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THE FIRM'S ATTORNEYS

Bangkok, Thailand

JAYAVADH BUNNAG. Born Bangkok, Thailand, 1943; admitted, 1968, Thailand. Education: Chulalongkorn University (LL.B., 1968); Harvard Law School (LL.M., 1972). Lecturer, Thammasat and Chulolongkorn Universities Law School. President, Thai-German Chamber of Commerce, 1987-1988. Member: Thai Bar Association (Member, Editorial Committee, Thai Bar Journal, 1977); International Bar Association; Hon. Treasurer, Energy Law Section, Law Association for Asia and the Western Pacific. Languages: Thai, English and French. E-mail: jayavadhb@mail.ilct.co.th

LEONARD A. CHINITZ. (1942-2007) In Memory. admitted, 1967, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; 1969, Connecticut. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., 1964); University of Michigan (J.D., 1967). Visiting Professor of Law, Saigon University Faculty of Law, 1974. Member, Presidential Commission for Revision of the Foreign Investment Laws of the Dominican Republic, 1978. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; Connecticut Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Languages: English and Spanish.
E-mail: leonardc@mail.ilct.co.th

MALLIKA E.S. MARGHERITA. Born Bangkok, Thailand, 1969; admitted, 1996, Thailand. Education: Chulalongkorn University (LL.B., 1987); American University (LL.M., 1993). Languages: Thai, English, Italian. E-mail: mallikam@mail.ilct.co.th

PAUL ANTHONY CONNELLY. Born Sydney, Australia; (Not admitted in Thailand). Education: University of Technology, Sydney, Australia (LL.B., Graduate Diploma Legal Practice, 1992). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Finance; Corporate Recovery; Arbitration; Capital Markets. Languages: English. E-mail: paulc@mail.ilct.co.th

PRADIT SAHACHAIYUNTA. Born Pathumthani, Thailand, 1952; admitted, 1985, Thailand. Education: Ramkhamhaeng University (LL.B., 1974); Institute of Legal Education, Thailand (Barrister-at-Law, 1975); University of London, England (LL.B., with honors, 1984); Institute of Legal Education, London, England (Barrister-At-Law, with honors, Gray's Inn, 1985); Ramkhamhaeng University (LL.M., Honorary Degree, 1994). Member: Thai Bar Association; Thai Lawyers Association; Honorable Society of Gray's Inn. Languages: Thai and English. E-mail: pradits@mail.ilct.co.th

SATHIT SULAGAESUAN. Born Bangkok, Thailand, 1949; admitted, 1971, Thailand. Education: Chulalongkorn University (LL.B., with honors, 1971); Barrister-at-Law (Thailand, 1972); Boalt Hall School of Law University of California (LL.M., 1974). Juridical Council, Office of Prime Minister, 1974-1977. Member: Thai Bar Association; Thai Lawyers Association. Languages: Thai and English.
E-mail: sathits@mail.ilct.co.th

SUPOJ BOONYAVANICH. Born Rajaburi, Thailand, 1947; admitted, 1971, Thailand. Education: Thammasat University (LL.B., 1970); Bar Institute of Legal Education (Diploma, 1971); University of Illinois College of Law (M.C.L., 1977; LL.M., 1979). Member: Thai Bar Association; Thai Lawyers Association; Law Association for Asia and the Western Pacific (LAWASIA); Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriete Industrielle; Asian Patent Attorneys Association; American University Alumni Association. Languages: Thai and English. E-mail: supojb@mail.ilct.co.th

SURAPAN THIMKRAJANG. Born Bangkok, Thailand, 1946; admitted, 1968, Thailand. Education: Thammasat University (LL.B., Honours, 1967); Bar Institute of Legal Education (Diploma, 1968). Member: The Law Society of Thailand (Vice President, Foreign Affairs); Thai Lawyers Association; The Thai Bar (Member of the Bar Committee); Law Association for Asia and the Western Pacific (LAWASIA). Languages: Thai and English. E-mail: surapant@mail.ilct.co.th

SUTHARM VALAISATHIEN. Born Bangkok, Thailand, 1942; admitted, 1976, Thailand. Education: Thammasat University (B.A. in Political Science, 1965; LL.B., 1976); Certificate Institut International d'Administration Publique, Paris, 1969; Docteur en Droit, University of Paris, 1970. Author: "Privileges et immunities des fonctionnaires internationaux dans le systeme des Nations Unies."; "Doctoral Thesis, Paris, 1970." Law of International Institutions, Bangkok, 1976. Visiting Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Ramkamhaeng University, Chulalongkorn University. Member, American Chamber of Commerce, French Chamber of Commerce, Australian - Thai Chamber of Commerce. Appointed Honorary Consul of Chile for Bangkok, Thailand, April, 1977 - May, 1995. Member: Thai Bar Association; Thai Lawyers Association; International Bar Association; ASEAN Law Association. Languages: Thai, English, French, Spanish, Italian and Chinese. E-mail: sutharmv@mail.ilct.co.th

TADA SASTARASATIT. Born Petchburi, Thailand, May 28, 1950; admitted, 1973, Thailand. Education: Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand (LL.B., 1971); Institute of Legal Studies, Bangkok, Thailand; Gray's Inn, London, England. Member, The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, 1976 -- . Assistant Editor, Labor Court Journal, 1985. Editorial Staff, Thai Bar Association Law Journal, 1988-1990. Visiting Lecturer, Sukothai-Thammatirat University, 1982-1986. Special Lecturer, Dhurakit Pundit University, 1985-1986. Lecturer: Thammasart University, Labour Law, 1989 -- ; Chulalongkorn University, Labour Law, 1986-1988; Bangkok University, Law of International Trade, 1989 -- ; Ramkhamhaeng University, Law of International Trade, 1992 -- , Kasetsart University, Mini MBA Course, Commercial Law, 1990 -- . Judge, Ministry of Justice, 1981-1985. Member: Thailand Bar Association; Labour Law Society of Thailand; Lawyers Society of Thailand; Law Association for Asia and the Western Pacific (LAWASIA), Inter Pacific Bar Association (IPBA). Languages: Thai and English. E-mail: tadas@mail.ilct.co.th

THANAPAT PUPAT. Born Bangkok, Thailand, 1959; admitted, 1982, Thailand. Education: Chulalongkorn University (LL.B., 1982); University of Southern California (1986); New York University School of Law (M.C.J., 1987); The Institute of Legal Education (Barrister at Law, 1983). Member: Thai Bar Association. Languages: Thai and English. E-mail: thanapatp@mail.ilct.th

THONGCHAI GAWBANSIRI. Born Bangkok, Thailand, 1965; admitted, 1988, Thailand. Education: Thammasat University (B.L., 1988; Diploma in Business Law, 1992); Golden Gate University (LL.M. in International Legal Studies, 1998). Member, Tammassat Alumni Association. Member: Law Society of Thailand; The Golden Gate Association of International Lawyers; Thai Bar Association. Languages: Thai and English. E-mail: thongchaig@mail.ilct.co.th

ALEXANDER JAMES SEELEY. Born Washington D.C., 1977; Education: Chiangmai University (LL.B.). Lecturer, Property Law, International Program, Department of Property Valuation, Faculty of Management, Assumption University. Languages: English and Thai. Practice Areas: Arbitration; Antitrust. Email: Thai and English. E-mail: alexanders@mail.ilct.co.th

ANONG PANDAM. Born Ayutthaya, Thailand, 1971; Education: Thammasat University (LL.B., 1993). Member: Thai Bar Association; Law Society of Thailand. Languages: Thai and English. E-mail: anongp@mail.ilct.co.th

