Dec. 2006- Present Legal advisor at China Desk, International Sector £¨ 2day/per week£©
Role/task: Coordinating & communicating on legal issues between Dutch and Chinese clients
- Advising Chinese companies interested in doing business or in investing in the Netherlands; explaining the Dutch investment environment;
- Advising and assisting Chinese companies seeking entry to European capital markets via listing;
- Advising Dutch clients in (Dutch) legal cases involving business with China;
- Promoting ¡°Van Diepen¡± in China
Achievements
- Broke deadlock in 2 IP cases.
- Established the relationships with Euronext Amsterdam and Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
- Attracted 2 Chinese companies seeking entry to European capital market;

Dec. 2005¡ªDec. 2007 Purchaser in Chinese market
Role/Task: Working with the Head of Procurement and responsible for buying a range of products in China to a value of Euro 1M.
- Locating and selecting Chinese suppliers/producers;
- Investigating the legal status of producers, where necessary;
- Negotiating optimal pricing without compromising quality or OME terms;
- Placing orders and setting up appropriate agreements or contracts;
- Guaranteeing conformity with quality standards;
- Organizing and leading trips to China for meeting Chinese suppliers/producers, inspecting product line and logistic facilities;
- Monitoring the execution of contract;
- Solving problems associated with import from china;
Achievements: Set up an efficient, economical and secure mechanism of purchasing in china with average cost-reduction of 40%.

Jan. 2002 - Dec.2005 European Coordinator (stationed in NL)
Role/task:
- Assisting European buyers with OME in China;
- Solving problems between Chinese supplier and European buyers;
Achievement: Facilitated LML export in European market, especial in Italy in textile field.

Feb. 1996 - May 2001 In-house Lawyer and Office Manager
Detached to Shanghai.
Role/task:
- Contract negotiation, drafting and review;
- Due-diligences conducting, analysis and review for mergers and acquisitions;
- Import/export negotiations and contract review;
- Administrative support to the Board of directors;
- Establishing and maintaining relationships with local government, banks and press
Achievements
- Uncovered and prevented fraud attempt in 10M Euro merger deal
- Solved 4M Euro debt collection problem.

Aug.1987--Nov.1995 (1987-1993) Court Clerk in the Commercial Court Division.
(1994-1995) Junior Judge in the Commercial Court Division.
Achievements
- As a court clerk: Participated in over 200 hearings in judicial civil proceedings (1st and 2nd instance). Mainly contractual disputes;
- As a junior judge: Presided over 9 hearings concerning contract disputes.

Master of Economics and Law (LLM)¡ªInternational Programme, Chinese national practising lawyer¡¯s qualification, Bachelor of (Chinese) Economic Law, High School (China).

Languages: Mandarin, Ningbonese & Shanghainese, English, Dutch.

Computer Skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.