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| Name: | Sylvia Fung Chin |  |
| Law Firm: | White & Case LLP | |
| Address: | 1155 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 |
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| Phone Number: | 212-819-8200 | |
| Email: | schin@whitecase.com |
| Specialty Areas: | Corporate and commercial finance including structured finance, project and asset financing, asset securitizations and debt private placements |
| Licenses: | New York State, SDNY, EDNY, US Supreme Court |
| Education and Honors: | J.D. cum laude Fordham Law School
1977; B.A. cum laude New York University 1971; American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers; American Law Institute; Leonard F. Manning Achievement Award, Fordham Law Review, 1999; NAPABA Northeast Region Trailblazer Award 1999; Pace Law School AALSA Achievement Award 1996. |
| Professional Background: | Partner, White & Case 1986 to
present; Associate, White & Case 1979-86; Adjunct Professor, Fordham Law School 1979-81: Law Clerk, Hon. Lawrence W. Pierce SDNY 1977-79 |
| Major Clients: | Founded
in New York in 1901, White & Case has lawyers in 40 offices
in the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East,
Africa and Asia. Our clients are public and privately held commercial
businesses and financial institutions, as well as governments
and state-owned entities, involved in sophisticated corporate
and financial transactions and complex dispute resolution proceedings. International practice is the foundation of our firm, and we have been involved in transactions in virtually every corner of the world. Our knowledge, like our clients' interests, transcends geographic boundaries. All of our clients have access to the expertise of our lawyers, wherever they are based. As a single partnership, White & Case functions as an integrated team. Our lawyers are linked by constant interaction and an electronic infrastructure that allows us to bring the Firm's wealth of experience and all its global resources to bear on clients' most demanding business and legal issues promptly and efficiently. On a daily basis, our clients are involved in undertakings documented under four or five governing laws and of interest to as many taxing authorities; in transactions involving principals and lenders from a dozen countries; or in disputes involving assets in multiple countries. |
| Public Service/Community Affairs: | Tribar
Opinion Committee 2001-present; ABA Law Opinion Committee 2000-present; ABA Task Force on Tax Shelter Ethical Responsibilities 2004-present; PLI Pro Bono Advisory Committee 1999-present; Member of Editorial Board of ABA Business Law Section magazine Business Law Today 1996-02; ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarships Committee 2000-01; Church of the Resurrection Lector 1994-present |
| Board Memberships and/or Corporate Directorships: | American
College of Investment Counsel President 2002-03, Trustee 1996-present; Women's World Banking Trustee and Board Secretary 1990-present; Asian American Law Fund of NY Treasurer 1994-present; New York County Lawyers Association Director 2004-present; Fordham Law Alumni Association Trustee 1989-present; National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Treasurer 1997-98; Asian American Bar Association of New York President 1994-96 and Director 1991-97 |
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