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Craig N. Meurlin is of counsel at Warner Norcross & Judd LLP in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was senior vice president and general counsel with Amway Corpo-ration. Prior to joining Amway Corporation, he was a partner at Jones Day in Cleveland, Ohio. He was listed in the Best Lawyers in America and named a Super Lawyer in the 2007 edition of Michigan Super Lawyers. He is the Chair of the Michigan District Export Council West and the World Affairs Council of West Michigan. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. He may be reached at cmeurlin,wnj.com.

Roderick D. Margo is a partner with Condon & Forsyth in Los Angeles, Califor-nia. He advises and represents foreign corporations, including airlines and their insurers, in the resolution of claims and commercial disputes, the negotiation and documentation of commercial transactions, regulatory matters, risk management, and insurance. In addition, Mr. Margo serves as a mediator for the Los Angeles Superior Court, and as an arbitrator and mediator on air law matters for the Inter-national Mediation and Arbitration Center in Los Angeles. Mr. Margo has pub-lished and lectured extensively on legal issues affecting the airline and insurance industries. He is the author of Aviation Insurance, a treatise on the law and prac-tice of aviation insurance focusing on English law and London Market practice. He is also a co-editor of Shawcross & Beaumont on Air Law (4th ed. 2008, rev), and a co-editor of Montreal Convention, published by Kluwer & Co. in 2006. He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree cum laude from the University of Witwatersrand School of Law in Johannesburg, South Africa, and a Doctorate in Civil Law from the Insti-tute of Air & Space Law at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He is admitted to practice in California, Georgia, the District of Columbia, and New South Wales, Australia. Mr. Margo may be reached at rmargo,condonlaw.com.

Mark Mackrell is a partner with Norton White in Sydney, Australia. He concen-trates his practice in aviation law, representing airlines, aviation operators, and aviation underwriters, and has extensive experience in trade practices, product liability, and intellectual property issues. Mr Mackrell joined other transport law

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partners of the former Norton Smith & Co. in 1999 to found the transport law specialist firm Norton White. Mr. Mackrell regularly conducts workshops and speaks at seminars and other training programs in Australia and internationally for aviation lawyers and representatives of the aviation and insurance industries. Mr. Mackrell may be reached at mark.mackrell,nortonwhite.com.

Margot Waring is a special counsel with Norton White in Sydney, Australia. She practices in all aspects of commercial litigation, specializing in administrative law, employment and labor law, and insolvency law. Ms Waring joined Norton White in 2003, after working with Sydney firms Mallesons Stephen Jaques and Norton Smith & Co, where she was a partner, from 1990 to 1999, and the Sydney office of Coudert Brothers, as a partner from 1999 to 2002. She holds Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degrees from the University of Sydney and is admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Courts of New South Wales and Victoria and the High Court of Aus-tralia. Ms. Waring may be reached at margot.waring,nortonwhite.com.

Christian Geisweid works with Lufthansa Cargo in Frankfurt, Germany and spe-cializes in liability and insurance issues in aviation and international transporta-tion. He holds a law degree from Philipps-Universität in Marburg, Germany and a Master of International Trade Law degree from the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia. Mr. Geisweid has worked in the aviation and logistics industry in Germany for Lufthansa and Exel/DHL. He has practiced law with Norton White for several years. Mr. Geisweid is currently completing an Australian law degree to obtain legal admission in Australia. He can be reached at email,christian-geisweid.de.

