Fraser's Speaking Engagements

“Global Supply Chains in Times of Uncertainty,” CSCMP Puget Sound Roundtable, Seattle, WA, October 29, 2018.

“2018 Economic Outlook: China,” Asia Business Forum, Bellevue, WA, February 6, 2018.

“China’s IP Environment,” USPTO Road Show, Seattle, WA, November 16, 2017.

“Do the Panama Papers Affect You? Ethical Considerations for Lawyers Advising Clients on International Transactions,” International Practice Section, Washington State Bar Association, Seattle, WA, July 25, 2016.

“Working with Chinese Investors: Common Problems and Red Flag Issues,” Society for Trust and Estate Practitioners, Seattle, WA, April 28, 2016

“When an International Deal Goes Wrong — International Arbitration Issues that Should Be on Your Radar Screen,” WSBA International Practice Section CLE, Seattle, WA, April 27, 2016

“Open and Closed Licensing,” Tech Law Committee, International Bar Association 2015 Annual General Meeting, Tokyo, Japan, October 1, 2015.

“Knowing Your Counterpart: Government Processes and Procedures,” Doing Business in China Conference, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, August 17-21, 2015.

“New Spring for Foreign Investments in Washington State,” International Practice Section, WSBA, Seattle, WA, April 30, 2015.

“2015 Economic Outlook for Asia,” Asia Business Forum, Seattle, WA, January 27, 2015.

“China 2014 Trends to Watch,” Asia Business Forum, Seattle, WA, September 23, 2014.

“Mergers and Acquisitions Involving Chinese Companies,” Boao Forum for Asia, Seattle Conference, Investor Symposium, Seattle, WA, September 4, 2014.

“Doing Business with China,” CAMPS Manufacturing Conference, Bellevue, WA, June 18, 2014.

“Structuring Deals in China,” LawPACT Annual General Meeting, Seattle, WA, May 17, 2014.

“Cultural Protocols in Asia – Beyond Business 101,” Asia Business Forum, November 19, 2013.

“Getting Ready to Go International,” Seattle Entrepreneurship Club, October 17, 2013.

“Cross Border Licensing Strategies,” Licensing Executives Society of the US, Seattle, WA, October 16, 2013.

“Key Issues in Cross-Border M&A,” Davis Wright Tremaine CLE, Shanghai, China, October 11, 2013.

“Structuring Offshore Holding Vehicles for Cross Border Transactions,” Davis Wright Tremaine CLE, Shanghai, China, October 10, 2013.

“Asian Investment in North America,” International Bar Association 2013 Annual General Meeting, Boston, MA, October 6, 2013.

“Economic and Financial Reforms for China: What’s New and Different This Time?” Washington State China Relations Council, Seattle, WA, September 10, 2013.

“It’s Never Too Early to be Thinking Internationally – Protecting Your IPR,” Legal Matters for Technology Company, Seattle Technical Forum, Bellevue, WA, April 17, 2013.

“Connecting Our World; Trade,” Columbia Tower Club Business Alliance Committee, Seattle, WA, April 10, 2013.

“What to Expect in Asia – Economic Outlook for 2013,” Asia Business Forum, Seattle, WA, January 23, 2013.

“Anti-Corruption Compliance in China” and “Cross Border Structuring,” The China Market, San Francisco, CA, December 13, 2012.

“Legal Issues in Investing in China,” China: Winning Across Borders, December 4, 2012.

“What to Expect When Investing in Asia,” World Trade Center, Seattle, September 26, 2012.

“China’s Mid-year Course Corrections,” Asia Business Forum, Seattle, WA, July 25, 2012.

“Structuring an Investment in China,” Doing Business in Asia, Washington State Bar Association, Seattle, WA, June 21, 2012.

“Structuring a Deal When China is Involved: 60 Considerations When Doing a Deal in China,” Davis Wright Tremaine CLE, Seattle, WA, June 12, 2013.

“IP Protection in China,” and “Anti-Corruption Compliance in China,” The Conference Board Research Working Group Safeguarding Intellectual Property and Addressing Corruption in the Global Supply Chain, May 23, 2012.

“Current Issues in US-China Trade,” The US-China Business Council and Washington State China Relations Council, Seattle, WA, May 22, 2012.

Moderator for “Fragile China? – Appraising Economic Developments and Operating Conditions for Cross Border Investments,” The Conference Board City Seminar, Seattle, WA, April 18, 2012.

“Structuring Cross Border Investments involving China,” Wells Fargo Seminar, Seattle, WA, April 12, 2012.

