Committees

Host Committee

Jim FitzSimons, Clayton Utz (Host Committee Chairman)
John West, Selborne Chambers (Host Committee Deputy Chairman)
Robin Lonergan, Macrossans Lawyers (Program Committee Chairman)
Christopher Dawson, Turner Freeman (Sponsorship Committee Chairman)
George Livanes, Piper Alerman (Social Committee Chairman)
Joe Hurley, Ebsworth & Ebsworth Lawyers (Publicity Committee Chairman)
David Laidlaw, Maddocks Lawyers (Finance Committee Chairman)
Michael Back, Freehills (Sponsorship Committee)
Campbell Bridge , Maurice Byers Chambers (Social Committee)
Michael Butler, Finlaysons Lawyers (Publicity Committee)
Pat Fazzone, Tighe Patton Armstrong & Teasdale (Sponsorship Committee)
Michael Gill, Phillips Fox Lawyers (Program Committee)
Roger Saxton, Cowley Hearne Lawyers (Program Committee)
David Sigler, webMethods (Sponsorship Committee)
Michael Sonnenberg, Freehills (Publicity Committee)
Geoff Sutherland, Deacons (Social Committee)
Laraine Walker, Law Society NSW (Social Committee)
Julie Ward, Mallesons (Sponsorship Committee)
Brad Wylynko, Clayton Utz (Program Committee)

IPBA Officers & Council Members
2005 - 2006 Term

Officers

 

President
Felix O. Soebagjo
Soebagjo, Jatim, Djarot
Jakarta
Indonesia

President-Elect
James McH. FitzSimons
Clayton Utz
Sydney
Australia

Vice President
Zongze Gao
King & Wood Law Firm
Beijing
China

Secretary-General
Koichiro Nakamoto
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Tokyo
Japan

Deputy Secretary-General
Arthur Loke
Arthur Loke & Partners
Singapore

Program Coordinator
Robin Joseph Lonergan
Macrossans Lawyers
Brisbane
Australia

Deputy Program Coordinator
Jose Rosell
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
Paris
France

 

Committee Coordinator
Shiro Kuniya
Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners
Osaka
Japan

Deputy Committee Coordinator
Cedric C. Chao
Morrison & Foerster LLP
San Francisco , CA
USA

Membership Committee Chair
Pimvimol ("June") Vipamaneerut
Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd.
Bangkok
Thailand

Membership Committee Vice-Chair
Suet-Fern Lee
Stamford Law Corporation
Singapore

Publications Committee Chair
Sylvette Young Tankiang
Villaraza & Angangco Law Offices
Philippines

Publications Committee Vice-Chair
Hiroyuki Kamano
Kamano Sogo Law Offices
Tokyo
Japan

Jurisdictional Council Members

Australia
Christopher Mark Dawson
Turner Freeman
Sydney

Canada
Josiah Wood
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Vancouver

China
Xiumei Feng
All China Lawyers Association
Beijing

France
Jean-Claude Beaujour
Cornet-Levy, LLP
Paris

Germany
Axel Reeg
Reeg Rechtsanwalte
Mannheim

Hong Kong
Allan Leung
Lovells
Central

India
Krishan Gopal Singhania
Singhania & Co., Solicitors & Advocates
Mumbai

Indonesia
Ira A. Eddymurthy
Soewito Suhardiman Eddymurthy
Kardono
Jakarta

Japan
Hisashi Hara
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Tokyo

Korea
Soo-Kil Chang
Kim & Chang
Seoul

Malaysia
Datuk Abdul Raman Bin Saad
Abdul Raman Saad & Associates
Kuala Lumpur

Myanmar
U Myint Lwin
U Myint Lwin Law Office Yangon

 

New Zealand
Denis Michael McNamara
Simpson Grierson
Auckland

Philippines
Ma. Melva E. Valdez
JGLaw (Jimenez Gonzales Liwanag Bello Valdez Caluya & Fernandez)
Makati City