James M. Zimmerman is a partner with the law firm of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., and is the chief representative for the firm’s office in Beijing, People’s Repub-lic of China. Mr. Zimmerman is recognized as one of Asia’s leading business lawyers in the categories of Chinese Law, Dispute Resolution, and General Corporate Law in the AsiaLaw Leading Lawyers Survey 2002–2009 (published by Euromoney Publications). He is the author of numerous publications, including the 1999 and 2005 editions of the China Law Deskbook: A Legal Guide for Foreign-Invested Enterprises, a publication of the American Bar Association. Mr. Zimmerman has written a number of articles and chapters on China law and international trade topics that are published in several national and international journals, including The China Business Review, Cornell International Law Journal, International Labor Review, Hastings International and Comparative Law Review, and Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review. Mr. Zimmerman served as the Chair of the China Law Committee of the American Bar Association’s Section on Inter-national Law & Practice from 1999 to 2003, and as the 2007 and 2008 Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce, People’s Republic of China (AmCham-China). Mr. Zimmerman currently serves as the Chairman Emeritus of AmCham-

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China. He received a Master in Business Administration degree from the University of California, Irvine, in 1982 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Diego in 1987. Mr. Zimmerman is licensed in the State of California and has been a registered foreign lawyer in China since 1998. Mr. Zimmerman resides in Beijing and may be reached at JZimmerman,ssd.com.

Lisa White is an international trade lawyer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) of Australia. Prior to joining DFAT, she worked as a foreign law specialist for the Law Library, Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., and as a lawyer for the law firm Deacons. Ms. White holds a Masters of Law degree from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Hons) from the University of New South Wales. Ms. White is admitted to practice in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory and is a member of the New York Bar. She may be reached at lisa.white,dfat.gov.au.

Simon M.Y. Chan is a partner with the law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP in Hong Kong. His practice focuses on international/cross-border mergers and acquisitions, international and U.S. securities law related transactions, and Hong Kong cor-porate compliance and regulatory matters. He also advises on general corporate and commercial matters, including direct investments, joint ventures, financing arrangements, multi-jurisdictional corporate structures, corporate reorganiza-tion, and corporate governance. He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree and a Post- Graduate Certificate in Laws from the University of Hong Kong. He is licensed to practice in Hong Kong, New York, England and Wales. He may be reached at: chan.simon@dorsey.com.

Snehal Patil is an associate with the Licensing and Technology Group at Perkins Coie in Menlo Park, California. He counsels startups, emerging companies, and public and private corporations on complex corporate and technology transactions with particular focus on joint ventures and strategic partnerships, licensing and outsourcing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity and venture financing. Mr. Patil is licensed to practice law in California and India, and is fluent in Hindi and Marathi languages. He is a co-chair of the ABA Affiliation Working Group, North American South Asian Bar Association, a member of the Steering Committee, International Legal Exchange (India) Delegation 2009, ABA Section of International Law and Practice, and was a vice chair for the Asia/Pacific Commit-tee, American Bar Association, Section of International Law and Practice. He may be reached at SPatil,perkinscoie.com.

Joseph E. Tornberg is a government relations attorney for American International Group (AIG) in Houston, Texas. Mr. Tornberg holds a Juris Doctor degree from New York Law School, a Master in Business Administration degree from the Uni-versity of Texas at Austin, and a postgraduate certificate in International Business

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and Finance from New York University. He is admitted to practice law in the Dis-trict of Columbia, New York and Texas, and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Mr. Tornberg has written numerous law review and legal articles on international law, primarily focusing on banking, financial services, international investment, and insurance. His previous publications have included articles dealing with Australia, China, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam. Mr. Tornberg was a contributing author, having written the international law section in the American Institute for CPCU/Insurance Institute of America textbook, The Legal Environ-ment of Insurance. He may be reached at Joseph.Tornberg,aig.com.

Maria Tan Pedersen is a partner with the international law firm Howrey LLP in Washington, D.C. She is an experienced commercial and dispute resolution attor-ney with a focus on cross-border matters. She represents a broad range of foreign and domestic clients across multiple industries, in diverse transactions involv-ing M&A, project structuring and financing, joint ventures, contracts, and arbi-tration. She spent four years as a foreign practitioner in Jakarta, and maintains close ties to Indonesia through ongoing projects. Ms. Pedersen may be reached at PedersenMT,howrey.com.

