The rise of state-owned companies and sovereign wealth funds (together SOEs) poses many new questions for the regime of investor-state arbitration. Extant literature treats all SOEs the same and limits its focus to the doctrinal treatment of SOEs. This article, by studying Chinese SOEs,...

The “in-house counsel movement” of the past few decades, with its far-reaching implications for the legal profession, the legal service market, and corporate governance, has attracted a great deal of academic attention. Few scholars, however, have examined the global expansion of emerging...

Foreign capital plays a key role in a nation’s economic development. Accordingly, foreign direct investment (FDI) is viewed as a driving factor for economic growth. Since the establishment of China's Free Trade Zones (FTZs) in 2013, investors and the government alike have failed to fully...

Managing U.S.-China relations is “the biggest geopolitical test of the 21st century. This Article explores a crucial, delicate part of that test: national security review of Chinese foreign investment. To address emerging threats from China, Congress passed the Foreign Investment Risk Review...