2023, Lion’s Law hosted the first session of a series of seminars titled Legal Considerations for Overseas Startups in China. Following a light dinner reception, Commerce & Finance Law Offices’ Attorney Hanxiu Xu and Attorney Fang Wang delivered the presentation. They discussed the most instrumental and useful legal issues encountered by overseas entrepreneurs starting business in China. It includes corporate structure, key terms for investment transactions, intellectual property, human resources and local government policies and programs. The seminar was well received and prompted heated discussion and experience shared by both aspiring startups and series entrepreneurs. Click here to watch the seminar videos.

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  • On June 23, 2023, Attorney Connie Dai and Attorney Yi Ke representing Lion's Law joined the annual fundraising gala of Asian American Civic Association (AACA). Since 1967, AACA has provided to new immigrants with education, occupational training and social services, enabling them to realize lasting economic self sufficiency. https://www.aaca-boston.org/about-aaca-mission.

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  • On May 20, 2023, Attorney Dai as a board member for New England Chinese American Alliance (www.necaa.net) joined over 120 AAPI members in Boston Common in rallying and celebrating the heritage month for AAPI community. She stood together with Diana DiZoglio, State Auditor, Boston mayor Michelle Wu and City Counsel President Ed Flynn, who acknowledged AAPI's valuable contribution to all aspects of American life and called for no hatred, unity and solidarity.

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  • On May 7, 2023, Attorney Dai participated Boston's long standing Walk For Hunger, to raise awareness and bring relief to people with food insecurity.

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  • On April 18, 2023, our office has finished a due diligence and prepared a legal opinion for a Massachusetts subsidiary of PharmaEssentia Corp, a leading biopharmaceutical company’s $462.7 million offering of global depositary shares. This makes it the largest ever overseas offering of this kind by a Taiwan biotech company.

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  • On March 13, 2023, Federal District Court District of Massachusetts ruled in the defendants' motion to dismiss in favor of our client Sunco Timber (Kunshan) Co. a leading kitchen cabinet manufacturer in China, on some major causes of actions, including breach of contract, breach fiduciary duty and pierce corporate veil, against Infinity Wood Products LLC, its exclusive distributor and customer in the US and its shareholders, officers and directors for more than $6,000,000. Read the judge’s opinion here https://casetext.com/case/sunco-timber-kunshan-co-v-sun

 

  • We received the approval from United States Trademark and Patent Office of a registered trademark of a new drug for a wholly owned US subsidiary. This is one of the largest publicly traded drug research and development companies in China.

 

  • We prepared 501(c)(3) tax exemption applications for a nonprofit company in researching and applying Omega-3 fatty acid to promote global health.

 

  • We represented the principal owner to reach a settlement with another shareholder on a partner dispute in connection with the financial dealings and operation of a series of chain restaurants in Boston. 

 

  • Court approved part of our motion for a temporary restraining order and attachment of real property, allowing our client, a commercial tenant , who filed a lawsuit against the landlord for lease disputes, to attach the said real property and prohibit it from being leased, sold or pledged pending the lawsuit.

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  • Our office advised a client company in laying off 10% of its workforce.

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  • We successfully handled a subpoena dispute with Bank of America who was served by our office a subpoena for a dozen of companies and individuals with regards to a litigation with the amount in dispute for over $4 million. 

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  • Our office has aided a drug development company in laying off two thirds (about fifty employees) of its workforce by providing related legal services regarding this workforce reduction.

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  • We represent a bio-pharmaceutical company in a negotiation leading to a satisfactory settlement on an early termination of the office and laboratory lease with its landlord. 

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  • Lion’s Law has assisted a cryptocurrency mining client in negotiating an agreement with a specialized energy consultant on purchasing energy from energy service providers.

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  • We have represented a company in asset acquisition from a recruiting agency in business for over a decade. 

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  • We are representing and guiding a first time franchisor in beauty industry who is entering into a sophisticated franchise agreement with its first franchisee.

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