CHARTWARUT TEMPROM. Education: T London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), LL.M in Corporate and Commercial Law (Merit); 2005 - Queen Mary, University of London, Postgraduate Diploma in Patent Law - University of Iowa, LL.M. in International and Comparative Law - Bangkok University, LL.B. (2nd class honours). Practice Areas: General. Languages: Thai and English. E-mail: chartwarutt@mail.ilct.co.th

JUTHAJIT SRIPRASART. Education: Chulalongkorn University (LL.B, 1996) Queensland University of Technology, Australia (LL.M, in Technology Law, 2002). Member: The Law of Society of Thailand.Languages: Thai and English. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property and Technology. Email: E-mail: juthajits@mail.ilct.co.th

NANTIKA TIPAYAMONTRI. Born Bangkok, Thailand, 1979; (Admission pending).Education: Thammasat University (LL.B., 2001). Member: The Law Society of Thailand; Thai Bar Association. Languages: Thai and English. Practice Areas:Corporate Law; Antitrust Law. E-mail: nantikat@mail.ilct.co.th

NOPPARAT HEMWANNANURAK. Born Lampang, Thailand, 1951; Education:Ramkhamhaeng University (LL.B., 1978). Member: Law Society of Thailand. Languages: Thai and English. E-mail: nopparath@mail.ilct.co.th

ORNOUMA WONGSUTRAK. Born Bangkok, Thailand, 1974; Education:Thammasat University (LL.B., 1993). Languages: Thai and English. E-mail: law@mail.ilct.co.th

PALAWI BUNNAG. Born Bangkok, Thailand, 1976; Education: Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London (LL.B., honors, 2001); Legal Practice Course for Solicitors, College of Law, Store Street, London (Post Graduate Diploma in Law, 2002). Member: The Law Society of England and Wales. Languages: Thai, English, French and Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; E-Commerce; General Commercial Practice. E-mail: palawib@mail.ilct.co.th

PISANU JINDAPORNLERT. Born Pissanulok, Thailand, 1958; admitted, 1986, Thailand. Education: Ramkhamhaeng University (LL.B., 1980). Member: The Law Society of Thailand. Languages: Thai and English. Practice Areas: Litigation. E-mail: pisanuj@mail.ilct.co.th

RATCHAPONG THONGDEETAE. admitted, 2000, Thailand. Education: Thammasat University (LL.B., 1999; LL.M., 2004). Member: The Law Society of Thailand. Languages: Thai and English. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Commercial Transactions. E-mail: ratchapongt@mail.ilct.co.th

RATINUCH KAWANACHAIMONGKOL. Born Ayutthaya, Thailand, 1973; Education: Thammasat University (LL.B., 1995). Member: Law Society of Thailand. Intellectual Property Association of Thailand. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Languages: Thai and English. E-mail: ratinuchk@mail.ilct.co.th

RUNGTIP SATHIENRAPABAYUT. Born Bangkok, Thailand, 1973; Education: Thammasat University (LL.B., 1995); Diploma of Business Law, 1998; Member: Thai Bar Association; Law Society of Thailand. Practice Areas:Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Alien Businesses. Languages: Thai and English.
E-mail: rungtips@mail.ilct.co.th

SAOVAKON SANGSUBHAN. Education: Thammasat University (LL.B.). Member: Thai Bar Association; Law Society of Thailand. Languages: Thai and English. Practice Areas: Litigation; Arbitration. E-mail: saovakons@mail.ilct.co.th

SITTHICHON PATTARAPOTIKUL. Born Bangkok, Thailand, 1973; Education: Thammasat University (LL.B., 1995; Diploma of Business Law, 1997); The University of Wales, Aberystwyth (LL.M., 2000); The University of Strathelyde (LL.M., 2001). Member: Thai Bar Association; Law Society of Thailand. Languages: Thai and English. Practice Areas: International Trade Transactions; Telecommunications Law; Commercial Practice; Litigation. E-mail: sitthichonp@mail.ilct.co.th

SUCHART MEEWAN. Born Bangkok, Thailand, 1959; Education: Ramkhamhaeng University (LL.B., 1982); Institute of Legal Education, Thailand (Barrister-at-Law, 1997). Member: Law Society of Thailand. Languages: Thai and English. Practice Areas: Litigation. E-mail: suchartm@mail.ilct.co.th

SUPACHAI ARUNTHAMSAKUL. Born Bangkok, Thailand, 1964; admitted, 1988, Thailand. Education: Thammasat University (LL.B., 1986; Diploma in Business Law, 1988); Chulalongkorn University (LL.M., 1993). Boston University (LLM., International Banking Law 1997). Member: Thai Bar Association. Languages: Thai and English. E-mail: supachaia@mail.ilct.co.th

TAWEESUP SURINPRATEEP. Education: Barrister-at-Law, Thai Bar Association, 2005. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, B.P.A., 2004. Rakhamgaeng University, LL.B. (First Class Honours), 2003. Chulalongkorn University, B. Eng.(Environmental Engineer), 2000. Languages: Thai and English. Practice areas: Intellectual Property and commercial litigation. E-mail: taweesups@mail.ilct.co.th

THAMMAWAT PHOLSIRI. Born Samut Prakan, Thailand, 1964; Education: Ramkhamhaeng University (LL.B., 1986; Member: Law Society of Thailand. Languages: Thai and English. E-mail: thammawatp@mail.ilct.co.th

VARANGKANA SUWANJUTHA. Born Bangkok, Thailand; admitted, 1996; Education: Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, (LLB., 1996); University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA (LLM., 1999). Languages: Thai, English. E-mail: varangkanaw@mail.ilct.co.th

WASANTACHAI WATANAVONGVISUDHI. Born Buersum Province, Thailand, April, 1957; admitted, 1995, Thailand. Education: Ramkhamhaeng University (LL.B., honors, 1980); Thammasat University (LL.M., 1987); Shipping Business (CU) Bangkok, Thailand (Certificate, 1985); Continuing Professional Translation, Bangkok, Thailand (Certificate, 1992). Lecturer, Siam University, Labour Law, Consumer Protection Law, Society and the Law, 1990-1994. Member: Thai Bar Association; The Law Society of Thailand. Languages: Thai and English.
E-mail: wasantachaiw@mail.ilct.co.th

 

Hanoi, Vietnam

SESTO E. VECCHI (Partner). Born Canandaigua, New York; admitted to bar, 1962, Pennsylvania; 1970, District of Columbia; 1981, New York. Education: Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania (BS in Economics, 1958); Temple University (LLB, 1961); University of Rome (Certificate in International Commercial Law, 1962). Associate Editor, Temple Law Quarterly. Member: Council on Foreign Relations, Asia Society, Board of Governors, American Chamber of Commerce (Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi Offices). Languages: English. Practice Areas: Corporate, Commercial, Finance. E-mail: sevecchi@russinvecchi.com.vn

MAI THI MINH HANG (Partner). Born Hanoi, Vietnam, 1975; admitted to bar, Hanoi, 2008. Education: Hanoi Foreign Trade University (BA in Economics, 1997) Hanoi University of Law (LLB, 2001); University of Washington State, USA (MBA, 2003). Languages: Vietnamese and English. Practice Areas: Banking, Finance, Telecommunications and Mining, Capital Markets, Foreign Investment. E-mail: mtmhang@russinvecchi.com.vn

HOANG THI BICH NGOC. Born Nam Dinh, Vietnam, 1978; Education: Hanoi University of Law (LLB, 2000); Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand (Master of International Business, 2003); Lyon III University, France (Master of Practical Management, 2005); Paris V University, France (LLM, 2006). Languages: Vietnamese, French and English. Practice Areas: Real Estate, Telecommunications, Commercial, Finance. E-mail: htbngoc@russinvecchi.com.vn

NGHIEM THANH TUNG Born Hanoi, Vietnam, 1973. Education: Hanoi University of Law (LLB, 1995). University of Arizona (LLM, 2002). Languages: Vietnamese and English. Practice Areas: Corporate, Commercial, Labor, Foreign Investment. E-mail: nttung@russinvecchi.com.vn

