Michael Gu is a founding partner and executive member of AnJie Law Firm based in Beijing. Prior to founding AnJie Law Firm in 2012, Michael was a partner of Zhong Lun Law Firm. Michael also worked for over five years with international firms (Linklaters, Allen & Overy) at their Beijing offices. Michael’s practice mainly focuses on antitrust, cross-border investment and general corporate. Michael is a native Chinese speaker and is fluent in English. Michael received his LL.B. degree from Soochow University School of Law in 1993 and was licensed to practice law in the PRC in 1994. He also holds a legal certificate in European Law after he attended legal trainings in London University and other leading European universities under EU-China Legal and Judicial Co-operation Program, sponsored by the PRC Ministry of Justice and European Commission from 2002 to 2003. In addition, Michael holds an EMBA degree from China Center for Economic Research at Peking University.
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MOFCOM Steps Up: Penalty Decisions Regarding Merger Control Published for the First Time* Two months after the National Development and Reform Commission (“NDRC”) published its last high-profile anti-monopoly penalty decisions (e.g.Japanese Auto Parts and Bearing Manufacturers case, Audi and (...)
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FAW-Volkswagen, Chrysler and Related Dealers Fined Nearly RMB280 Million for Monopolistic Conduct* Background The automotive industry has undergone a new round of “antitrust crackdowns”. On 11 September 2014, Hubei Price Bureau released its decisions to impose penalties arising from a price (...)
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Better Late Than Never: NDRC Publishes Full Decisions on Zhejiang Car Insurance Cartel Case - Analysis of NDRC’s Antitrust Law Enforcement Approach* Introduction Less than 2 weeks after the record fine (USD 200 million) in the Japanese Auto Parts and Bearing Manufacturers case that shocked the (...)
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Note of Caution: Record Fines on 12 Japnese Auto Parts and Bearing Manufactures - Analysis of the NDRC’s Penalty Decision and Countermeasures of Companies* Within six years of implementation of China’s Anti-Monopoly Law, the China’s law enforcement agency responsible for supervising price (...)
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No Way: Top Three Shipping Liners’ Proposed Alliance was Blocked by Chinese Watchdog* Introduction On the very last day of the statutory period for a merger review (i.e. June 17, 2014), China’s Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) rendered its decision to prohibit the proposed shipping alliance among (...)
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MOFCOM Updated Rules on Merger Control Filing* Introduction MOFCOM released the amended Guiding Opinions on Notification of Concentration of Undertakings (“Guiding Opinions”) on June 6, 2014. The amendments significantly expanded the content of the previous 2009 version of the Guiding Opinions. (...)
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MOFCOM Raised Specific Concerns over Adjacent Markets in Its Merger Review* Introduction On April 30, 2014, China’s Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) granted a conditional clearance on the proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of London-listed AZ Electronic Materials S.A. (“AZ”) by Merck KGaA (“Merck”) (...)
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At Last, MOFCOM Formally Adopted Simplified Merger Review Procedure* Introduction The Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) finally published the Guiding Opinions on Notification of Simple Cases of Concentration of Undertakings (the “Guiding Opinions”) on 18 April 2014, two months after the Interim (...)
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Non-filers Beware: MOFCOM Takes More Strict Approach* Introduction On March 21, 2014, the PRC Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) announced that it decided to publicize the decisions of administrative penalties of undertakings which did not submit a notification prior to the implementation of their (...)
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MOFCOM conditionally approves Baxter’s acquisition of Gambro* On 8 August 2013, China’s Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") granted a clearance on the proposed acquisition of the Swedish dialysis equipment manufacturer Gambro AB ("Gambro") by its US rival healthcare company Baxter ("Baxter") in (...)
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Chinese Antitrust Agency Imposed Record Fines on Baby Formula Brands An Analysis on the Application of the Leniency Program under the PRC Anti-Monopoly Law* Background of Record-Breaking Fine Late June of this year, it was reported that the National Development and Reform Commission (“NDRC”) (...)
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Jewelers among the Antitrust Storm* Background Following a sweep on baby formula manufacturers and the packaging giant (i.e. Tetra Pak), the young but powerful Chinese antitrust watchdogs have probed gold jewellers in Shanghai and the Shanghai Gold & Jewellery Industry Association (the (...)
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MOFCOM Speeds Up the Rule-Making Process* The week before the Chinese Qingming Festival, MOFCOM published two sets of draft rules regarding merger control for public consultation, namely, Provisions on Imposing Restrictive Conditions on Concentration of Undertakings (“Provisions on Imposing (...)
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Rumors Come True:NDRC Imposes Record High Penalties on Luxury Chinese Liquors* Background Just one and half months following the breakthrough LCD cartel case, the Chinese price-monopoly watchdog, two provincial branches of National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of (...)
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