Nini N. Halim is a partner of the legal consulting firm Hutabarat Halim & Rekan in Jakarta, Indonesia. Her areas of specialties include corporate law and invest-ments, mergers and acquisitions, labor, media, and intellectual property rights. She handles various types of projects on behalf of offshore clients intending to do busi-ness in Indonesia. She has been acknowledged by international legal publications as one of the leading individuals in the areas of corporate/M&A in Indonesia. Ms. Halim may be reached at nini.halim,hnrlawyers.com.

Chiyu Abo is a partner with Chuo Sogo Law Office, P.C. in Tokyo, Japan. He is admitted in Japan, Michigan, and New York, and is fluent in both Japanese (native) and English. His practice areas include international business transactions, finan-cial law, and commercial litigation. He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Chuo University in Tokyo, Japan, and a Master of Laws degree from Cornell University Law School in Ithaca, New York. His publications include “Transfer, Corporate Division, Share Transfer, Merger, Rehabilitation, Reorganization and Liquidation” (co-author, Daiichi Hoki); “Financial Instruments and Exchange Law and Finan-cial Practice” (co-author, Keizai Horei Kenkyukai); “New Corporation Law and Financial Practice” (co-author, Kinyu Zaisei Jijo Kenkyukai); and “Debt Collec-tion Handbook, Execution Trouble Q&A” (co-author, Keizai Horei Kenkyukai). He may be reached at abo_c,clo.gr.jp.

Masahiro Nakatsukasa is a partner with the Japanese law firm Chuo Sogo Law Office, P.C. with offices in Osaka, Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan. He is qualified to practice law in Japan and New York and is fluent in Japanese (native) and English.

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He has handled numerous legal and litigation cases, spanning the entire range of the Japanese as well as international commercial legal spectrum, focusing on bankruptcy and corporate law and cross-border mergers and acquisitions issues. He often works with lawyers in the United States on trial discovery procedures in Japan and is frequently involved in U.S. patent infringement litigation. He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Kyoto University School of Law and a Master of Laws degree from Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago. After graduating from Northwestern, he worked for Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Chicago as a visiting attorney. He is an adjunct professor at Kyoto University Law School, and has been appointed as a vice-chairman of the Legal Apprentice Committee of the Osaka Bar Association. He can be reached at nakatsukasa_m@clo.gr.jp.

Naoko Nakatsukasa is a partner with Chuo Sogo Law Office, P.C. in Osaka, Japan. She is admitted to practice in Japan and New York. She is involved in all phases of intellectual property practice, international business transactions, and financial law cases, with particular emphasis in patent litigations. Ms. Nakatsukasa holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Kyoto University School of Law and a Master of Laws degree from Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. She is an adjunct professor at Kyoto University Law School, and an appointed member of the exami-nation committee of the National Certificate Exam for Proficiency measurement in Financial Products Sale. Her publications include “Transfer, Corporate Divi-sion, Share Transfer, Merger, Rehabilitation, Reorganization and Liquidation” (co-author, Daiichi Hoki); “Legal Consultation on Unfair Competition” (co-author, Seirin Shoin); and “Practice on Financial Instruments Exchange Law” (co-author, Kinyu Zaisei Jijo Kenkyukai). She can be reached at nakatsukasa_n,clo.gr.jp.

Sara P. Sandford is an owner in the Seattle office of Garvey Schubert Barer, where she has worked as a transnational business attorney for the past 20 plus years, advising on a wide variety of acquisitions, joint ventures, and similar cross-border transactions. She is admitted as an attorney in California and Washington. She is active in the ABA Section of International Law (currently overseeing the Sec-tion’s Task Forces and Special Projects, among others positions). She has previously served as a chair for the Section’s Business Law Division I, Africa/Eurasia Division, and Asia/Pacific Committee. She also is a past chair of the Japan America Society for the State of Washington. Ms. Sandford received a Juris Doctor degree from Columbia University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Japanese Studies from the University of Washington. She has lived in Japan and worked at a Japa-nese law firm, and she frequently speaks on cross-border investment with Asia. She speaks, reads and writes Japanese and can be contacted at ssandford,gsblaw.com.

