Current Employment Position(s)

Attorney, since 1992

Languages

• Chinese
• English

Lawyer Overview

Charles Duan is a Washington Foreign Law Consultant and Managing Partner of Duan & Duan law firm. He has served for several years as Williams Kastner's strategic legal consultant for Chinese clients interested in doing business in the U.S., as well as U.S. clients interested in doing business in China. Duan & Duan is one of the most unique and well-known law firms in China, becoming recognized as a pioneer and leader in international legal services for both foreign companies entering China and PRC companies doing business abroad. As recently as 1993, all attorneys in China were considered state employees, and due to the political acumen of Duan & Duan's founders, the firm was able to secure special approvals from governmental authorities to establish the first ever privately owned and financed law firm in China.

Areas of Practice

• International Trade
• Direct Investment
• Joint Ventures
• Corporate
• Arbitration
• Litigation
• Securities
• Banking
• Project Finance

West Practice Categories

Arbitration, Banking & Finance Law, Joint Ventures, International Law, Litigation & Appeals, Securities Law, Corporate Taxation

Bar Admissions

• China, 1986

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Washington State-China Relations Council (Member)
• 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (Member)

Past Employment Positions

• Williams, Kastner & Gibbs, Law Consultant, 1990 - 1992
• State of Washington Bar Association, First Foreign Law Consultant, 1991 - Present
• Shanghai Law Office for Foreign Economy and Trade, Attorney, 1986 - 1988
• East China Institute of Politics and Law, Deputy Director of the Hong Kong Law Research Office, 1986 - 1988
• Yung, Yu, Yuen Law Firm, Hong Kong, Law Consultant, 1985 - 1986

Education

• University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington, 1990
  LL.M., Master of Law(s)
  Honors: Asian Law Program
• East China Institute of Politics and Law, Shanghai, China, 1986
  LL.M.
• East China Institute of Politics and Law, Shanghai, China, 1983
  LL.B.

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Address

88 Zun Yi Nan Road, 17th Floor
Shanghai 200336, China

Phones

+8621 6219 1103 (Shanghai)
(206) 628-6607 (Seattle)

Faxes

+8621 6275 2273 (Shanghai)
(206) 628-6611 (Seattle)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.duanduan.com