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In recent years, interactions between American and Asian businesses have increased notably. However, different business cultures and unfamiliar legal systems sometimes frustrate negotiations, create conflicts, and prevent disputes from being effectively resolved. Panelists will address this issue and discuss how to structure negotiation strategies to fit in with general elements of Asian business culture, how to prevent unique commercial and legal risks, and how to choose the most constructive dispute resolution regime in the Asian context.
Speakers
Cedric C. ChaoPartner, Morrison & FoersterMr. Cedric C. Chao co-chairs Morrison & Foerster’s international litigation and arbitration practice, and focuses on commercial litigation, international arbitration, and white collar criminal defense. He has first-chaired numerous U.S. jury and court trials, and high stakes international commercial arbitration disputes. Mr. Chao is listed in the Guide to the World’s Leading Litigation Lawyers 2009, as well as the Guide to the World’s Leading Experts in Commercial Arbitration 2009. Asia Law includes him on its “Asia Law Leading Lawyers 2009” list for dispute resolution in Asia. Chambers USA 2009 designates him as a “recommended lawyer” on its national list of international arbitration specialists. IBA Who’s Who Legal: California (2009) names Mr. Chao one of 16 leading arbitration specialists in California, of whom only five are advocates. He formerly chaired the California State Bar Litigation Section, the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area, and the Singapore American Business Association. Mr. Chao was educated at Stanford University and Harvard Law School.
Joon H. KimPartner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonMr. Joon H. Kim is a partner based in the New York office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. Mr. Kim’s practice focuses on litigation and arbitration, including securities litigation, white-collar criminal defense, internal investigations, international arbitrations, and general commercial litigation. He has represented numerous financial institutions and multi-national corporations in securities and other complex litigation, as well as in regulatory and criminal matters involving the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the New York Attorney General’s Office. He also has substantial experience with international arbitrations and mergers and acquisitions litigation. Mr. Kim’s litigation practice is recognized nationally. Prior to rejoining Cleary Gottlieb in 2006, Mr. Kim worked as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York. He received a J.D. degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School and an undergraduate degree from Stanford University.
Jingzhou TaoPartner, Jones DayMr. Jingzhou Tao is a partner of Jones Day Beijing. He has more than 25 years of experience in advising Fortune 500 companies on China-related matters. His areas of practice include international arbitration and mergers and acquisitions. He has represented major multinational companies in hundreds of transactions in China. Mr. Tao has acted as counsel, chief arbitrator, or party-nominated arbitrator in over one hundred international arbitration proceedings. He is one of 12 arbitrators for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, a member of several arbitration institutions (including the ICC International Court of Arbitration, the London Court of International Arbitration, and the Advisory Board of the CIETAC), and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Peking University Law School, a member of the Editorial Board of Global Arbitration Review, and a member of the Board of Trustees of Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy. He has published several books, including Mergers and Acquisitions in China, Arbitration Law and Practice in China, and Resolving Business Disputes in China.
Keiji HatanoSpecial Counsel, Sullivan & Cromwell LLPMr. Keiji Hatano is a special counsel at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and a member of the firm’s Financial Institutions Group and Mergers and Acquisitions Group. Mr. Hatano’s practice focuses on cross-border mergers and acquisitions in the United States and Japan. He also has substantial experience in banking, insur- ance and other financial regulatory matters as well as in securities offerings. Mr. Hatano’s recent representations include Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s $9 billion investment in, and strategic alliance with, Morgan Stanley, and Tokio Marine Holdings’ $4.7 billion acquisition of Philadelphia Consolidated Holding. Mr. Hatano is a member of the bar of the State of New York and Japan. Mr. Hatano obtained his LL.B. degree at University of Tokyo and LL.M. degree at Columbia Law School.
Lorraine Brennan (Moderator)Senior Vice President, International Institute for Conflict Prevention & ResolutionMs. Lorraine M. Brennan is the Senior Vice President of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR), where she is responsible for advancing CPR's innovative programs and initiatives in the U.S. and abroad. Prior to her tenure at CPR, she was a partner at Kilpatrick Stockton LLP and led the firm's International Arbitration Group. She also served as the American advisor to the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and as the Director of Arbitration and Intellectual Property at the United States Council for International Business. She is currently one of eight U.S. members of the NAFTA 2022 Advisory Committee on Private Commercial Disputes. Ms. Brennan is an adjunct Professor at Cornell Law School and Georgetown University Law Centre. For the past five years, she has been a Visiting Professor at Shantou University in Guangdong province, China. Ms. Brennan was educated at Cornell University, Suffolk University Law School and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
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