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  • Commentary: Overcoming Language Traps in Depositions of Chinese-Speaking Witnesses

    By Geoffrey Sant* I.     Introduction In recent years, there has been an explosion of lawsuits against Chinese companies.  For example, lawsuits against Chinese reverse merger companies tripled between 2010 and 2011, and litigation against Chinese companies represented 47.9 percent of all securities class action filings for the first half of 2011.[1]  The upward trend of U.S. litigation against Chinese companies has been continuing for years.[2]  As litigation increases, there is a corresponding increase in the number of depositions of Chinese-speaking witnesses.[3]  A deposition of course, is an opportunity for counsel…

    Compliance & Regulations February 20, 2012
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