William Herbert worked for a total of six years as a legal professional in Japan, first in the legal department of a Japanese pharmaceutical manufacturer and then at a law and patent firm that specializes in the cross border licensing of technology.

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William is admitted as an attorney in Washington, New York, and Georgia. He received a Juris Doctor degree and Master of Laws degree in Asian and Compara-tive Law from the University of Washington School of Law. He may be reached at william,wherbertlaw.com.

Andrew H. Thorson. See Mr. Thorson’s bio in the “About the Editors” section.

Manjit Gill is a partner with Christopher & Weisberg, P.A. in Ft. Lauderdale, Flor-ida. Mr. Gill was previously in private practice with other law firms in Florida and Washington, D.C. He received his undergraduate education at Duke University, where he graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and History. He received his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, and a Master of Laws degree in International Law from New York University School of Law. Mr. Gill currently serves as subcommittee co-chair for the Alterna-tive Dispute Resolution Committee of the Section of Litigation of the American Bar Association. He may be reached at mgill,cwiplaw.com.

Ng Swee Kee is a partner in the Corporate and Commercial Practice Group of Shearn Delamore & Co. in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He graduated from the University of Oxford with a B.A. (Hons) in Jurisprudence and he holds a B.A. in Economics from Ohio Wesleyan University. He was admitted to practice as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1994. Prior to reading law, he was the deputy managing director of a main board public listed company in Malaysia. Mr. Ng is a Barrister-at-Law of The Middle Temple, London and is a member of the Malaysian Bar, the Oxford and Cambridge Society of Malaysia, and the Wadham Law Society, Oxford. He is featured as one of the Leaders in Their Field—Corporate/M&A (Malaysia), Chambers Asia and Chambers Global (2007, 2008, and 2009), a “leading individual” in the Corporate/M&A section, Asia Pacific-Legal 500 (2007/08 and 2008/09), and a key practitioner in Malaysia for Mergers and Acquisitions, Asia Law & Practice’s Worldlaw Profiles (2008). He is the coauthor of various articles on Malaysian laws published by the Interna-tional Finance Corporation, The World Bank, and the International Bar Associa-tion, among others. He is proficient in English, Bahasa Malaysia, Cantonese, and Mandarin. Mr. Ng may be reached at sweekeeng,shearndelamore.com.

Lee Mun Yi is a corporate and commercial lawyer with Shearn Delamore & Co. in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Uni-versity of Leeds in the U.K. and is a Barrister-at-Law of Lincoln’s Inn, U.K. She is admitted to practice as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya. She has assisted in contributions to various publications of the International Finance Corporation, The World Bank, and the International Bar Association. She is a member of the Publications Committee of the Bar Council of Malaysia and is flu-

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ent in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Malay. She may be reached at munyi.lee,shearndelamore.com.

Mohammad A. Syed is a senior attorney in the Antitrust Section of King & Ballow in Nashville, Tennesee. Mr. Syed previously practiced litigation at a law firm in Washington, D.C. He has also worked for the Civil Litigation Branch of the Dis-trict of Columbia Office of Attorney General (formerly D.C. Office of Corporation Counsel) and the law firm of Rizvi, Isa, Afridi & Angell in Karachi, Pakistan. He received his undergraduate education at the University of Rochester, where he grad-uated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Political Science. He received his law degree at George Washington University School of Law. He also attended Harvard Law School Program of Instruction for Lawyers (Mediation Workshop), 2007. Mr. Syed is a member of the American Bar Association (“ABA”), where he is co-chair of the Section of International Law Asia/Pacific Committee. In addition to being admitted to practice in New York, The District of Columbia and Tennessee, he is enrolled in the High Courts of Pakistan. He may be reached at msyed@kingballow.com.

