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Page 1 of 3 Law Committee is made up of lawyers or business personnel from diverse and varied backgrounds, companies/ firms, and countries, who are interested in legal development and issues in Hong Kong and the PRC. The committee’s mission is to promote the evolution of Hong Kong’s and the PRC’ s legal systems through dialogue, debate, analysis and research. Committee Meeting:
Committee usually meets on the second Thursday of each month. 
Committee Chair: |
| Clara Ingen-Housz
Special Counsel
Baker & McKenzie | |
Past Events: Event Date | Title | Speaker(s) | Jan 12, 2012 | AmCham Law Committee Meeting (AmCham Members Only) | - |
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. 2010/2011 Past Events: Event Date | Title | Speaker(s) | | Nov 18, 2011 | FCPA Series: Internal and Government Anti-Corruption Investigations | *John Donker, Partner - Forensic Services Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers
*Torsten Duwenhorst, Partner, Ernst & Young
*William McGovern, Partner, Kobre & Kim LLP
Moderator:
Kelly Austin, Partner, Hong Kong, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | | Nov 16, 2011 | RMB Dim Sum Financing Mechanics and Trends | *William Barron, Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell
*Paul Chow, Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell
*Gerhard Radtke, Counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell | | Nov 3, 2011 | FCPA Insights From The Justice Department: Breakfast | Deputy Attorney General James Cole | | Oct 6, 2011 | Arbitrating in Singapore | Minn Naing Oo, Chief Executive Officer & Registrar, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (Singapore) | | Sep 23, 2011 | FCPA Series: Conducting Effective Due Diligence | James Gordon, Navigant Consulting Asia Ltd.
John Macpherson, Control Risks
Chris Yates, Senior Associate, Clifford Chance
Moderator: Kelly Austin, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | | Sep 8, 2011 | AmCham Law Committee Meeting (AmCham Members Only) | - | | Aug 23, 2011 | Inventing Our Future: (i) Reviewing Hong Kong’s Patent System (ii) Balancing Pharmaceutical Patent Terms (iii) Trading Intellectual Property in Hong Kong | Peter Cheung
Director, Intellectual Property Department
HKSAR Government
| | Aug 11, 2011 | Hong Kong’s New Arbitration Ordinance | - | | Jun 29, 2011 | AmCham Appreciation Night for Mr. Stephen Selby | - | | Jun 1, 2011 | FCPA Series: An Overview of Enforcement Trends and Practical Tips on Compliance Programs | ¡EKelly Austin, Partner, Hong Kong, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
¡EBenjamin P. Fishburne III, Resident Partner, Hong Kong, Winston & Strawn LLP
¡EGregory Shultz, Vice President, Legal and Compliance Division, Morgan Stanley, Hong Kong | | Mar 30, 2011 | How to Optimize Your China Business and Investment During the 12th Five Year Plan | W. John Hoffmann, Co-Founder and Principle, Exceptional Resources Group - XRG and China Dialogues Network – CDN
Tibor Baranski, Counsel, Jun He Law Offices | | Feb 10, 2011 | Member Discussion Meeting | - | | Jan 20, 2011 | General Chamber’s Position on the Competition Bill | Adrian Cheung, Senior Director of Strategy & Research, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce | | Jan 13, 2011 | Commercial Contracts: Adding Value to Purchasing (Supply/Sourcing) Agreements | -Thomas Keenan, Associate, Minter Ellison Lawyers
-Elisabeth Ellis, Partner, Minter Ellison Lawyers | | Dec 17, 2010 | Member Discussion Meeting | - | | Dec 9, 2010 | Everything You Need to Know About Expatriation from the United States | • Eugene Chow, Principal, Chow King & Associates
• Robert Keys, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers Hong Kong
• Lisa Pittman, American Citizens Services Unit Chief, U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong | | Nov 11, 2010 | An Overview on How the Duties/Obligations of Reporting Relate to Law Firms | Edwin Chi-kwan Chow, Detective Senior Inspector, Joint Financial Intelligence Unit | | Oct 14, 2010 | Doing Business in Australia - Trade Negotiations and Agreements | Robert McCallum, Of Counsel, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Washington, DC | | Oct 6, 2010 | How to Handle Labor Unions in China | Andreas Lauffs, Partner and Head of China Employment Law Group , Baker & McKenzie | | Oct 5, 2010 | Hong Kong Competition Law: Where Is It Going? | The Honorable Ronny Tong Ka-Wah, Senior Counsel and Member of the Legislative Council
Stuart Chiron, Head of Group Regulatory Affairs, PCCW
Stephen Crosswell, Senior Consultant, Herbert Smith
Bernie Hill, Principal, Certari Consulting
James H. Jeffs, Competition Counsel, Greater Asia Region, Intel Semiconductor Ltd.
Moderator: Winnie Yeung, Director of Legal and Corporate Affairs, Microsoft | | Sep 16, 2010 | Evidentiary Issues in CIETAC Arbitrations | Liu Xiaochun, Deputy Secretary-General, CIETAC South China
Sally Harpole, International Arbitrator, Sally Harpole & Co.
Connie Wu, Director, Navigant Consulting Asia Ltd.
Moderator: Eric A. Szweda, Managing Partner, Troutman Sanders, Hong Kong Office | | Sep 9, 2010 | Review draft of a proposed comment letter for consideration regarding LLP laws | | | Aug 12, 2010 | Recent Legal Developments in Hong Kong | Dennis Kwok, member, the Hong Kong Bar, and founding member, the Civic Party | | June 30, 2010 | Why You Should Care: The Revised Code of Practice on Employment Under The Disability Discrimination Ordinance (DDO) | Diana Purdy-Tsang, Special Counsel, Baker & McKenzie, Hong Kong | | June 10, 2010 | Double Tax Agreements and Hong Kong- What You and Your Clients Need to Know | Dean Page, CEO, Accounting Asia
Paul Previtera, Tax Attorney in Tokyo | | Apr 15, 2010 | Managing your Reputation In Cyberspace: Legal Guideposts | Thomas Crampton, Director, Asia-Pacific, 360 Digital Influence, Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
Anna Gamvros, Special Counsel, Technology Media and Telecommunications Group, Baker & McKenzie
Jay Oatway, Hong Kong’s most | | Mar 11, 2010 | Cross-Border Mobility, Session II - Tax Issues in Transferring Employees Between Hong Kong and the Mainland | Gloria Leung, Tax Director, Asia EXPATax | | Feb 11, 2010 | Cross-Border Mobility: Employment and Immigration Issues in Transferring Employees between Hong Kong and the Mainland | Jennifer Van Dale, Partner, Employment Law Group; and Grace Shie, Head of Global Migration Practice for Greater China, Baker & McKenzie | | Feb 4, 2010 | Successful M&A and JV Transactions in China | Ben Wootliff
Director - Head of Corporate Investigations, ChinaControl Risks | | Jan 14, 2010 | Planning Meeting | - |
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