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The China Business Practice Group of White and Williams offers clients a multi-disciplinary team of attorneys who can assist them with comprehensive domestic and international strategic planning and the pursuit of business opportunities in China.

With over 230 attorneys and ten U.S.-based offices, including Philadelphia, New York and Wilmington, White and Williams provides a full range of services to United States clients doing business in China and China-based clients doing business in the United States. Our attorneys advise clients on a broad range of business matters, including U.S. and international business transactions, tax, and regulatory compliance, preparation of formation documents, preparation and negotiation of contracts including joint venture, manufacturing, supply, confidentiality and non-competition agreements, tariff and other compliance advice, litigation and alternative dispute resolution.

Since its establishment in 1899, White and Williams has been dedicated to offering our clients the highest level of service. Our attorneys have developed strong relationships with an expanding network of professional advisors in China and throughout the world to help clients pursue business and establish ventures abroad. The firm's strategic alliance with the Xue Law Firm, a ten attorney commercial practice firm based in Shanghai, allows the firm to better serve our U.S. clients, including publicly and privately held companies and private equity firms, to pursue opportunities in China. And, it provides a venue for serving China-based companies seeking access to the consumer and capital market of the United States.

Regular participation and presentation in a number of organizations and conferences including the annual China Private Equity International Forum (CPEIF) in Tianjin, China, the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia China Operations Club, and the U.S. Patent Trade Organization China Road Show enables our attorneys to closely interact with other advisors, government officials, and business leaders in China and the United States; thus allowing our attorneys to assist businesses interested in forming strategic partnerships and pursuing business opportunities in that region.

Gary P. Biehn, Chair of the Business Department and head of the China Business Practice Group has participated in several trade missions to China and is a member of the Mid-Atlantic District Export Council. He was recently appointed to the Board of the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia. Mr. Biehn is regularly asked to speak on issues relating to business in China and global transactions generally. Mr. Biehn's international experience also includes serving as lead counsel in significant international business transactions throughout the world.

Chunsheng Lu, an associate in the Business Department, is fluent in Chinese and is licensed to practice law in both China and the United States. Dividing his time between two offices - Philadelphia and Shanghai, Mr. Lu is able to represent corporations seeking to do business in China and elsewhere overseas with the drafting and negotiation of international contracts. Mr. Lu regularly assists clients with the establishment of joint ventures and wholly owned foreign enterprises, as well as other equity transactions. Mr. Lu has frequently presented at seminars to the World Trade Center China Operations Club and has taken part in many China-related symposia, including the Wharton Global Business Forum and the CPEIF. Recently, he was invited by China's Ministry of Commerce, World Trade Organization Committee to participate in a conference in Beijing on China's first Antitrust Law.