DAO HONG DIU, born Hanoi, Vietnam, 1986; Education: Hanoi University of Law, (LLB, 2008). Languages: Vietnamese and English. Practice Areas: Corporate, Commercial, Foreign Investment. E-mail: dhdiu@russinvecchi.com.vn

 

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

SESTO E. VECCHI (Partner). Born Canandaigua, New York; admitted to bar, 1962, Pennsylvania; 1970, District of Columbia; 1981, New York. Education: Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania (BS in Economics, 1958); Temple University (LLB, 1961); University of Rome (Certificate in International Commercial Law, 1962). Associate Editor, Temple Law Quarterly. Member: Council on Foreign Relations, Asia Society, Board of Governors, American Chamber of Commerce (Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi Offices). Languages: English. Practice Areas: Corporate, Commercial, Finance. E-mail: sevecchi@russinvecchi.com.vn

NGUYEN HUU MINH NHUT (Partner). Born Ben Tre, Vietnam, 1976. Education: University of New South Wales, Australia [BA in Commerce (Finance), 1997 and LLB, 2000]. Languages: Vietnamese and English. Practice Areas: Banking and Finance, Commercial. E-mail: nhmnhut@russinvecchi.com.vn

ORSOLYA SZOTYORY-GROVE. Born New Jersey, 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, New York. Education: Princeton University (BA in Political Theory, 2000); Tulane University School of Law (JD, 2004); Managing Editor, Tulane Law Review. Languages: English, Hungarian, and French. Practice Areas: Corporate, Commercial, Finance. E-mail: oszotyory-grove@russinvecchi.com.vn

DO ANH TUAN. Born Saigon, Vietnam, 1965. Education: Hanoi University of Law (LLB, 1998). Languages: Vietnamese and English. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. E-mail: datuan@russinvecchi.com.vn

NGUYEN HUU HOAI. Born Hanoi, Vietnam, 1971; admitted to bar, Ho Chi Minh City, 2004. Education: Tashkent State Law Institute (Uzbekistan – former USSR) (BA in Law, 1993); Ho Chi Minh City University of Law (LLB, 1996); Ho Chi Minh City University of Commerce (BA in Finance and Accounting, 2000). Languages: Vietnamese, English and Russian. Practice Areas: Commercial, Foreign Investment, Contracts, Labor issues, Bidding and Taxation. E-mail: nhhoai@russinvecchi.com.vn

TRAN NGOC HAN. Born Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 1984; Education: Ho Chi Minh City University of Law (LLB, 2006); Ho Chi Minh University of Social Sciences and Humanities (BA, 2007). Languages: Vietnamese and English. Practice Areas: Commercial, Foreign Investment. E-mail: tnhan@russinvecchi.com.vn

PHAN HO THIEN VU. Born Khanh Hoa, Vietnam, 1981; Education: Ho Chi Minh City University of Law (LLB, 2004). Languages: Vietnamese and English. Practice Areas: Commercial, Foreign Investment. E-mail: phvtu@russinvecchi.com.vn

NGUYEN KHAC DAI. Born Bien Hoa, Vietnam, 1979; Education: Ho Chi Minh City University of Law (LLB, 2003). Languages: Vietnamese and English. Practice Areas: Commercial, Foreign Investment. E-mail: nkdai@russinvecchi.com.vn

TONG CONG CUONG. Born Ha Nam, Vietnam, 1976; Education: Hanoi University of Law (LLB, 1998); Nagoya University, Japan (LLM, 2006). Languages: Vietnamese and English. Practice Areas: Commercial, Real Estate. E-mail: tccuong@russinvecchi.com.vn

NGO NGOC THU (Of Counsel). Born Saigon, Vietnam, 1948; admitted to bar, Saigon, 1972, Ho Chi Minh City, 1996. Education: Saigon University Law School (LLB, 1972); Hanoi University of Law (Law Degree, 1990). Languages: Vietnamese and English. Practice Areas: Labor, Real Estate, Litigation and Foreign Investment. E-mail: lawyers@russinvecchi.com.vn

TRINH THI MINH TU (Of Counsel). Born Saigon, Vietnam, 1957; admitted to bar, Ho Chi Minh City, 1999. Education: Ho Chi Minh City University of Foreign Languages (BA in English, 1985); Ho Chi Minh City University of Law (LLB, 1996). Languages: Vietnamese and English. Practice Areas: Real estate, Franchising, Commercial Law. E-mail: lawyers@russinvecchi.com.vn

DO HAI HA. Born Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam, 1979. Education: Hanoi University of Law (LLB, 2001); University of Melbourne, Australian (LLM, 2007). Languages: Vietnamese and English. Practice Areas: Commercial, Foreign Investment, Labor. E-mail: dhha@russinvecchi.com.vn

LE THU HIEN. Born Hanoi, Vietnam, 1976; admitted to bar, Hanoi, 2007. Education: Phuong Dong University (BA, 1998; LLB, 2000); Languages: Vietnamese and English. Practice Areas: Commercial, Foreign Investment. E-mail: lthien@russinvecchi.com.vn

NGUYEN DINH CUONG. Born Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 1982; Education: Hanoi University, English Department (BA, 2004); Ho Chi Minh City University of Law (LLB, 2006). Languages: Vietnamese and English. Practice Areas: Corporate, Commercial, Real Estate. E-mail: ndcuong@russinvecchi.com.vn

HA DANG QUANG. Born Dong Nai, Vietnam, 1972; Education: Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, (LLB, 1997); Ho Chi Minh City University of Law (LLM, 2002). Languages: Vietnamese and English. Practice Areas: Corporate, Commercial, Foreign Investment, Real Estate. E-mail: hdquang@russinvecchi.com.vn

PHAM LINH PHUONG. Born Binh Duong, Vietnam, 1985. Education: Ho Chi Minh City University of Law (LLB, 2007); Languages: Vietnamese and English. Practice Areas: Corporate, Commercial, Banking. E-mail: plphuong@russinvecchi.com.vn

NGUYEN DUC TRI. Born Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 1986; Education: Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, (LLB, 2008). Languages: Vietnamese and English. Practice Areas: Corporate, Commercial, Foreign Investment. E-mail: ndtri@russinvecchi.com.vn

DONG HOANG NAM. Born Can Tho, Vietnam, 1979; Education: Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, (LLB, 2000); University of Adelaide, Australia (LLM, 2006). Languages: Vietnamese and English. Practice Areas: Corporate, Securities, Mergers & Acquisition, Foreign Investment. E-mail: dhnam@russinvecchi.com.vn

DO THANH CONG. Born Hanoi, Vietnam, 1979; Education: Hanoi University of Law, (LLB, 2000; University of Melbourne, Australia (LLM, 2008).  Languages:  Vietnamese, English and French.  Practice Areas: Civil Law, Corporate, Commercial and Contract Law.  E-mail:dtcong@russinvecchi.com.vn

 

Moscow, Russia

JONATHAN RUSSIN. Born Kingston, Pennsylvania, 1937; admitted to bar, 1964, District of Columbia. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1959; J.D., 1963). Recipient, Order of Prince St. Vladimir, Russian Orthodox Church. Author: "Business in Russia Today," Pacific Russia Oil & Gas Report, Vol. V, No. 2, Summer 2002; Author: "The Powers That Be, The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation," American Chamber of Commerce in Russia, Vol 7-No. 33, Jan.-Feb. 2000; Co-Author: "Forming A Russian Company," sponsored by the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Washington, D.C., 1994; Co-Author: "Forming A Dominican Company," 10th Edition, American Chamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic, 1987; "Laws Affecting Franchise Operations in Spain," American Bar Association, 1982. With Office of the General Counsel, Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of State, 1964-1969 (Regional Legal Adviser, Caribbean Area, 1967-1969). Chair, Advisory Council, Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, George Washington University, 1991-1993. General Counsel, Orthodox Church in America. Washington Representative, Russian Orthodox Church. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association; Inter-American Bar Association, Russian Association of International Law. Languages: English, Spanish and Russian. Practice Areas: Investment in Russia; Russia Trade; International Investment; International Finance; Emerging Markets; Investment in Latin America; International Corporate Law; International Business Law. E-mail: jonathan.russin@russinvecchi.ru

