Practice Experience
Prior to joining White and Case, Anna Han was a partner with a national firm advising US, European and Japanese companies doing business in China.  She opened and managed that firm's China office in 1985 and was resident in China until 1988.  She was the first foreign lawyer to open an office and represent a foreign law firm in Shanghai, China.

She is experienced in negotiating joint ventures, technology licensing, joint development and other forms of investment in China. She has also advised a number of Chinese entities investing here in the US, including leading financial institutions and was counsel for one of China's first acquisitions of a US company.  She writes extensively on the development of Chinese law, including intellectual property, business structures, franchising and technology licensing. Recently, she advised the world’s largest software company on compliance with local law issues in multiple jurisdictions. At present, she is advising a large US retailer with its operations in China, including entity set up, leases, tax advice and ecommerce.

Her practice focuses on advising companies on all aspects of investing in China with structuring, negotiation and approval advice. She also advises clients investing in the US from Asia.

Anna Han has served as an expert witness on numerous cases involving issues of Chinese law and US corporate governance norms.

Anna is a frequent speaker on Chinese law and has delivered talks on various topics in China, Japan, and the US.  She has guest lectured at such schools as Stanford University, University of California at Berkeley, Hong Kong University and Sophia University (Japan).  She has been an invited speaker to organizations such as the Commonwealth Club, US China Business Council, Computer Law Association, American Bar Association, State Bar of California and World Affairs Council.

In 2005, as part of an UNDP program, she served as a commentator on drafts of Vietnam's new United Enterprises Law and in 2007 she commented on Bhutan’s Contract Act.

Bars and Courts
California and Hawaii, State and Federal Courts

Education
B.A., University of California, Berkeley with honors in Political Science and Economics, 1978
J.D., Hastings College of the Law, 1981

Academic Experience
Anna Han has been a Professor of Law at Santa Clara University, School of Law since 1989.  She teaches Business Organizations, Chinese Trade and Investment Law, Legal Issues of Start Up Businesses and Technology Licensing. She teaches Business Organizations, Chinese Trade and Investment Law, Legal Issues of Start Up Businesses and Technology Licensing. She has also taught in law schools in China and Hong Kong.  She was a visiting professor at Hastings College of the Law from 2003-2004.

Professional Associations
California Bar Association - Executive Committee of the International Law Section, Secretary, 1994-5, Treasurer 1995-6;  Advisor Emeritus 1996 - present
Bar Association of San Francisco - Chair, China Law Committee, 1989 - present 
American Bar Association - International Law Section
San Francisco-Shanghai Sister City Committee 
Asian American Bar Association
National Asian-Pacific American Bar Association

