Wide-Ranging China Capabilities
Over many years Louis Schwartz has represented Chinese and Western clients in corporate, banking, real estate and international trade matters, taught at the University level and lectured on China's economy, industry, law and language, provided business intelligence on various Chinese industries and translated/summarized Chinese language legal and commercial materials. Through Lou Schwartz, China Strategies, LLC offers a broad range of services for those interested in trade and investment with China, including the following:
Commerce:
Business Partners: Assess prospective business opportunities and identify, qualify and negotiate with prospective business partners.
Industry Specific Intelligence:
Provide periodic updates on developments in particular industries, focusing on various aspects of the industry useful to clients, such as market potential, competitors, output, capacity development, international trade and investment, regulatory matters and prospects (see, for example, the attached Chinese Aluminum Industry Update Series).
Macro-Economic Intelligence:
Provide periodic updates on developments in the Chinese economy, such as industrial and agricultural output, retail and producer prices, interest, tax and exchange rate changes, etc.
Law:
Developments in Chinese Law: Provide briefings on China's progress in developing the rule of law, the overall framework of Chinese law and legal developments affecting specific industries.
Transactional:
Represent clients in import/export trade with China, investments in China (wholly-foreign owned enterprises, joint ventures, non-operational investments, dispute resolution, etc..
Language Services:
Translation/Interpretation: Provide legal and industry specific translations and summaries of Chinese language letters, proposals, agreements, company information, etc.
Bio
Lou Schwartz, president of China Strategies, LLC, and publisher of the China Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development Report and the China Aluminum Industry Report, earned degrees in East Asian Studies from the University of Michigan and Harvard University where he studied Chinese language and literature, economics and law, among other disciplines. Lou also earned a J.D. from George Washington University Law School. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Lou has worked on various matters involving China's legal system, economic development, trade and investment while with a large U.S. law firm and currently as President of China Strategies, LLC. For more than 10 years Lou has taught classes at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and its College of Arts and Sciences, including Law and Development in China, Chinese for Lawyers and Chinese Legal Documents.