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Stan Abrams

Stan Abrams


Beijing Kerry Center 1, Guanghua Road Chaoyang District Beijing 100020 United States

About

Stan Abrams is in a unique position to blog on Chinese law: he has been living and practicing law in the country for nearly a decade, most recently with DLA Piper’s Beijing office. China Hearsay is his second blog on Chinese law, and was preceded by Chinablawg.

Areas of Expertise

* Technology transfer * Intellectual property registration & enforcement * IT and tech regulatory, entertainment, franchising and licensing

Professional Experience

* Senior Associate, DLA Piper (2007-present) * Attorney, Lehman, Lee & Xu (1999-2007)

Education

* MA (international relations), The Johns Hopkins University - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (2006) * JD, Boston College Law School (1996) * BA (history), Pomona College (1991)

Recent Articles

China’s Clean Energy Market: Industrial Policy In Action

Stan Abrams
May 17, 2010 09:00

China is engaging in protectionism in the clean energy market? Of course. It's called industrial policy, and they've been doing it since 1949.Just in case you haven’t seen industrial policy before, here’s what it’s all about. Countries that engage in this sort of economic planning...

School Violence: Huang Hung On Blaming The Press

Stan Abrams
May 17, 2010 06:09

Huang Hung, writing at The Daily Beast about school violence, talks about blaming the press for copycats.I’ve written several posts now on the recent spate of school rampages in China. My most recent, on blaming the government, went live this morning on China/Divide. Also reporting on the...

China FDI Comes to Cleveland?

Stan Abrams
May 16, 2010 13:43

Cleveland wants to offer a long-term deal to a Chinese firm in return for jobs. Is this the beginning of a trend?Brother, Can You Spare A Few RMB? I don’t know if this is a sign of things to come or a blip on the foreign investment radar, but at least one Chinese company is working on a...

The Daily Twit (@chinahearsay Twitter feed) – 2010-05-16

Stan Abrams
May 16, 2010 07:59

World Bank's Lin: China revaluation would hurt U.S. http-equiv= # Manufacturers scramble with China wages rising http://goo.gl/LXtD # Housing developer dragged sleeping residents out and torn down the wrong home http://goo.gl/o4Qn # New China Hearsay site design is finally up and running. Please...

The Daily Twit (@chinahearsay Twitter feed) – 2010-05-15

Stan Abrams
May 15, 2010 07:59

The Shrinking Global Supply Chain http://goo.gl/XqVA # Jury Reaches Decision in Brain-Scan Test Case http://goo.gl/4QdM # Wilson Sonsini: Ohio District Court Allows Database "Scraping" Case to Proceed on a … http://goo.gl/fUab # Source: CBRC Tightens Monitors on Local Gov't Financing...