GETTING INTO BUSINESS IN CHINA:
LEGAL ISSUES IN ESTABLISHING BUSINESS ENTITIES

This session will focus on entering and conducting business operations in China. A highly experienced panel will explain how to successfully enter the China market. In addition, panelists will explore the typical challenges of operating in the region. The session will also touch upon issues which face the insurance industry in particular.

MODERATOR:

Angus Rodger, Partner
Steptoe & Johnson LLP, United Kingdom
Angus Rodger is a partner at Steptoe & Johnson and represents and counsels insurers, reinsurers, brokers, and financial institutions in insurance disputes and non-contentious matters. He is identified as a leading individual by Chambers UK and UK Legal 500 for insurance and reinsurance and is also ranked as a leading individual in UK Chambers for Insurance Claims. MORE>

PANELISTS:

Audrey Chen, Partner
Jun He Law Offices, China
Audrey Chen is a partner at Jun He Law Offices and specializes in foreign investment, banking and financing, M&A, and general corporate work. She has extensive experience in energy, mining, automobile, retail, real estate, technology, and IP projects. She has advised on various aspects of, and negotiated complicated legal documents in connection with, such projects. MORE>

Bjoern Etgen, Partner
Beiten Burkhardt, Hong Kong
Bjoern Etgen is head of the China Practice at Beiten Burkhardt. He has substantial experience in advising on all forms of foreign investment in China including large-scale foreign direct investment transactions and M&A transactions. Dr. Etgen has also acted on various arbitration cases involving Chinese parties with China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) and other international arbitration commissions. MORE>

Adam W. Schorr, Partner
Margolis & Tisman LLP, United States
Adam Schorr practices corporate law, specializing in cross-border transactions and investments, including joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, manufacturing and supply, licensing and technology transfer, and sales and distribution in the U.S. and China. He also serves as an adjunct professor at the UCLA Law School and gives frequent talks on China-related business and legal topics. MORE>

Stuart Valentine, Partner
Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Hong Kong
Stuart Valentine advises on corporate and commercial matters, including mergers and acquisitions and business regulation, with a particular focus on cross-border transactions involving China. He has been recommended as a "leading lawyer" in the corporate, commercial, and mergers and acquisition fields in China and Hong Kong in various legal directories. MORE>

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