Naz Toosy is a senior associate with Rizvi, Isa, Afridi & Angell in Karachi, Paki-stan. In addition to general corporate practice, Ms. Toosy specializes in commer-cial, company, drugs, anti-competition, labor, foreign exchange, data retention, and intellectual property laws. Ms. Toosy has coauthored various legal articles and publications, including the chapter on Merger Control in Pakistan in the Interna-tional Comparative Legal Guide to Merger Control, 2007 (Global Legal Group Limited). She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Karachi University, Pakistan, and a Bachelor of Laws degree (Hons.) from the University of London. She com-pleted a bar vocational course from the University of West of England, Bristol, and was called to the Bar of England and Wales by the Honorable Society of Middle Temple in 2005. Ms. Toosy is enrolled in the High Courts of Pakistan. She may be reached at ntoosy@riaalaw.com.

Tadeo F. Hilado is a senior partner and the head of the Corporate and Special Projects Department with Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices, widely known as ACCRALAW, in the Philippines. The principal focus of his prac-tice is general corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, securities, and foreign investments. He has been involved in the establishment of joint venture companies in the Philippines for American, Japanese, European, and other foreign clients. He has been heavily involved in the establishment of representative offices, branches, and subsidiaries of multinational companies. He also specializes in initial public offerings, pre-IPO restructurings, collective investment schemes, and other securi-ties-related transactions. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree under the Honors Accelerated Program, graduating valedictorian and summa cum laude from De La

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Salle University in the Philippines, and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Univer-sity of the Philippines College of Law. Mr. Hilado was a Clyde De Witt fellow at the University of Michigan where he obtained a Master of Laws degree in 1981. He is a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, International Bar Associa-tion, and the Legal Management Council of the Philippines. He may be reached at tfhilado,accralaw.com.

Andre B. Navato, Jr. is a partner with ACCRALAW and is a member of its Corpo-rate and Special Projects Department. He specializes in foreign investments, joint ventures, energy law, mergers and acquisitions, leases, privatization, mining, and banking. He graduated with a Master of Laws degree from Cornell University. He obtained a Juris Doctor degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the Ateneo de Manila University. Mr. Navato may be reached at abnavatojr,accralaw.com.

Eric R. Recalde is a senior associate with ACCRALAW. The principal focus of his practice is corporate law, taxation, mergers and acquisitions, foreign investments, project finance, and joint ventures. He has handled several tax cases representing taxpayers before the Regional Trial Courts, Bureau of Internal Revenue, the Court of Tax Appeals, and the Supreme Court. He graduated as class salutatorian with a Bachelor of Laws degree from San Beda College of Law in Manila, Philippines. He earned a Master of Laws degree from the same law school. He is a certified public accountant. Mr. Recalde has been active in academia and has taught corporate law and taxation in various law schools. He wrote A Treatise on Tax Principles and Remedies. Mr. Recalde may be reached at errecalde,accralaw.com.

Blake S. Feken is a senior associate with ACCRALAW. Mr. Feken has assisted a wide range of clients in civil, criminal, and administrative proceedings before trial and appellate courts within the areas of real estate, mining, construction, securi-ties, intracorporate and stockholders’ disputes, corporate rehabilitation, telecom-munications and other public utilities, property disputes, civil law, and criminal law. He has extensive exposure in real estate, mining, construction, general corpo-rate work, foreign investments, joint ventures, and special registrations with gov-ernmental agencies. He earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law. He is a trained arbitrator and member of the Philip-pine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc. He is also a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines. Mr. Feken may be reached at bsfeken,accralaw.com.

Judy Alice U. Repol is an associate with ACCRALAW and is a member of its Cor-porate and Special Projects Department. Ms. Repol’s specific practice areas are general corporate work, mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, foreign investments, taxation, and special registrations with governmental agencies. She has also advised clients on privatization and business transactions involving legal

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due diligence reviews. Ms. Repol obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law in 2007. She received her Bachelor of Sciences degree in Management, major in Legal Management, cum laude from the Ateneo de Manila University. Ms. Repol may be reached at jarepol,accralaw.com.

