Attorney at the law office of Richard Kuslan LLC

travels from New Haven, CT, USA

What is your Chinese business partner thinking? Rich Kuslan takes you into the psychology of the Chinese business person in front of you. With a long-term experience in China and the rest of Asia, he guides you through the legal minefields of these booming economies.

Environmental, energy lawyer; professor at Jiaotong University

Charles R. McElwee brought 27 years of legal experience in environment, water and energy to China, when he decided a few years ago to settle in Shanghai. Now he is the leading expert on environmental law, one of the most important political and economic battlefields in China.

Partner at King&Wood, China's largest law firm

Mark Schaub was the first foreign lawyer to join a Chinese law firm and that gave him a close insight in the way Chinese and foreigners conduct business in China. His experiences, varying from funny to hilarious, offer a great opportunity to learn about the do's and don't's in China.

Partner, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey

Amy L. Sommers is an award-winning speaker, working at the Shanghai office of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey in Shanghai. In a conversational style she is able to explain complicated legal issues in China in both fluent English and Manderin to lay audiences. Ms. Sommers has a wealth of anecdotes to illustrate the points she want to make.

Managing director, Thompson Market Services
Former China manager of The Pinkertons Asia

Bill Thompson has been in the front line of brand protection in China and Asia more than anybody else. In 25 years he lead 20,000 investigations into infringements of intellectual property for more than 1,700 brand owners, resulting in 6,700 successful enforcement actions and 1,300 criminal prosecutions. He attended a part of the 6,000 raids he supervised in China.

Senior partner at China's largest law firm King & Wood


Ms. Xu Ping is a senior partner of King & Wood and head of the firm's Foreign Direct Investment Group in Beijing. Ms. Xu is specialized in foreign direct investment, mergers and acquisitions, technology transfer and international arbitration.