SERGEI L. LAZAREV. Born Kuibyshev (Samara), USSR, 1961; admitted, 1983, Russia. Education: Moscow State University Law Faculty (LL.B., 1983; Ph.D., 1990); The Hague Academy of International Law, Netherlands (1992); George Washington University, National Law Center (1992-1993). Recipient, Edmund S. Muskie Fellowship. Author: "International Arbitration," Moscow, International Affairs, 1991; "Ad Hoc Chambers of International Arbitration," Soviet State and Law, No. 11, 1991; "Topical Problems of International Arbitration," Soviet State and Law, No. 2, 1991; "Arbitral Settlement of Disputes Arising Out of Bilateral Investment Treaties," Legislation and Economy, No. 1/2, 1991, and others. Research Associate, Academic Secretary of the Institute, Institute of Scientific Information for Social Sciences (INION), Department of State and Law, 1983-1993. Chief Legal Counsellor on International Trade, Russian Record Company "Firma Melodiya," 1992. Member: Russian Association of International Law. Languages: Russian, English. Practice Areas: Civil Law, Corporate Law, Foreign Investment, Commercial Law, Labor and Employment, International Law, Oil and Gas Law, Trademarks. E-mail: sergei.lazarev@russinvecchi.ru

VALERY E. KALINOVSKY, Russian Patent and Trademark Attorney. Born Petropavlovsk (USSR), 1943; Admitted to bar: 1972, Russia. Education: Moscow Institute of Transport Engineers, Construction Faculty (1966); Russian State Institute of Intellectual Property, Law Faculty (LL.B., 1972); All-Union Academy of Foreign Trade (1984). Work Experience: Russian PTO, Senior Expert (1971); SojuzPatent IP Firm, Chief of Trademark Department (1998) ; Gorodissky & Partners IP Law Firm, Chief of Trademark Department (2003). Author: "Peculiarities of Legal Protection of Trademarks in Germany" (1983); "Legal Protection of Service Marks in Germany" (1983); "Registration of Trademarks in the USSR" (1985); "Protection of Trademarks in Scandinavian Countries" (1985); "Protection of Trademarks in the Hungarian People’s Republic" (1986); "Trademark in Foreign Trade" (1987); "Trademarks in the Russian Federation" (2004) and others. Member: National Group of AIPPI, Association of Russian Patent Attorneys. Languages: Russian, German, English. Practice Areas: Intellectual property: defense of trademark rights, anti-counterfeiting, unfair competition, litigation, assignment of rights, trademark licensing, franchising. E-mail: Valery.Kalinovsky@russinvecchi.ru

ANNA V. KALINOVSKAYA, Russian Trademark Attorney. Born Moscow, Russia, 1978; admitted, 2004, Russia. Education: Moscow State Linguistic University, Translation Faculty (2000); Russian State Institute of Intellectual Property, Law Faculty (LL.B., 2004). Member: National Group of AIPPI, Association of Russian Patent Attorneys. Languages: Russian, English, Spanish, French. Practice areas: Intellectual property, trademark protection. E-mail: Anna.Kalinovskaya@russinvecchi.ru

SVETLANA KOMAROVA. Born Shymkent, Kazakhstan, 1978. admitted, 2000, Russia. Education: Ulyanovsk State University, (LL.B., 2000); St. Petersburg State University, School of Management and Norwegian School of Economics and Business Adminstration (M.I.B., 2003). Languages: Russian, English and French. Practice areas: Corporate Law, Financial Law, Civil law, Labor Law, Litigation, Foreign Trade. E-mail: svetlana.komarova@russinvecchi.ru

ELENA V. SUBOCHEVA, Born Moscow, Russia, 1984; admitted, 2005, Russia. Education: International Law Department of the Far Eastern National University Vladivostok, Russia), specialization - International law,(LL.B., 2005). Languages: Russian, English. Practice areas: Civil law, Corporate law, Real Estate law, Labor law. E-mail: elena.subocheva@russinvecchi.ru

 

New York City

J. FREDERICK BERG, JR. Born Kansas City, Missouri, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Missouri; 1972, New York; 1973, U.S. Supreme Court Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1966); Columbia University (J.D., 1969). Law Clerk to Hon. John W. Oliver, U.S. District Judge, Western District of Missouri, 1969-1971. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Sections of: Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law); American Council on Germany. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law including Commercial Leasing; Corporate and Business Law including Contracts, Joint Ventures, Mergers and Acquisitions. Pro Bono Activities: Associate Fellow, Yale University (Saybrook College), 2004 – ; Trustee, Yale Library Associates, Yale University, 2005 - . Member, Alumni Schools Committee (Admissions), Yale University, 2004 - . E-mail: fred.berg@rvblaw.com

DANIEL L. BERNSTEIN. Born Durham, North Carolina, 1937; admitted to bar, 1962 New York; Education:Amherst College (B.A., cum laude, 1950); Harvard University (LL.B., 1962). Member:The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; The American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate and Commercial Business Law including Contracts, Mergers, Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Private Equity and Debt Financing. Pro Bono Activities: Director: Arts & Sciences Foundation of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1996-2000; Colleen Giblin Foundation, Oradell, New Jersey, 1997; Trustee: Georges Lurcy Educational & Charitable Trust, New York, NY, 1980; Walnut Hill School, Natick, Massachusetts 2002; Member: Executive Committee of the Alumni Council of Amherst College, 2004. E-mail: daniel.bernstein@rvblaw.com

JONATHAN RUSSIN. Born Kingston, Pennsylvania, 1937; admitted to bar, 1964, District of Columbia. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1959; J.D., 1963). Recipient, Order of Prince St. Vladimir, Russian Orthodox Church. Author: "Business in Russia Today," Pacific Russia Oil & Gas Report, Vol. V, No. 2, Summer 2002; Author: "The Powers That Be, The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation," American Chamber of Commerce in Russia, Vol 7-No. 33, Jan.-Feb. 2000; Co-Author: "Forming A Russian Company," sponsored by the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Washington, D.C., 1994; Co-Author: "Forming A Dominican Company," 10th Edition, American Chamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic, 1987; "Laws Affecting Franchise Operations in Spain," American Bar Association, 1982. With Office of the General Counsel, Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of State, 1964-1969 (Regional Legal Adviser, Caribbean Area, 1967-1969). Chair, Advisory Council, Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, George Washington University, 1991-1993. General Counsel, Orthodox Church in America. Washington Representative, Russian Orthodox Church. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association; Inter-American Bar Association, Russian Association of International Law. Languages: English, Spanish and Russian. Practice Areas: Investment in Russia; Russia Trade; International Investment; International Finance; Emerging Markets; Investment in Latin America; International Corporate Law; International Business Law. E-mail: jonathan.russin@russinvecchi.ru

SESTO E. VECCHI. Born Canandaigua, New York; admitted to bar, 1962, Pennsylvania; 1970, District of Columbia; 1981, New York. Education: Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania (B.S. in Economics, 1958); Temple University (LL.B., 1961); University of Rome (Certificate in International Commercial Law, 1962). Associate Editor, Temple Law Quarterly. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar. (Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, Vietnam Offices). Languages: English. Practice Areas: Corporate, Commercial, Finance.
E-mail: sevecchi@russinvecchi.com.vn

 