Ben Dominic R. Yap is a partner with the law firm of Caguioa & Gatmaytan in Makati City, Philippines. He focuses his practice in the areas of litigation and arbi-tration. He graduated as the class salutatorian and earned a Juris Doctor degree (second honors) from the Ateneo de Manila University School of Law. Mr. Yap may be reached at bdryap,cagatlaw.com.

Albert Vincent Y. Yu Chang. See Mr. Yu Chang’s bio in the “About the Editors” section.

Shari Rasanayagam is a foreign legal advisor at Kelvin Chia Partnership in Sin-gapore. She is actively involved in the firm’s tax practice and advises the firm’s local and international clients on an array of corporate tax compliance issues and provides guidance in relation to the tax efficient structuring of their invest-ments in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Labuan, the British Virgin Islands, Seychelles, Mauritius, Samoa, and the Cayman Islands. She holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Nottingham in the U.K. She is a member of the New York bar. She may be reached at shari.rasanayagam,kcpartnership.com.

Laura S. Henry is an adjunct professor at the Yonsei Graduate School of Law in Seoul, South Korea teaching advanced U.S. Commercial Law. At the time of the writing of the chapter on Korea, she was a foreign legal consultant in the corporate team of Lee and Ko in Seoul, South Korea. A member of the Washington State Bar, Ms. Henry holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Washington School of Law. She also holds a Masters in Economics degree and a Masters in Interna-tional Relations degree from the University of Washington. Ms. Henry is fluent in Korean. She currently teaches U.S. business law in the graduate law program at Yonsei University. She may be reached at lshenry,yonsei.ac.kr.

Myoung Jae Chung is a partner with Kim & Chang in South Korea. His prac-tice focuses on corporate and finance matters, including mergers and acquisitions, securities and capital market transactions, derivatives, and investment funds. As a member of the firm’s investment management practice group, Mr. Chung repre-sents a broad range of clients in the asset management industry, specializing in asset management regulation, compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and restructuring of business operation. He has also participated in the drafting of various invest-ment management-related legislation and regulations. He speaks both Korean and English. He may be reached at mjchung,kimchang.com.

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Sung Jin Kim is a partner with Kim & Chang in South Korea. Reflecting his expe-rience as a judge in the Seoul Western District Court and the Seoul Administra-tive Court, Mr. Kim has a broad practice in civil and administrative litigation at the firm. As counsel for companies, he has been actively involved in many major product-liability litigation, such as sudden acceleration cases, computer software cases, consumers’ claim cases, airbag cases, and vehicle fire cases. In addition, he represents the firm’s clients before the government authorities with respect to recall procedure. In addition, in his administrative litigation practice, Mr. Kim regularly attends hearings before the Administrative Appeal Commission and participates in court litigation proceedings. He speaks both Korean and English. He may be reached at sjkim,kimchang.com.

Yong-Taek Lim is a senior tax attorney/CPA with Kim & Chang in South Korea. Mr. Lim joined the firm after working at Arthur Andersen as a senior associate. Mr. Lim has provided comprehensive tax advice on various mergers and acquisi-tion projects in Korea for foreign financial investors. As the leader of the Finance Tax Practice Group for prominent foreign private equity firms, Mr. Lim has led various tax audits and tax dispute cases of private equity firms. He speaks both Korean and English. He may be reached at ytlim,kimchang.com.

Kyumin Kevin Lee is a senior foreign attorney in the Intellectual Property Group of Kim & Chang. His work involves all aspects of patent prosecution and litiga-tion and client counseling in these areas. Prior to Kim & Chang, Mr. Lee worked at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Frommer, Lawrence & Haug, LLP, and Fish & Neave in New York. He is also registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He speaks both Korean and English. He may be reached at kklee,kimchang.com.

