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David A. Livdahl

Address: 

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
19th Floor Yintai Center Office Tower
2 Jianguomenwai Avenue
Beijing 100022 PRC

Phone Number: 
+86 10 8567 5393
Fax Number: 
+86 10 8567 5400
Email: 
davidlivdahl@paulhastings.com
Born: 
1947, USA
Languages: 
English Japanese Mandarin
Nationalities: 
USA
Education: 
Columbia Law School, JD, 1977; Columbia University, Master in East Asia Studies, 1973; Macalester College, BA, 1969
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Admitted to California Bar 1977; Japan Foreign Licensed Attorney, 1988–1993, and 1999–2002
Present Position: 
Managing Partner, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP (Beijing)
Professional Experience: 

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP Beijing Office (2002 to present), with prior practice in Hong Kong, Tokyo and California.

Professional Associations: 

Admitted as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in 1995; Represented clients in international arbitrations at the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) and ICC arbitrations as well; in 2000 was appointed to serve on the official arbitrator panel of CIETAC

Panels of Arbitrators: 

Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre Panelist; Japan Commercial Arbitration Association Panelist; China International Economic & Trade Arbitration Commission (“CIETAC”)

Arbitration Experience: 

Numerous representations as legal counsel for Hong Kong, Canadian, European & American companies at CIETAC; legal counsel for arbitrations at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre; legal counsel for Japanese companies in arbitrations in U.S.; active arbitrator for ICC arbitrations in Asia

Areas of Specialization: 
Commercial Law
Contracts
Corporate
Distribution & Licensing
Foreign Investment & Joint Ventures
International Commercial Transactions
International Contracts
International Sale of Goods
International Trade
Technology Transfer
Tourism & Travel
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 

Author of “International Commercial Arbitration in Japan”, published 2002 (updated in 2005) in International Commercial Arbitration in Asia (Juris Publishing); has published a series of articles on investing in China in the leading Japanese legal magazine, NBL, as well as articles in China Legal Watch, China Law & Practice, and China Business Review and the Financial Times, on topics such as international arbitration in China, the China antimonopoly law, and purchase of state owned assets in China.