Singapore
Kim Teck Kim Seah
A. Ang, Seah & Hoe
Singapore

Sweden
Thomas Ekenberg Hellstrom & Partners
Stockholm

Switzerland
Douglas C. Hornung
Fontanet Jeandin Hornung & Partners
Geneva 3 Rive

Taiwan , China
Chih-Kang (J.K.) Lin
TIPLO Attorneys-at-Law
Taipei

Thailand
Punjaporn Kosolkitiwong
Dej-Udom & Associates Ltd.
Bangkok

UK
Richard Andrew Shadbolt
Shadbolt & Co LLP
Surrey

USA
Ann G. Miller
Nixon Peabody LLP
CA

Vietnam
Cong Dinh Le
YKVN
Ho Chi Minh City

At-Large Council Members

Past Presidents

Chile and South America
Manuel Blanco V.
Blanco & Cia.
Santiago
Chile

Indonesia
Noorjahan Meurling
Minang Warman Sofyan & Associates (MWSA) Law Offices
Jakarta
Indonesia

Osaka
Masatoshi Ohara
Kikkawa Law Offices
Doujimahama, Kita-ku, Osaka
Japan

Korea
Young-Moo Shin
Shin & Kim
Seoul
Korea

Hawaii & South Pacific Islands
Lawrence Foster
University of Hawaii, School of Law
Honolulu
USA

USA
Gerold W. Libby
Holland & Knight LLP
CA
USA

Regional Coordinators

Bangladesh, Pakistan & Sri Lanka
Mahinda Haradasa
Varners
Colombo
Sri Lanka

Europe
Patrick Philip Sherrington
Lovells
London
UK

2004-2005
Sang-Kyu Rhi
Rhi Law Offices
Seoul
Korea

2003-2004
Ravinder Nath Rajinder
Narain & Co.
New Delhi

2002-2003
Vivien Chan
Vivien Chan & Co.
Hong Kong

2001-2002
Nobuo Miyake
Miyake & Yamazaki
Tokyo

2000-2001
John W. Craig
McMillan Binch Mendelsohn LLP
Toronto

1999-2000
Dej-Udom Krairit
Dej-Udom & Associates Ltd.
Bangkok

1998-1999
Susan Glazebrook
Court of Appeal
Wellington

1997-1998
Cecil Abraham
Shearn Delamore & Co
Kuala Lumpur

1996-1997
Teodoro D. Regala
Angara, Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz (ACCRALAW)
Makati City

1995-1996
Carl E. Anduri, Jr.
Lex Mundi
Lafayette

1994-1995
Pathmanaban Selvadurai
Rodyk & Davidson
Singapore

1993-1994
Ming-Sheng Lin (deceased)
TIPLO Attorneys-at-Law
Taipei

Taiwan , China
1992-1993
Richard James Marshall
Glencore International AG
Baar
Switzerland

1991-1992
Kunio Hamada
The Supreme Court of Japan
Tokyo
Japan

 

Committee Chairpersons

 

Aerospace Law
Vi Ming Lok Rodyk & Davidson, Singapore

Banking, Finance and Securities
Gerhard Wegen Gleiss Lutz, Stuttgart

Cross-Border Investment
Hans-Erik Åhman Advokatfirman Vinge KB, Göteborg

Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
Yukukazu Hanamizu Yuasa & Hara, Tokyo

Employment and Immigration Law
John N. West Sydney

Energy and Natural Resources
Ian K Lewis Johnson Stokes & Master, Hong Kong

Environmental Law
Janet Lai Heng Looi Skrine, Kuala Lumpur

Insolvency
Sarjit Singh Gill Shook Lin & Bok, Singapore

Insurance
Dhinesh Bhaskaran Shearn Delamore & Co., Kuala Lumpur

Intellectual Property
Jihn U. Rhi Rhi Law Offices, Seoul

International Construction Projects
Sebastian G. K ü h l White & Case LLP, Hamburg

International Trade
Kevin Y. Qian AllBright Law Offices, Shanghai Pudong New Area

Legal Practice
Sai Ree Yun Woo Yun Kang Jeong & Han, Seoul

Maritime Law
Jon William Zinke Keesal, Young & Logan, Hong Kong

Tax Law
Ada Ko Lane Powell LLP, Seattle

Technology and Communications
Dennis Unkovic Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP, Pittsburgh

Women Business Lawyers
Suchitra A. Chitale A. Y. Chitale & Associates, Advocates & Legal Consultants, New Delhi