Timothy J. O’Brien is a foreign attorney in the corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and antitrust and competition practice groups at Kim & Chang in South Korea. For more than 30 years Mr. O’Brien has advised international cor-porations on acquisitions, investments, restructuring, joint ventures, and other projects with a particular focus on Korea, and also advised Korean corporate cli-ents in connection with financing, joint ventures, acquisitions, real estate devel-opment, and international trade and other matters in China, the United States, and elsewhere. Prior to joining Kim & Chang, he practiced at Coudert Brothers, serving as head of that firm’s Korea practice in its New York and in Hong Kong offices. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Yale University. He speaks both Korean and English. He may be reached at tjobrien,kimchang.com.

Roger Chae is a senior foreign attorney with Shin & Kim in Korea. Mr. Chae specializes in advising foreign companies in investments in Korea and commercial

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transactions with Korean companies, including joint ventures, private equity, ven-ture capital, M&As, tender offers, IPOs, and establishing a legal presence in Korea. He also regularly advises on commercial matters incidental to foreign investments, such as corporate governance, compliance with U.S. laws, governmental relations, and various commercial agreements with third parties. Mr. Chae has advised Korean companies in outbound commercial ventures, including investments in the United States, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, the Philippines, and Austra-lia. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law. He is admitted to practice in California and Hawaii. He may be reached at rchae,shinkim.com.

Young-Seok Ki is a partner with Shin & Kim in South Korea. Mr. Ki’s main areas of practice include cross-border investments, mergers and acquisitions, hostile takeovers, corporate governance, corporate financing, real estate transactions, and labor and employment matters. He has also participated in numerous dispute reso-lution matters, including international arbitration. Mr. Ki earned an undergradu-ate degree from Seoul National University and a Master of Laws degree from the University of Washington School of Law. He may be reached at ysgi,shinkim.com.

Beomsu Kim is a partner with Shin & Kim in South Korea. He practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, general corporate transactions, and foreign investments. Mr. Kim also focuses on international dispute resolution, including international arbitration, and intellectual property law. Mr. Kim has served as a judge of the Dis-trict Courts of Korea. He has also served as the Executive Director of International Relations for the Korean Bar Association. He is a member of International Trans-action Law Committee under the Ministry of Justice and a director of the Korean Council of International Arbitration. Mr. Kim holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Seoul National University and Master of Laws degrees from the University of Hous-ton Law Center in Texas. He may be reached at bskim,shinkim.com.

Yong Woo Lee is a partner with Shin & Kim in South Korea. His practice focuses on property, antitrust, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate and compli-ance. Mr. Lee also has extensive experience in real estate transactions, representing numerous foreign investors. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Seoul National University and a Master of Laws degree from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley. He may be reached at ywlee,shinkim.com.

Ghyo Sun Park is a partner with Shin & Kim in South Korea. He is a commercial litigator, focusing in the areas of intellectual property, product liability, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and international arbitration. Mr. Park has been involved in many significant patent infringement cases and product liabil-ity cases, including the first Korean tobacco litigation. Mr. Park serves as a member

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of Advisory Committee for Intellectual Property Rights, Korea Trade Commission. He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Seoul National University and a Master of Laws degree from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley. He may be reached at gspark,shinkim.com.

Jangwon Seo is a senior foreign attorney with Shin & Kim. He concentrates his practice in commercial real estate transactions, including sale, acquisition, devel-opment, financing, construction, and leasing of office, retail, and industrial real estate. Mr. Seo also practices in the areas of cross-border mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Connecticut. He may be reached at jwseo,shinkim.com.

