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| International
professional/legal membership and offices : |
| Chapter
Chair for Hong Kong
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International Law and Practice
Section of NYSBA |
| Member
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ABA, AIPLA, IBA, INTA, IPBA, IPO and
PTMG |
| Reporter
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INTA Bulletin, 1999 for China, Hong
Kong and Taiwan |
| Member |
IBA National Tax for Hong Kong in
2003 and for PRC in 2004 |
| Honoured Member
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International Who's Who 1998 |
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| Recent
Publications and Speeches : |
| New York State Bar Association,
March Meeting, 2001, New York |
| Protection of Domain Name in Hong Kong
and PRC |
| Inter-Pacific Bar Association,
Annual Meeting, 2001, Tokyo |
| Stock Options in Listed Companies |
| Inter-Pacific Bar Association,
Annual Meeting, 2002, Hong Kong |
| Corporate Counsel Forum – Moderator
and Session Chair |
| Inter-Pacific Bar Association,
Annual Meeting, 2002, Durban |
| E-commerce Update for the Travel Industry |
| American Bar Association, Annual
Meeting, 2003, San Francisco |
| A New Frontier: Asian Investment in
Latin America |
| International Bar Association,
Annual Meeting, 2003, San Francisco |
| The Practical Dos and Don'ts of Hiring
and Firing; The Best Boiler Plate and CISG Annual Update |
| Inter-Pacific Bar Association,
Annual Meeting, 2004, Seoul |
| Corporate Counsel Forum – Moderator
and Session Chair |
| Bio Asia Conference, 2004,
San Diego |
| Effective Licensing Structures – Tax
and Regulatory Compliance in PRC |
| International Bar Association, Annual Meeting, 2004, Auckland |
| Cross Border Transfer of Personnel & Outstanding of Job Functions by Multinational Corporations |
| Current International Tax Developments |
| Hong Kong Institute of Insurance, 2005, Hong Kong |
| Conductiong Insurance Business in PRC |
| International Bar Association, Annual Meeting, 2005, Prague |
| Restrictive Covenants and Protection of Corporate Confidential Information |
| Compensation for Damages to the Environment from Mining in PRC |
| Preservation of Historical Sites in PRC |
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George Anthony Ribeiro
has been in practice for over 20 years. He is a partner at Vivien
Chan & Co., and the Chief Legal Representative of the firm's
Shanghai office in Mainland China. |
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George's practice areas cover securities,
mergers and acquisitions, direct China investment, technology transfer
and valuation, and litigation/arbitration. He has structured investment
operations in Greater China for multinationals in the consumer
product, network selling, information technology and service industries
to cater for both practice and law with respect to asset protection,
regulatory compliance and tax efficiency. In Hong Kong, he was
responsible for listing the firm's information technology group
on The Growth Enterprise Market of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
on its first trading day of 25 November 1999. George has also led
major litigation cases, where precedents have been established,
in Greater China and Hong Kong. |
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George's practice has won recognition.
He is an Honoured Member of International Who's Who 1998, Member
of the Panel of Intervention Agents of the Hong Kong Law Society
and the Chapter Chair for Hong Kong of the International Law and
Practice Section of NYSBA. He has also been identified
as one of Asia's Leading Lawyers in Intellectual Property in from year 2004 to 2005 and Dispute
Resolution from year 2004 to 2007 by Asia Law & Practice. |
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George has frequently been invited
to give speeches on the law and practice at international conferences
and seminars. |
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