Protecting Corporate Assets in China: Practical Lessons from Shanghai’s Landmark Executive Backstabbing Case
Executive Summary With the official implementation of Amendment (XII) to China’s Criminal Law, the scope of the offense of "Illegal Operation of Similar Business" (非法经营同类营业罪) has expanded beyond state-owned enterprise (SOE) personnel to encompass senior executives of private enterprises and foreign-invested enterprises in China. Recently, the Jiading District People’s Court in Shanghai handed down a landmark verdict in the region’s first case involving a private company execu
