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Nicholas C. Howson

Address: 

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019-6064
U.S.A.

Phone Number: 
(212) 373-3019
Fax Number: 
(212) 373-2077
Email: 
nhowson@paulweiss.com
Born: 
1961, Montreal
Languages: 
French English Mandarin
Nationalities: 
USA
British
Canadian
Education: 
Columbia University School of Law, New York, NY; JD received May 1988. Awards: Samuel I. Rosenman Prize; Parker School Achievement with Honors in International Law; Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, 1986-87; David M. Berger Memorial Prize (Public International
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
New York, 1989.
Present Position: 
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, Partner.
Professional Experience: 

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (1989 to Present); Columbia University School of Law, Lecturer in Law, New York, NY, Spring, 1996; Spring, 1997; Spring 2001; Spring 2002, Course in Chinese Trade and Investment Law.

Professional Associations: 

Council on Foreign Relations; Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Smile Train (Advisory Board); American Chamber of Commerce for China (Board of Governors).

Panels of Arbitrators: 

China International Economic Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) – Designated Foreign Arbitrator.

Arbitration Experience: 

Numerous arbitrations (International and China) as party counsel.

Areas of Specialization: 
Capital Market Transactions
Foreign Investment & Joint Ventures
Mergers & Acquisitions
Oil & Gas
Project Finance
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 

Numerous articles on China’s laws and foreign investment in China.