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

ROMAN MEDINA DIPLAN. Born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1962; admitted, 1987, Dominican Republic. Education: Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo (D.LL., 1987); Washington College of Law, The American University (LL.M., International Legal Studies, 1993). Member: Dominican Bar Association. Languages: Spanish and English. E-mail: rmedina@rvhb.com

 

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

LUIS HEREDIA BONETTI. Born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1936; admitted, 1959, Dominican Republic. Education: Universidad de Santo Domingo (Doctor of Law, cum laude, 1959); Georgetown University Law Center (Master of Comparative Law, 1972). Author: Derecho, Economia y Empresa (1990). Co-Author: "Taxation of Foreign Business Operations," Tax Management International Journal, October, 1974; "Industrial Free Zones: Towards a Legislation which Makes Optimum Use of Free Zones," Comercio y Produccion, March, 1983. Administrative Assistant, Division for United Nations, OAS and International Conferences of the Secretary of State for Foreign Relations of the Dominican Republic, 1960-1961. Counsellor and Secretary General, Dominican Mission to the United Nations, New York, U.S.A., 1961-1966. Development Loan Analyst, Mission of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Dominican Republic, 1966-1968. Executive Vice Secretary, Educational Credit Foundation, Dominican Republic, 1968-1971. Former President, American Chamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic. Former President, Board of Directors Educational Credit Foundation of the Dominican Republic. Former President, Panamerican Association of Educational Credit Institutions. Honorary Professor, APEC University Law School, 1988. Member: Dominican Bar Association; American and Inter-American Bar Associations; Union Internationale des Avocats. Languages: Spanish, English and French. E-mail: hbonetti@rvhb.com

GEORGES SANTONI RECIO. Born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1959; admitted, 1983, Dominican Republic. Education: Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena (LL.B., cum laude, 1982); University of Wisconsin; Certificate, United States Law & Legal Institutions, 1983; L'Universite de Droit, d'Economie et de Sciences Sociales de Paris (D.S.U., Commercial Law, 1985). Author: Articles: "Changes in Securities Regulations; Applicability in the Privatization of State-Owned Enterprises," Coloquio Juridico Law Review, (January-June, 1989); "Agency and Distribution Agreements in Dominican Republic," Butterworths Treatise (1991); "Le Statut de Protection des Agents et Distributeurs, St. Dominque Affairs," (April, 1992), Judge of the Electoral Commission for the National District (1995-1998). Member: Board of Directors of the Center for the Study of Business Law (CEDEMPRESA); Board of Directors of the Dominican-French Chamber of Commerce; Board of Directors of the Dominican-Panamenian Chamber of Commerce. Member: Dominican Bar Association; Union Internationale des Avocats. Languages: Spanish, English and French. E-mail: gsantoni@rvhb.com

JONATHAN RUSSIN. Born Kingston, Pennsylvania, 1937; admitted to bar, 1964, District of Columbia. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1959; J.D., 1963). Recipient, Order of Prince St. Vladimir, Russian Orthodox Church. Author: "Business in Russia Today," Pacific Russia Oil & Gas Report, Vol. V, No. 2, Summer 2002; Author: "The Powers That Be, The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation," American Chamber of Commerce in Russia, Vol 7-No. 33, Jan.-Feb. 2000; Co-Author: "Forming A Russian Company," sponsored by the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Washington, D.C., 1994; Co-Author: "Forming A Dominican Company," 10th Edition, American Chamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic, 1987; "Laws Affecting Franchise Operations in Spain," American Bar Association, 1982. With Office of the General Counsel, Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of State, 1964-1969 (Regional Legal Adviser, Caribbean Area, 1967-1969). Chair, Advisory Council, Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, George Washington University, 1991-1993. General Counsel, Orthodox Church in America. Washington Representative, Russian Orthodox Church. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association; Inter-American Bar Association, Russian Association of International Law. Languages: English, Spanish and Russian. Practice Areas: Investment in Russia; Russia Trade; International Investment; International Finance; Emerging Markets; Investment in Latin America; International Corporate Law; International Business Law. (Resident in Moscow).
E-mail: jonathan.russin@russinvecchi.ru

ROSA CAMPILLO CELADO. Born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1939; admitted, 1966, Dominican Republic. Education: University of Santo Domingo (Doctor of Law, 1962); University of Madrid, Spain, Economic Development Courses, 1968; United Nations Office in Geneve, International Law Courses, 1972; Course on United Nations Legal Process, New York, 1972; Academia Diplomatica Andres Bello, Chile, 1975 and Rio de Janeiro, 1977. Former Legal Counsel to the Dominican Ministry of Foreign Relations. Author: "Law of Treaties and Index of the Collection of Treaties of the Dominican Republic" (Spanish 1999). Professor of International Law, Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, 1975 -- . Member: Dominican Bar Association. Languages: Spanish, French and English. E-mail: rcampillo@rvhb.com

LUIS HEREDIA VALENZUELA. Born New York, New York, 1964; admitted, 1989, Dominican Republic. Education: Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena (LL.B., cum laude, 1989) ; Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., Common Laws Studies, 1993); University of Wisconsin (Certificate, United States Law and Legal Institutions, 1987). Member: Dominican Bar Association; American Bar Association; Inter-American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish and English.
E-mail: lherediav@rvhb.com

ROMAN MEDINA DIPLAN. Born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1962; admitted, 1987, Dominican Republic. Education: Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo (D.LL., 1987); Washington College of Law, The American University (LL.M., International Legal Studies, 1993). Member: Dominican Bar Association. Languages: Spanish and English. E-mail: rmedina@rvhb.com

MARIA ELENA AYBAR BATANCES, born New York, New York, 1977; admitted, 1999, Dominican Republic. Education: Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maetra (LLB magna cum laude, 1999). Member: Dominican Bar Association. Languages: Spanish, English and French. E-mail: maybar@rvhb.com

MARIA ESTHER FERNANDEZ ALVAREZ DE POU. Born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1967; admitted, 1991, Dominican Republic. Education: Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena (LL.B., summa cum laude, 1990); Air and Space Law Institute, McGill University (Certificate of Studies in Aeronautic Law, 1992); Universidad De Sao Paulo (LL.M., International Law, Concentration in Aeronautic Law, 1994). Author: "The Leasing Agreement," 1992; "The Air Transportation Agreement and the Civil Liability of the Transporter," 1994; "Bill of Open Skies and Deregulation," 1996; "Dominican Air Policy," 1997; "Air and Tourist Policy," 1997. Dominican Delegate to the Second Meeting of Directors of the Central Caribbean Civil Aviation (O.A.C.I.), North American, Central American and the Caribbean Office; Santo Domingo, 1998; Dominican Delegate to the International Conference of Aeronautic Law on the Agreement for the Unification of Certain Rules for the International Air Transportation; Montreal, 1999; Dominican Delegate to the First Latin American Summit for Civil Aviation; Santo Domingo, 2000; Delegate for Aerodom to the Airport Council International World North American Conference; Montreal, 2001; Professor in Aeronautic Law, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo-. Member: Dominican Bar Association, Dominican Association of Business Lawyers; National Association of Young Businesspersons, Inc.; Latin American Association of Aeronautic and Space Law; Dominican Assoication of Aeronautic and Space Law. Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, English and French.
E-mail: mefernande@rvhb.com

GISSELLE GERONIMO HANLEY.: Born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1975; admitted, 1998, Dominican Republic. Education: Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra (LL.B., cum laude, 1997); University of Wisconsin (American Law and Legal Institutions, 1997). Author: "Legal Aspects Concerning the Professional Baseball Player." . Member: Dominican Bar Association; Inter-American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish and English. E-mail: ggeronimo@rvhb.com

JEANNY YIPSY ROA DIAZ .: Born San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, 1970; admitted, 1997, Dominican Republic. Education: Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena (LL.B., 1996); Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra (LL.M., Public Administration Management, 1999). Member: Dominican Bar Association. Languages: Spanish and English. E-mail: yroa@rvhb.com

