Berkeley Law

BCBLE Lecture Series: Compliance Risks and Pitfalls in China

On March 18, the Berkeley Center for Law, Business and the Economy (BCBLE) hosted a lunch presentation by Gregory C. Wajnowski, GE’s Managing Director of Mergers & Acquisitions and Chief Supervisor of Joint Ventures for GE Energy in Greater China and Mongolia. Wajnowski’s lecture on the “Compliance Risks and Pitfalls in China” provided an overview of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and its implications for doing business in China. Wajnowski explained how companies could manage risk and compete effectively within the confines of the FCPA and other domestic regulations.

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Congratulations to Berkeley Law and Haas Business School Joint Venture Competition Finalists

Congratulations to Team 1 and Team 12 for placing first and second, respectively, in the Berkeley Law and Haas Business School Joint Venture Competition. This was the first year Berkeley offered this competition, and the Berkeley Law Center for Law, Business and the Economy (BCBLE) plans to continue running this competition annually.

The finalist teams were composed of the following Haas and Berkeley Law students:

Team 1: Ben Bradbury, Mary Loum, Arkadiusz Malinowski, and Kim McGinnis

Team 12: Zane Keller, Steven McCarty, and Sam Wang

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