(1888PressRelease)
August 07, 2008 - The appointment of the Lehman, Lee and Xu team for this project recognizes Ed Lehman and his firm’s expertise in this field. The attorneys at Lehman, Lee & Xu are expert in providing trade and marketing-related advice in China. They have represented a diverse number of clients, ranging from small companies to large multinational corporations, both domestic and foreign, in their international trade and marketing matters. Their range of services spans from negotiating trade documents to representing clients in court proceedings, and also has extensive experience in the complex import and export laws, including customs.
In respect of this appointment Ed commented that the firm “is extremely excited about the project and hopes to contribute to a growing understanding of this complex area for foreign business people. We hope to unmuddy the waters so that foreign business’ are no longer captive to Chinese agents because of their ignorance of the process”. The firm also sees this as an excellent opportunity to involve some of China’s leading practitioners in this area, and will be seeking contributions from the appropriate attorneys in China.
Edward Lehman is the Managing Director of Lehman, Lee & Xu in China where he specializes in the legal aspects of doing business in China. He advises foreign companies on joint ventures, wholly-owned subsidiaries and holding companies, technology licensing, engineering and construction projects, and the financing of such projects, as well as the protection of intellectual property rights in transactions and projects in China. In practice for over 20 years, Edward has advised on a wide variety of China projects ranging from cars to pharmaceuticals to power plants and websites.
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