Thomas J. Harrold, Jr. is a partner and the chair of the international business group at Miller & Martin PLLC in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a recognized expert in assist-ing foreign and domestic companies that locate manufacturing and distribution facilities in the southeastern United States. He has been successful helping these companies obtain beneficial tax exemptions and governmental incentives, in addi-tion to handling all aspects of the site selection process. He has advised business operations and joint ventures in Europe, Asia, and South and Central America. Mr. Harrold represents clients from Germany, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, Swe-den, Denmark, the Netherlands, Italy, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, and Switzerland on legal issues that arise when a company from overseas conducts business in the United States and vice versa. Mr. Harrold served as deputy commissioner of inter-nal revenue from 1976 to 1978. He was a co-founder and has served as president of the World Law Group. He wrote the book Starting and Operating a Business in Georgia. He has been recognized in Georgia Super Lawyers in the International Practice category. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University in New York and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Georgia. Mr. Harrold may be reached at tharrold,millermartin.com.

Whan Choi is an associate with Miller & Martin PLLC in Atlanta, Georgia. He concentrates his practice in the areas of international business, mergers and acqui-sitions, business financing, business tax, and general corporate law. He also assists in securing government grants, tax incentives, and abatements for new compa-nies establishing operations in the Southeastern United States. Mr. Choi earned a Juris Doctor degree from Emory University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. He may be reached at wchoi,millermartin.com.

Jackson Shuai-Sheng Huang is a partner with Formosa Transnational in Taipei, Taiwan. He practices in the areas of cross-border litigation and arbitration, inter-national trade, corporate and financial regulations, mergers and acquisitions, and

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antitrust. He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Soochow University School of Law and Master of Laws degrees from London School of Economics and Political Science and Columbia University School of Law. He is a member of the Taipei Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association. He may be reached at shuai-sheng.huang,taiwanlaw.com.

Louis I-Che Hsieh is an associate with Formosa Transnational in Taipei, Taiwan. He specializes in international trade, intellectual property, civil and criminal liti-gation. Mr. Hsieh holds a Bachelor of Laws degree and a Master of Laws degree from National Taiwan University. He has served as chief of the associate editorial members for the Asian Journal of WTO and International Health Law and Policy. He may be reached at iche.hsieh,taiwanlaw.com.

Michael Doyle is a partner with the law firm of Seri Manop & Doyle in Bangkok, Thailand. He concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate law, finance, real estate law, and dispute resolution. He has published two books, Doyle’s Practical Guide to Thailand Business Law (3d ed.) and Doyle’s Practical Guide to Intel-lectual Property Law, and over 50 articles in various legal and other publications. Mr. Doyle attended Ouachita Baptist University where he was an exchange stu-dent to Alma Aty, Kazakhstan, and he received a B.A. in History, Political Science, and Russian Language. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law. While in law school he participated in a program at Cambridge University, England, where he studied International Business Trans-actions and the Law of the European Union at Emanuel College. Mr. Doyle has been admitted to the American and Arkansas Bar Association. Mr. Doyle may be reached at michael,serimanop.com.

Kyung-Jin Lee worked as a research assistant for Seri Manop & Doyle in Bangkok, Thailand. Ms. Lee holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, and a Master of Social Work degree from University of Wisconsin-Madison. She anticipates a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School in May 2010. Ms. Lee may be reached at kjlee05@gmail.com.

Gregory Crovo is a foreign legal advisor at Kelvin Chia Partnership in Singapore. A member of the firm’s corporate and commercial department, Mr. Crovo han-dles a range of corporate and commercial matters throughout the Southeast Asia region, with a particular emphasis on investment and doing business in Vietnam. His experience includes mergers and acquisitions, joint venture and other invest-ment structures, corporate reorganizations and restructurings, equity and capital planning, financing and banking transactions, property development, distribution agreements, management contracts, franchise agreements, and sale and purchases of businesses. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude from Florida State

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University, a Master of Arts degree in East Asian Studies from Washington Univer-sity in St. Louis, and a Juris Doctor degree from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He may be reached at gregory.crovo,kcpartnership.com.

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