Challenges in International Business

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Overview:

• A few of the topics that will be discussed are as follows:
• Challenges due to the Covid-19 Pandemic
• Employment Challenges
• Negotiation Challenges
• Cultural Challenges

Speakers:

Caroline Berube
Caroline is the Managing Partner of HJM Asia Law & Co. LLC. Based in Asia for over 20 years she has represented international corporate clients and banks in asset financing and M&A cross-border transactions in the Asia-Pacific Region. Caroline spent a majority of that time in China and Singapore, focusing on corporate law and commercial practice, an area in which she has built a respected expertise and understanding of the challenges and advantages of most Asian jurisdictions. She advises many European, Asian and North American clients on their legal structure, IP, HR and investments issues in various industries, ranging from manufacturing, technology, entertainment, agriculture, energy and services. Caroline graduated from McGill University with a BCL and LL.B degree and completed her studies at the National University of Singapore with a focus on Chinese law in 1998. Caroline is an arbitrator approved by the Chinese European Arbitration Center (CEAC) and a foreign arbitrator appointed by the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC).

Caroline has been featured in numerous magazines and newspapers, including Bloomberg, the Straits Times, the Business Times, Les Affaires and Coopérative d’achats stratégiques région de Montréal (Coop. CASI). Caroline is a regular speaker at many international conferences and has been a lecturer at Universite Laval (Canada) since 2010, where she teaches a 45-hour course on Chinese Law (www.fd.ulaval.ca) and has taught a week’s lecture series at the Sorbonne Assas Law School (www.sorbonne-assas-ils.org) on legal corporate structures, M&A and restructuring deals, IP, HR and tax in Asia. Caroline selected as a Young Global Leader under 40 for the World Economic Forum in 2015.

Li-Pu Lee
Fields of Expertise:
Litigation, Arbitration, Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions, Construction Law, Domestic and Foreign Investments, Banking, Securities, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Tax Planning, International Trade, Transportation

Education:
J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis (U.S.A.)
LL.M. from Washington University in St. Louis (U.S.A.)
LL.B. from Tunghai University (Taiwan)

Awards, Honors, and Publications:
Leading Lawyer, Asialaw
Highly Regarded, International Financial Law Review (IFLR)

Experience:
Director, Keelung Bar Association
Researcher, “Amendment to Bankruptcy Law” commissioned by the Bank Association of the Republic of China
Researcher, “A Study on the Models of MMA for Financial Institutes (including Financial Holding Companies)” commissioned by the Bureau of Monetary Affairs, Financial Supervisory Commission
Researcher, “The Review of Business Mergers and Acquisitions Act Project” commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs
Adjunct Assistant Professor, National Open University (Property Law)
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Chungyu Institute of Technology (Legal English)
Lecturer, the Chinese Land Professional Training Center
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Ming Chuan University (Business Mergers and Acquisitions Act)
Admissions and Qualifications:
New York Bar (U.S.A.)
Taiwan Bar
Arbitrator, Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei

Languages:
Mandarin, Taiwanese, English

Daniel Joseph Morris
Daniel has extensive experience in building and construction, restitution claims. He has appeared as counsel in many civil, criminal and regulatory Magistrates Court and State Administrative Tribunal Hearings.

In 2004 he joined the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions where he worked closely with the state and commonwealth law enforcement agencies.

In addition to this Daniel is also the chairman of the Football West Disciplinary and Grievance Tribunal and a judge in the School Mock Trial competitions. He is also an active member of the Civil Contractors Federation and the Master Builders Association.

Michael Szeto

Michael Szeto is a litigation partner of ONC Lawyers and heads the firm’s Employment practice. Prior to joining the firm, he had practised with various prominent law firms in Hong Kong. He has many years of experience in handling complex commercial dispute resolution, shareholders’ and joint venture disputes, bankruptcy and insolvency matters, debt recovery and mortgagee actions. He also routinely deals with regulatory actions and compliance matters under the Securities and Futures Ordinance, the Hong Kong listing rules and anti-money laundering laws and guidelines.

On the employment side, Michael often advises on various contentious and non-contentious employment matters, covering contract reviews, termination disputes, injunctive relief, discrimination and harassment claims, data privacy matters, as well as advice on matters relating to team moves, remuneration packages and employee incentive schemes. He is a frequent author of employment articles in industry publications and presenter to legal and human resource professionals.
Michael’s broad clientele includes listed companies, directors, shareholders, local and overseas banks, financial institutions, local and international corporations as well as statutory bodies.

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