PITMAN POTTER PhD, CArb

PITMAN POTTER PhD, CArb
Avocat salarié
T 604.640.4140
F 604.622.5923
Vancouver
[email protected]
Chine
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
MDiv, Vancouver School of Theology,
2008
Pitman Potter is a consultant on China business matters to our Vancouver office. Fluent
in Mandarin Chinese (reading, spoken and written), Pitman practises in the area of
Chinese business law, particularly dispute resolution, commercial arbitration, and
intellectual property. He has published extensively on these subjects. Pitman focuses
his arbitration practice on arbitrations before the China International Economic and
Trade Arbitration Commission and other recognized arbitral institutions, as well as ad
hoc arbitrations. His corporate practice focuses on negotiation and contract preparation
for joint ventures in the areas of power generation, manufacturing, leasing and finance,
and technology transfer.
PhD (with Distinction) in Political
Science, University of Washington,
1986
JD, University of Washington, 1985
MA in Political Science, University of
Washington, 1980
BA in Chinese Studies (History),
George Washington University, 1978
British Columbia, 1996
Washington, 1985
Pitman is also Professor of Law at the University of British Columbia Law Faculty,
HSBC Chair in Asian Research at UBC’s Institute of Asian Research, and a senior
fellow with the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. His teaching and research are
focused on the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwanese law and policy in the
areas of foreign trade and investment, dispute resolution, intellectual property,
contracts, business regulation, and human rights.
California (inactive), 1989
Activités professionnelles
Memberships in Professional
Societies: American Bar Association,
British Columbia Law Society,
Canadian Bar Association, California
Bar Association (inactive), Canadian
Association of Law Teachers,
International Bar Association,
Washington State Bar Association
Memberships in Scholarly Societies:
American Society of International
Law, Association for Asian Studies,
Canadian Asian Studies Association,
Canadian Law and Society
Association, Law and Society
Association
REPRESENTATIVE WORK

Maintains active arbitration practice. Member of arbitral panels for China
International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, Shanghai
Arbitration Commission, BC International and Commercial Arbitration
Commission. Also handles ad-hoc arbitrations.

Works closely with other members of the firm in coordinating legal due
diligence in connection with foreign investment projects in China.

Provides assistance in assessing and managing regulatory approval processes
for China-based investment projects.

Advises Canadian firms on how to prepare for and manage in-bound
investment opportunities to Canada from China.

Provides policy analysis and advice to public agencies in Canada and
elsewhere.
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Directorships: Canada – China
Business Council
Provides expert witness analysis on Chinese law for clients with disputes
involving China.

Senior Fellow: Asia Pacific
Foundation of Canada
Advisory Board: Canadian Ditchley
Foundation
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Books

Pitman B. Potter, Assessing Treaty Performance in China: Trade and Human
Rights (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2014).

Pitman B. Potter, China’s Legal System (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2013).

Pitman B. Potter (with Thomas Adams), ed., Issues in Canada China Relations
(Toronto: Canadian International Council, 2011).

Pitman B. Potter and Ljiljana Biukovic, ed., Globalization and Adaptation in
International Trade Law (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2011).
Activités communautaires
Ordained Deacon in Anglican Church
of Canada (Diocese of New
Westminster). Designed and
implemented West Point Grey
Neighbourhood Ministry, which
provides support for homeless people
in West Point Grey.
Articles

Pitman B. Potter, "Contract Law,” in Mosher and Yu (ed.), Doing Business in
China. New York: Interjura. (looseleaf).

Pitman B. Potter, "Property Law” in Mosher and Yu (ed.), Doing Business in
China. New York: Interjura. (looseleaf).

“Advancing Canada’s Engagement with Asia on Human Rights: Integrating
Business and Human Rights,” Asia Pacific Foundation Taskforce Report
(2013) 54 pp. (Pitman B. Potter chaired the Taskforce and was principal author
of the Report).

Pitman B. Potter, “Coordinating Corporate Governance and Corporate Social
Responsibility,” in Hong Kong University Law Journal (2009), pp. 675-698.
Reprinted in Tsinghua Faxue (Tsinghua Law Journal, 2011 no. 1 (Jan. 15,
2011), pp. 43-55 (in Chinese). Reprinted as Pitman B. Potter, “Coordinating
Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility,” in Wesley Cragg,
ed., Business and Human Rights (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2012) (invited).

Pitman B. Potter, “China and the International Legal System: Challenges of
Participation,” The China Quarterly No. 191 (Sept. 2007), pp. 699-715 (invited).
À PROPOS DE BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS S.E.N.C.R.L., S.R.L
Borden Ladner Gervais S.E.N.C.R.L., S.R.L. (BLG) est un grand cabinet juridique canadien
qui offre à ses clients une gamme complète de services, principalement en droit des
affaires, litige commercial et arbitrage ainsi que propriété intellectuelle. BLG est l’un des
premiers cabinets juridiques en importance au pays; il compte plus de 725 avocats,
agents de propriété intellectuelle et autres professionnels dans 5 grandes villes du
Canada. BLG répond aux besoins de ses clients, que ce soit en matière de litige, de
financement ou d’enregistrement de brevets et de marques de commerce.
Avocats | Agents de brevets et de marques de commerce
© 2016 Borden Ladner Gervais
S.E.N.C.R.L., S.R.L.
(«BLG»). Tous droits réservés