JEAN ALAIN RODRIGUEZ, born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1975; admitted, 1997. Education: Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre Y Maestra (LLB., 1997); Universit degh Dtudi di Roma "La Sapienza", Italy (Dottore in Giurisprudenza, 1997, Post graduate degree in Civil Responsibility and Consumer Law, with distinction, 1998); Scuola Superiore Di Administrazione Pubblica F. Degli Enti Locali, Rome Italy (LL.M. in Public Administration Penal Law, with distinction, 1998); L'Universite de Droit, Economie el de Sciences Sociales, Paris II (La Sorbone), France (D.S.U. Commercial Law, 1999). Member: Dominican Bar Association, Inter-American Bar Association, Association Henri Capitani des amis de la Culture Juridique Francaise. Languages: Spanish, English, Italian and French.
E-mail: jarodriguez@rvhb.com

JOSE MALDONADO STARK . Born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1977; admitted, 1999, Dominican Republic. Education: Universidad Iberoamericana (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999); Master in American Law (concentration in Corporate Law and Stock Exchange Regulation), Boston University School of Law, 2001; Certificate in Comparative and International Law; Law School of Cornell, University of Paris (Panteon-Sorbone); France. Author: "Guia Legal de Valores y Analisis al Proyecto de Ley de Mercado de Valores en la República Dominicana. Member:Dominican Bar Association. Languages: Spanish, English and Portuguese.
E-mail: jmaldonado@rvhb.com

ROSA E. DIAZ ABREU . Born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1978; admitted, 2001, Dominican Republic. Education: Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra (LL.B., 2000); Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena (Master in Business Law, 2001); Author: "Compendio de Procedimientos para la Permanecia de Extranjeros en Republica Dominicana." Member: Dominican Bar Association. Languages: Spanish and English. E-mail: ldiaz@rvhb.com

ANA ISABEL TAVERAS LOIS . Born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1979; admitted, 2002, Dominican Republic. Education: Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra (LL.B., 2001); Universidad Pompeu F, Barcelona, Spain. (Master in Digital Business and International Business with Concentration in Latin America; 2001). Author: "Estudio de la Organizacion del Distrito Nacional en Materia Civil y Comercial." Languages: Spanish and English. E-mail: ataveras@rvhb.com

VILMA VERAS TERRERO, born Santo Domingo, 1976; admitted, 1996, Domincan Republic. Education: Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre Y Maestra (LLB., magna cum laude, 1996); Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre Y Maestra (LL.M. in Business and Economic Law, 1998). Author: "La Clausula Exorbitante en los Contratos Administrativos." Member:Dominican Bar Association. Languages: Spanish and French. E-mail: vveras@rvhb.com

MIGUEL ANGEL HEREDIA BONETTI, admitted, 1966, Dominican Republic. Education: Universidad de Santo Domingo (LL.D., cum laude, 1966). Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium (Political Science/ International Relations, 1966-1969). Academic work at PUCMM, UNPHU and INTEC.Served at the "Secretariado Tecnico de la Presidencia" (1974-1975) and in the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (1980-1987). Executive Director of the Center for the Research and Study of Business Law (CEDEMPRESA). Deputy Minister of Commerce (1998 - present). Member: Dominican Bar Association. Languages: Spanish, English and French. E-mail: info@rvhb.com

RAFAEL ROBLES INOCENCIO, born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1931; admitted, 1959, Dominican Republic. Education: Universidad de Santo Domingo (J.D., 1959). Experience: Consul of the Dominican Republic in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, 1961; Presiding Judge for the Third Penal Chamber of the First Instance Court for the National District, 1964; Presiding Judge for the First Penal Chamber of the First Instance Court for the National District, 1966-1969; Russin, Vecchi & Heredia Bonetti, Associate, 1970-1976; Foreign Legal Counsel for the State of New York, 1976; Officer of the Administration of Human Resources for the city of New York, 1990-1993. Member: Dominican Bar Association, Inter-American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish and English. E-mail: rrobles@rvhb.com

AIMEE PRIETO CABRERA (Associate). Education: Iberoamerican University (UNIBE) (JD, Magna Cum Laude, 2002). Post-Graduate Degree in Intellectual Property from the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, 2001. LLM in International E-Business and Post-Graduate Degree in International Business with specialization in Latin America, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain, 2003. Author: "Juridical Aspects of Trademarks in the Internet", 2002. Languages: Spanish, English and French.

MONIKA FIALLO PARADAS (Associate), born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1980; admitted, 2002, Dominican Republic. Education: Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (LL.B., magna cum laude, 2002); Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (Postgrado Derecho Procesal Civil Dominicano, 2003); Author: "Propuesta de Modificación a la Ley No. 95 sobre Inmigración"; Member: Latin-American Council of International and Comparative Law's Studius. Languages: Spanish and English.

MARICELL SILVESTRE RODRIGUEZ (Associate), born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1979; admitted, 2001, Dominican Republic. Education: Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (LL.B., 2001); Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (Master Corporative Law and Economic Legislation, 2003). Author: "Aplication of Foreing Law in the National Territory"; "Execution of Arbitration awards" Member: Dominican Bar Association; Inter-American Bar Association (IABA); Latin American Council of International and Comparative Law (COLADIC). Languages: Spanish, English and French.

AURY DOMINGUEZ ROSARIO (Associate), born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, admitted 1995, Dominican Republic. Education: Universidad Tecnológica de Santiago (LL, 1995); Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (Post Grade in Commercial Law, 1998). Co-Author: "El Derecho Notarial en República Dominicana, teoría y práctica: Las Medidas Cautelares en la Ley de Derecho de Autor." Member: Dominican Bar Association. Languages: Spanish and English

PATRICIA M. SANTANA NINA (Associate), born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; admitted 2003, Dominican Republic. Education: Pontificia Universidad Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (LL, 2000; Postgrade in Civil Procedure, 2003). Member: Dominican Bar Association; Languages: Spanish and English.

 

Taipei, Taiwan

T.Y. LEE. Born Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C., 1947; admitted, 1974, Taiwan. Education: National Taiwan University School of Law (LL.B., 1970; LL.M., 1973); Southern Methodist University (M.C.L., 1978). Author: "The Nationality and Recognition of Juristic Persons," China Law Journal, 1975; "New Trademark Law in Line with Commercial Practice," (Taiwan), Asia Law, March 1994. Member: Taipei Bar Association. Languages: Mandarin, Taiwanese, English. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Intellectual Property Law; Licensing Law; Competition Law. E-mail: tylee@russinvecchi.com.tw

THOMAS H. MCGOWAN. Born Fairmont, Minnesota, 1950; admitted, 1975, District of Columbia. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1972); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1975). Business Editor and Member of Executive Board, Law and Policy in International Business, International Law Journal of Georgetown University Law Center, 1974-1975. Author: "Banking, Credit, and Finance: The Transactional Aspects," Taiwan and International Trade and Investment: Law and Practice (Oxford University Press), 1994. Co-author: "Full Faith & Credit and Government Owned Banking Institutions in Korea," Korean Journal of Comparative Law, Volume VI, Korean Research Institute of Comparative Law, 1978; "Chattel Security in Korea," Korean Journal of Comparative Law, Volume VII, Korean Research Institute of Comparative Law, 1979. Director, U.S.A.-R.O.C. Economic Counsel, 1988 -- . Member: District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Banking, Financial Services, Corporate and Commercial Law.
E-mail: thmcgowan@russinvecchi.com.tw

SU-HWA WU. Born Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, 1947; admitted, 1982, Taiwan. Education: National Taiwan University School of Law (LL.B. 1969); University of Illinois (M.C.L., 1974). Member: Taipei Bar Association; Tao Yuan Bar Association. Languages: English, Mandarin, Taiwanese. E-mail: shwu@russinvecchi.com.tw

