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Benjamin F. Wu
Attorney
Email:
bfwu@borda-lorenz.com
Practice Areas:
Business Law; Estate Planning; Real Estate; and
Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Law School: Michigan State University College of Law
College: University of Michigan
Languages: Native fluency in Mandarin Chinese and English
Memberships: State Bar of Michigan; ABA Sections (Business Law, China Law);
Association
of Foreign Licensed Attorneys in China; Detroit Chinese Business Association.
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Biography: Benjamin F. Wu was born near Wuhan, China and immigrated to
the U.S.. He graduated from Michigan
State University College of Law and the University of Michigan. Mr. Wu focuses
his practice in the areas of business
transactions, estate planning, and real estate. His practice
benefits significantly from his many contacts within the
People's Republic
of China (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Wuhan, and Shenzhen) and
his dual, native language capabilities. Mr. Wu
has a
native's understanding of both Chinese and American cultures - and the
ability to avoid cross-cultural confusion and the
difficulties
that often can result.
Mr. Wu is an experienced negotiator with clients on both sides of the Pacific,
and is the principal U.S. Counsel for a
Chinese auto-supplies
distributor headquartered in Beijing, China. He has acted as counsel in the
development of strategic
business and negotiations plans for
Chinese clients in the U.S.
Mr. Wu is also a Michigan
Supreme Court certified civil mediator. He has mediated breach of contract
issues as well as
landlord/tenant
disputes, and has also assisted in the development of a plan along with a
curriculum for the recruitment and
training of mediators and
arbitrators in Sino-American Disputes.
Mr. Wu is currently completing his article titled "The Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act in China: Navigating the Informal
Rules of
Guanxi Legally".
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