Publications
Co-author, "Trends in IP Law in China: Is Enforcement Finally Happening?"  BNA International: Tax Planning Int'l. Special Report: Doing Business in China, June 2006 (with Heidi Keefe)
"Intellectual Property Laws" (4 chapters),  ICC Publishing, a subsidiary of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, Business Law in China: Trade, Investment and Finance, Publication expected in Spring of 2008
"Legal Issues of Franchising in China" Alon, Ilan and Diane Welsh, eds. (2001), International Franchising in Emerging Markets, India and Other Asian Countries, Washington DC:  CCH
"Exploring Feminism Globally to Achieve Global Feminism" The Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues, Vol.11, Issue 2 at 785, 2001
"China and WTO, Why Law Firms Should Care," The Recorder, May, 2000
"Holding Up More than Half of the Sky:  Marketization and the Status of Women in China," Global Critical Race Feminism, New York University Press, 2000
"Hong Kong Economy under Chinese Rule:  Prosperity and Stability?", Southern Illinois University Law Journal, Vol. 22, at 235, Winter 1998
"China's Company Law:  Practicing Capitalism in a Transitional Economy,"  Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal, Vol. 5, Number 3, 1996
"Licensing Technology to China:  The Influence of Culture," Hastings International and Comparative Law Review, Vol. 19, Issue 4, 1996
Book Review: "To Steal a Book is an Elegant Offense:  Intellectual Property Law in Chinese Civilization by William Alford," Santa Clara Law Review, Vol. 36, No. 4, 1996
"Journey of Discovery:  Attending the NGO Forum on Women," The Newsletter of the Asian American Bar Association, December, 1995
"Wish I Had Been Here Earlier:  A First Timer's Impressions," The Equalizer, Vol. 1993, Issue 4, December, 1993
"Hong Kong's Basic Law:  The Path to 1997, Paved with Pitfalls," Hastings International and Comparative Law Review, Vol. 16, Spring, 1993
"The China Trade," The Recorder, December 18, 1991
"The Arrival of Counsel," The Recorder, September 30, 1991
"China's Copyright Law," Journal of International Franchising and Distribution Law, June, 1991
"China Joins Madrid Agreement," Journal of International Franchising and Distribution Law, 1990
"Chinese Inheritance Law - Selected Chinese/English Vocabulary," International Bar Association Dictionary of Legal Words and Terms Relating to Succession to the Estates of Deceased Persons (publication pending)
"Franchising in China," Journal of International Franchising and Distribution Law, 1988
"Inheritance Law of the People's Republic of China," International Legal Practitioner, September, 1988
"New PRC and Shanghai Regulations for the Encouragement of Foreign Investment," Hastings International and Comparative Law Review, Vol. 10, Spring, 1987
"China's Foreign Enterprises Income Tax Law and Regulations," Hastings International and Comparative Law Review, Vol. 6, Spring, 1983

Recent Speaking Engagements
"China's New Labor Contract Law – Employment and Intellectual Property Implications for Taiwanese Companies," 2008 Symposium on International Intellectual Property Strategies for Taiwanese High-Tech Companies, Taipei, Taiwan, May 28, 2008 and Hsinchu, Taiwan, May 30, 2008
"Foreign Real Estate Investment in China," Global Real Estate Investment and Deal-Making Summit, May 16, 2008, Las Vegas, Nevada
"How Actions by your Foreign Subsidiaries can Lead to Criminal Liability in the U.S.," co-sponsored by White & Case and the AEA (formerly the American Electronics Association), March 20, 2008, Santa Clara, California
"Post Scripts on International Licensing - Business, Legal & Cultural Concerns, " Licensing Executives Society – Silicon Valley Chapter 8th Annual Conference, March 19, 2008, Palo Alto, California
"New Developments in IP in China" 2007 Symposium on International Intellectual Property Strategies for Taiwanese High-Tech Companies, Hsinchu, Taiwan, May 15, 2007 and Taipei, Taiwan, May 18, 2007
"China's New IP Law Reforms," White & Case Lunch Briefing Series, Palo Alto, CA, January 2007
"Cultural Issues to Consider when Negotiating Contracts in Asia," Silicon Valley Association of General Counsel, Annual Conference, Santa Clara, CA, December 5, 2006
"Managing the Management in China: Best Practices of Corporate Governance," 19th Annual NAPABA (National Asian Pacific American Bar Association) Convention, November 15-19, 2007, Las Vegas, Nevada
"Understanding and Navigating the Business and Cultural Practices in the Far East," California State Bar Association Intellectual Property Section conference, September 2006
 "China's Changing Legal System, and Its Impact on the Chinese Society," The World Affairs Council, San Francisco, CA August 2006
"China: Beyond the Basics: An In-Depth Look at Intellectual Property and Investment Strategies for Bay Area Businesses," Palo Alto, CA, June 2006
"Investing in Mainland China for Taiwanese Companies: New Options and Strategies, 2006 Symposium on International Intellectual Property Strategies for Taiwanese High-Tech Companies, March 21, 2006, Hsinchu, Taiwan, and March 24, 2006, Taipei, Taiwan
"IP Protection in China," International Law Association, Santa Clara University, February 2006

Languages
English, Chinese (several dialects)

Citizenship
United States