
Summer Associate at Harris & Moure, PLLC
Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Summer Associate at Harris & Moure, PLLC
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Law student interested in and with some expereince in complex cross-border transactions, dispute prevention, and dispute resolution. Prior hands-on experience includes complex commercial contracts, frachisor compliance with government regulations, international franchising, and commercial litigation.
Major Interested Practice Areas:
Trademark licensing and protection, trade secrets protection; bankruptcy; international intellectual property protection; Chinese commercial law; doing business in the Greater China area; corporate law; commercial litigation; franchising and distribution law; international business transactions; and international commercial arbitration and other forms of ADR.
(Law Practice industry)
May 2008 — Present (4 months)
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)
January 2008 — Present (8 months)
Client intake;
Client contact;
Draft pre-trial motions;
Draft discovery requests and resposes/objections;
Draft pleadings;
Draft settlement agreements;
Help supervising attorney prepare for depositions and trials;
Legal research on various tort, contract claims and regulatory compliance matters.
(Law Practice industry)
March 2007 — Present (1 year 6 months)
Comments and writing on a wide range of legal issues that current and prospective foreign investors, business people, and the Chinese government face and deal with in modern day China.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)
January 2008 — March 2008 (3 months)
Conducted trademark searches;
Compiled client IP portfolios;
Drafted and edited firm newsletters;
Drafted entity incorporation documents;
Drafted inquiry/demand letters;
Reviewed commercial contracts.
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)
March 2007 — September 2007 (7 months)
• Corresponded with state franchise regulators regarding franchise registration and disclosure status
• Drafted and reviewed franchising, licensing contracts and agreements
• Prepared petitions and pre-trial motions
• Prepared and attended negotiations and mediations
• Researched federal, state, and foreign laws regarding tax, international trade and intellectual property
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)
February 2006 — February 2007 (1 year 1 month)
Analyzed discovery documents in anticipation of trials;
Conducted legal research on family law issues;
Corresponded with courts and clients.
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Education Management industry)
August 2003 — May 2005 (1 year 10 months)
High school English teacher
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Education Management industry)
August 2001 — May 2003 (1 year 10 months)
High School English Teacher
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Events Services industry)
December 2000 — December 2000 (1 month)
Post Campagin Data Analysis;
Drafted Campaign Letters;
Proposed Congressional Redistricting Plans Based on Data Analysis
Juris Doctor, focusing on International Business Transactions Law, 2005 — 2009 (expected)
Masters, Education/Linguistics, 2000 — 2003
B.A., English, 1996 — 2000
My School Wuhan U. of Hydro-electric Engineering has become the Wuhan University since August 2000.
Historical fiction; traditional paper-making; Chinese art; traveling; folk music; my family
American Bar Association,
Dallas Bar Association,
Dallas Asian-American Bar Association,
China Chain Store and Franchise Association (中国连锁经营协会),
Business Bar Association of China (中国商务律师协会),
China Success Stories,
China Law Practice, China Blogosphere, SMU Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University
Franchises in China Could Soar, Dallas Business Journal Feature Article February 23, 2007 (recognizing my translation of the new Chinese Franchise Regulations for Vernon Goodrich, L.L.P.)
http://dallas.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2007/02/26/story1.html