"The Challenges of Doing Business in China"

A Luncheon Briefing By Joan M. McEntee International Group Chair Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz Washington, D.C. Thursday, September 6, 2007 12:00 noon (11:30 a.m. Networking Reception) The Plimsoll Club, WTC 2 Canal Street, New Orleans (Free validated parking in the WTC Garage)

Ms. McEntee’s presentation will include a market overview and best prospects for trade; market drivers for SME’s; forming strong relationships with all levels of the Chinese government; and creating partnerships with the Chinese.

Joan M. McEntee represents the interests of multinational corporations in international trade. Drawing on her high-level previous experience in the U.S. Government, Ms. McEntee assists companies in meeting challenges in emerging and developed countries around the world, predominantly China. She has visited China over 70 times and is an advisor to several Chinese Provinces. She maintains strong relationships with the Chinese government leadership at the Ministerial, Provincial, and local levels throughout China as well as the Chinese Embassy in the U.S. In 2001, Ms. McEntee established a representative office for Baker Donelson in Beijing to help assist clients. In 2005, the National Development and Reform Commission, a cabinet-level body under China’s State Council, designated Baker Donelson, under Ms. McEntee’s leadership, as an economic partner.