HWEI-YU CHO. Born Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China, 1953; Education: National Taiwan University School of Law (LL.B., 1975). Languages: Mandarin, Taiwanese, English. E-mail: hycho@russinvecchi.com.tw

ECHO HSU. Born Tainan, 1961; (Not admitted in Taiwan); Education: Soochow University Law School (LL.B., 1985). Languages: Mandarin, Taiwanese and English. Practice Areas: Banking ,Securities; Currency Regulation; Offshore Banking; Eurobonds; Financial Institutions; Capital Markets; Commercial Property; Private Placements. E-mail: he@russinvecchi.com.tw

MONICA C.Y. YANG. Born Miao Li, Taiwan, Republic of China, 1971; admitted, 2000, Taipei, Taiwan. Education: Tung Hai University (LL.B., 1998); Queen Mary College, University of London (LL.M., 2006). Member: Taipei Bar Association. Languages: Mandarin, Taiwanese, Cantonese and English. Practice Areas: Banking and Financial Services. E-mail: myang@russinvecchi.com.tw

LISA S. WANG. Born Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China, 1979; admitted, 2002, Taipei, Taiwan. Education: National Taiwan University (LL.B., 2001); New York University School of Law (LL.M., 2004). Member: Taipei Bar Association. Languages: Mandarin, Taiwanese and English. Practice Areas: Banking and Financial Services. E-mail: lwang@russinvecchi.com.tw

Sandra Yang, born Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C., 1979; admitted, 2001, Taipei, Taiwan. Education: National Cheng-Chi University (LL.B., 2001); American University Washington College of Law (LL.M., 2007). Languages: Mandarin, Taiwanese and English. Practice Emphasis: Banking and Financial Services; BOT. Email: NCY@russinveechi.com.tw

Karen Wu. Born Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, 1970; admitted, 2005, Taipei, Taiwan. Education: National Hsinchu University (B.A., Economics, 1993); Auckland University (Postgraduate Study of Economics, 1994-1995); Soochow University (LL.M., 2005). Languages: Mandarin, Taiwanese and English. Practice Areas: General Practice. E-mail: kwu@russinvecchi.com.tw

Phoebe Yu. Born Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China, 1977; passed bar exam, 2006. Education: National Taiwan University School of Law (LL.B., 2000). Languages: Mandarin, Taiwanese, English and French. Practice Areas: General Practice. E-mail: pyu@russinvecchi.com.tw

Carol Liu. Born Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China, 1979; passed bar exam, 2003. Education: National Taipei University (LL.B., 2002). Languages: Mandarin, Taiwanese and English. Practice Areas: General Practice. E-mail: ccl@russinvecchi.com.tw

MICHAEL SCOTT. Born Walnut Creek, California, 1975; admitted, 2002, California. Education: Swarthmore College (B.A., Honors, 1997); University of Chicago (J.D., 2001). Chicago Journal of International Law, Staff Member, 1999-2000. Author: Book Note on "EC Company Law" by Vanessa Edwards, Chicago Journal of International Law, 2000. Member: California Bar Association. Languages: English, German and spoken Mandarin. Practice Areas: Banking, Financial Services, Corporate and Commercial Law.
E-mail: mdscott@russinvecchi.com.tw

AMY Y. M. CHIANG. Born Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China, 1951; Education: Soochow University Law School (LL.B., 1974). Languages: Mandarin, Taiwanese and English. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Real Estate; General Practice.
E-mail: ymchiang@russinvecchi.com.tw

SUE-MEI HUANG. Born Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China, 1951; Education: Soochow University Law School (LL.B., 1974). Languages: Mandarin, Taiwanese, English. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Intellectual Property.
E-mail:
smhuang@russinvecchi.com.tw

MIAO-ER HSIUNG. Born Chiayi, Taiwan, Republic of China, 1969; Education: Soochow University Law School (LL.B., 1992). Languages: Mandarin, Taiwanese and English. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Capital Markets.
E-mail: mehsiung@russinvecchi.com.tw

GABRIEL SEYDEWITZ. Born Madison, Wisconsin, 1977; admitted 2003, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A. 2000). National Taiwan University: International Chinese Language Program 1998. University of Wisconsin Law School (J. D. 2003). Languages: English and Mandarin. Practice Areas: General Practice. E-mail: gseydewitz@russinvecchi.com.tw

Vivian H.Y. Yang, born Kaohsiung, Taiwan. R.O.C., 1983. Education: Soochow University Law School (LL.B., 2006); University of Houston Law Center (LL.M., 2008). Languages: Mandarin, Taiwanese and English. Practice emphasis: Intellectual Property. Email: VY@russinvecchi.com.tw

Vladivostok, Russia

JONATHAN RUSSIN. Born Kingston, Pennsylvania, 1937; admitted to bar, 1964, District of Columbia. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1959; J.D., 1963). Recipient, Order of Prince St. Vladimir, Russian Orthodox Church. Author: "Business in Russia Today," Pacific Russia Oil & Gas Report, Vol. V, No. 2, Summer 2002; Author: "The Powers That Be, The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation," American Chamber of Commerce in Russia, Vol 7-No. 33, Jan.-Feb. 2000; Co-Author: "Forming A Russian Company," sponsored by the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Washington, D.C., 1994; Co-Author: "Forming A Dominican Company," 10th Edition, American Chamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic, 1987; "Laws Affecting Franchise Operations in Spain," American Bar Association, 1982. With Office of the General Counsel, Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of State, 1964-1969 (Regional Legal Adviser, Caribbean Area, 1967-1969). Chair, Advisory Council, Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, George Washington University, 1991-1993. General Counsel, Orthodox Church in America. Washington Representative, Russian Orthodox Church. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association; Inter-American Bar Association Russian Association of International Law. Languages: English, Spanish and Russian. Practice Areas: Investment in Russia; Russia Trade; International Investment; International Finance; Emerging Markets; Investment in Latin America; International Corporate Law; International Business Law. E-mail: jonathan.russin@russinvecchi.ru

NATALYA G. PRISEKINA. Born Astrakhan, USSR., 1969; admitted, 1991, Russia. Education: Middlebury College, 1992-1993; Far Eastern National University, Vladivostok, Primorskiy Kray (J.D., 1991); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (LL.M., Transnational Business Practice, 1995). Professor of International Law, Far Eastern State University Law Institute, 1991 -- . Assistant Director of International Affairs, FESU, 1995 -- . Languages: Russian, English and French. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law, Labor Law, Civil Litigation, International Litigation, Russian Civil Practice, Maritime Law, Transportation.
E-mail: russin@vladivostok.ru

DMITRY A. LYAKHOV. Born Vladivostok, Russia, 1985; admitted, 2007, Russia. Education: Jurisprudence Department of the Far Eastern National University, (Vladivostok, Russia) (J.D., 2007); Legal Clinic "Efora" (2006-2007). Languages: Russian, English. Practice Areas: Civil Law, Corporate Law, Labor Law. E-mail: russin@vladivostok.ru

 

Washington, D.C.

JONATHAN RUSSIN. Born Kingston, Pennsylvania, 1937; admitted to bar, 1964, District of Columbia. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1959; J.D., 1963). Recipient, Order of Prince St. Vladimir, Russian Orthodox Church. Author: "Business in Russia Today," Pacific Russia Oil & Gas Report, Vol. V, No. 2, Summer 2002; "The Powers That Be, The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation," American Chamber of Commerce in Russia, Vol 7-No. 33, Jan.-Feb. 2000; Co-Author: "Forming A Russian Company," sponsored by the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Washington, D.C., 1994; Co-Author: "Forming A Dominican Company," 10th Edition, American Chamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic, 1987; "Laws Affecting Franchise Operations in Spain," American Bar Association, 1982. With Office of the General Counsel, Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of State, 1964-1969 (Regional Legal Adviser, Caribbean Area, 1967-1969). Chair, Advisory Council, Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, George Washington University, 1991-1993. General Counsel, Orthodox Church in America. Washington Representative, Russian Orthodox Church. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association; Inter-American Bar Association, Russian Association of International Law. Languages: English, Spanish and Russian. Practice Areas: Investment in Russia; Russia Trade; International Investment; International Finance; Emerging Markets; Investment in Latin America; International Corporate Law; International Business Law. (Resident in Moscow). E-mail: jonathan.russin@russinvecchi.com

B. THOMAS MANSBACH. Born Norfolk, Virginia, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, District of Columbia and Virginia. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1961); Harvard University (LL.B., 1964). Overseas Private Investment Corporation ("OPIC"), 1967-1993: Managing Director: Major Markets, emphasizing independent power, 1992-1993; Central Europe/Former Soviet Union/China/Southeast Asia, 1990-1992; Africa/Middle East/Europe/South Asia and Petroleum/Financial Services, 1986-1990; Natural Resources and Financial Services, 1981-1986; Senior Director for Minerals and Energy,1978-1981; Director, Latin America/Africa, 1972-1978; Office of the General Counsel and Special Assistant, 1967-1972. Co-Editor, Investment Incentive Programs in Western Europe. The Chamber of Commerce of the United States. Languages: English, Spanish. Practice Areas: International Investment; International Finance; Emerging Markets; Political Risk Insurance; Project Finance; Asia-Pacific Investment; Investment in Eastern Europe; Investment in Latin America. E-mail: BMansbach@aol.com

 

Yangon, Myanmar

JAMES S. FINCH. Born Boston, Massachusetts, 1948; admitted, 1974, Vermont; 1980, New York and District of Columbia. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., with distinction in English Lit., 1971); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1974). Author: "Agriculture and Marine Products," Capital Flows along the Mekong, The Complete Guide to Investing in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar & Vietnam, Asia Law & Practice Ltd., "1996, Golin editor, "Myanmar's Foreign Investment Law, "East Asian Executive Reports Volume 18, September 15, 1995; "Myanmar," Creating & Enforcing Security in Asian Emerging Markets, Asia Law & Practice Ltd. In association with the Inter-Pacific Bar Association, 1997, Parker, editor: "The Unconstitutionality of State and Local Enactments in the United States Restricting Business Ties with Burma (Myanmar)," Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Volume 30, March, 1997; "An Updated Look at Whether Investors in Southeast Asia Should Enter Myanmar, "Today, Volume 4, June 1-15, 1997, "Beyond Sanctions," Asiaweek, June 5, 1997 at 65; "Myanmar Moves Forward, but IP Lags Behind," IP Asia September, 1997, Volume 10, at 36; Asia Law, August, 1997 at 20; "Legal Impediments to the Establishment of a Securities Market in Myanmar (Burma)" Corporate Counsel's International Adviser, October 1, 1997, 149-02; "Time for Compromise in Burma," International Herald Tribune, October 14, 1997; "Arbitration in Myanmar," Journal of International Arbitration, December, 1997 at; "Insurance Law and Rules in Myanmar (Burma)," East Asian Executive Reports, September, 1997; "Myanmar, International energy and Resources Committee, 1997 Annual Report, Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law 1997 The Year in Review," American Bar Association, 1998; "Mining Law in Myanmar," Oil & Gas Law and Taxation Review, May, 1988 at 191; "Legal Procedures for Foreign Banks Establishing a Presence in Myanmar," Journal of International Banking Law, June, 1998 at 209; "Telecommunications Law in Myanmar," IPBA Journal, June, 1998 at 29. "State and Local Sanctions Fail Constitutional Test" Calo Institute Trade Policy Study, August 6, 1998; "Back to the Land" The Vietnam Business Journal, October 1998, at 48; "Myanmar's Forest Law and Rules: Developing One of the World's Last Untapped Wildernesses" East Asian Executive Reports, September 15, 1998 at 9; "Wiht a Broad Brush: The Federal Regulation of Sanctions Against Burma (Myanmar)" 22Hastings International and Comparative Law Review, at 323 winter 1999; " The Legal Requirements for Reducing or Winding Up an Operation in Myanmar" IFBA Journal, June, 1999 at 30; "The Integration of Myanmar's Legal System into ASEAN" 2 Singapore Journal of International & Comparative Law 579, 1998. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; The District of Columbia Bar; Vermont and New York State Bar Associations. Languages: English and Spanish.
E-mail: burmalaw@mptmail.net.mm

SAW SOE PHONE MYINT. Born Myanmar; admitted, 1975, Myanmar. Education: University of Yangon (B.A. Law, 1975; LL.B., 1977; LL.M., 1983). Former Member, Legal Drafting Department of the Attorney General's Office, Union of Myanmar. Languages: Myanmar; English. E-mail: burmalaw@mptmail.net.mm

THIDA AYE. Born Myanmar, 1960; admitted, 1982, Myanmar. Education: University of Yangon (LL.B., 1982). Former Adviser: Myanmar Supreme Court; Former Judge, Civil Township Court, Yangon Division, Advocate, Union of Myanmar. Languages: Myanmar and English. E-mail: burmalaw@mptmail.net.mm

GLADSTONE. Born Myanmar, 1968; admitted, 1996, Myanmar. Education: University of Yangon (LL.B., 1994, Thesis, 1997), Higher Grade Pleader (1995). Languages: Myanmar, English. E-mail: burmalaw@mptmail.net.mm

SAW U. WIN. Born Myanmar, 1962; Education: University of Yangon (LL.B., LL.M., 1989); Osaka University (LL.M., 1994; Ph.D., 1997). Tutor, Department of Law, University of Yangon. Member: Japanese Public International Law Association; Japanese Private International Law Association; Advocat. Languages: Japanese, Myanmar, English. E-mail: burmalaw@mptmail.net.mm

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia

WILLIAM G. RUDDY. Born New Haven, Connecticut, 1937; admitted to bar, 1962, Connecticut; 1966, Alaska and U.S. District Court, District of Alaska; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1959; LL.B., 1962). With Office of General Counsel, Federal Maritime Alaska Legal Services Corporation, Inc., 1972-1976. Member, Alaska Board of Marine Pilot Examiners, 1986-1988. Member: Juneau (President, 1970), Alaska and American Bar Associations. (Also Partner, Ruddy, Bradley, Kolkhorst & Reges, Juneau, Alaska). Languages: English, Russian. Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate Commercial Law; Maritime Law, Transportation. E-mail: wgr@alaska.net

JOHN PATRICK RYAN (of counsel). Born Green Bay, Wisconsin, 1957; admitted, 1994, California. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., 1983); Middlebury College (M.A. 1987); Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D. 1994); St. Thomas University School of Law (LL.M. 2005). Languages: English and Russian. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Taxation; Civil Law; Labor and Employment; Shareholder Agreements; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Restructuring; Admiralty and Maritime Law.

VITALIY APATAEV . Born Sakhalin, Russia, 1977; admitted, Russia, 2001. Education: Modern Humanitarian Academy, Moscow, law depatment (2003); Moscow State University of Service, law department (2005). Languages: Russian and English. Member: Chamber of Tax Advisors of Russia. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Labor Law; Arbitration and Litigation; Civil Law, Tax Litigation. E-mail: russinvecchi@snc.ru

OKSANA ERMAKOVA . Born Sakhalin, Russia, 1980. Education: Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Branch of the Moscow State University of Commerce and law, law department (2002). Languages: Russian and English. Practice Areas: Real estate law, Environmental, Corporate, Commercial Law;  Arbitration and Litigation; Civil Law. E-mail: russinvecchi@snc.ru