Moderator for “Reaching One Billion Customers: Things You Need to Know About Branding and Distribution in China,” Washington State China Relations Council, April 3, 2012.

“What to Expect in Asia in 2012,” Asia Business Forum, Seattle, WA, January 31, 2012.

“Business Issues Facing U.S. Companies in China,” Microsoft In-house Seminar, Redmond, WA, June 1, 2011.

“Doing Business in China,” Inside Counsel 11^th Annual Super Conference! Inside Counsel Magazine, Chicago, IL, May 23, 2011.

“Business Issues Facing U.S. Companies in China,” International Tax Conference, WSBA & WSCPA, Seattle, WA, May 4, 2011.

“Doing Business in China: Protecting and Enforcing IP Rights,” National Business Institute National Webinar, May 2, 2011.

“Innovation in China,” Business Development Opportunities Forum, BDO / JP Morgan Seminar, Seattle, WA, March 8, 2011.

“Forms of Investment” and “FDI Documentation and Agreements,” Legalities of Doing Business in China, National Business Institute, Seattle, WA, October 25, 2010.

“RMB Funds: What does this Emerging Source of Capital Mean for Chinese Companies?” The International PIPEs Conference 2010, DealFlow Media, Shanghai, China, May 25, 2010.

“International Privacy,” Who Says There is No Privacy Anymore?, SWW, Portland, OR, May 5, 2010.

“Rebound in China: Exploring Recent Regulatory Changes that Encourage Foreign-Invested RMB Funds,” The PIPEs Conference 2009, DealFlow Media, Las Vegas, NV, Dec 4, 2009.

“Clean Tech Investing in China,” The China Deal: 2010, WestLegalEd, San Francisco, CA, Oct 6, 2009.

“International Law of e-Discovery, Asia,” WSBA Advanced Discovery CLE, Seattle, WA, May 7, 2009.

“Hot, Flat and Crowded? Green and Clean Initiatives and Opportunities in China,” SWW Seminar, Portland, OR, Dec 17, 2008.

“Key Legal Risks in Outsourcing to China,” Morrison & Foerster Seminar, Hartford, CT, May 2008.

“Cleantech Meets China: The Venture Investment Space of the Century,” China Entrepreneurs / Clean Tech Network, March 2008.

“Selling Clean Tech Products and Services into China,” Clean Tech Network Webinar, Jan. 2008.

“Cross-border Investment Cooperation: Building Successful Management Teams, Syndicates and Investment Strategies,” Clean Tech Forum XVI, Beijing, Dec. 2007.

“China RoHS,” Morrison & Foerster Seminar, Palo Alto, Feb. 2007.

“Current Issues and Trends in Offshore Outsourcing,” Morrison & Foerster Seminar, Virginia, Nov. 2006.

“Outsourcing to China,” Outsourcing Revolution 2005, Practicing Law Institute, New York, Oct. 2005.

“Outsourcing to China,” Sourcing Leadership 2005, Sourcing Interest Group, Rancho Mirage, California, Oct. 2005.

“Outsourcing to China,” Outsourcing Revolution 2004: Protecting Critical Business Functions, Practicing Law Institute, Oct. 2004 (Atlanta) and Nov. 8, 2004 (NYC.)

“Protecting Intellectual Property in China,” Mitsubishi Research Institute, Feb. 2003.

“Telecoms, Media and the Olympics,” In-house Congress, Nov. 2002.

“Franchising in China,” I&I Venture Capital Forum, June 2002.

“Private Equity Investments in China,” In-house Congress, May 2002.

“Venture Capital in China 2000-2001,” Canada-China Business Council, Dec. 2000.

“Regulatory Environment for Internet Activities in China,” E-China: How Your Company can Use the Internet in China, Economist Conferences, May 2000.

“Legal Environment for Foreign Investment in China,” Ontario Bar Association Seminar, sponsored by Canadian Embassy, April 2000.

“Going Public on the CDNX,” How to List on the CDNX Conference, March 2000.

“Corporate Governance Issues Affecting FIEs in the PRC,” Conference on Corporate Governance of SOEs in China, OECD and PRC State Council, Jan. 2000.

“Intersection of the Internet and PRC Law,” CCBC AGM, Nov. 1999.

“International Capital Markets,” Advanced Forum for China’s Financial Opening and Enterprises Measures, People’s Bank of China and People’s Daily, June 1999.

Featured speaker at numerous AmCham, CCBC, Canadian Embassy and university seminars on China business issues, including venture capital investing, internet issues, IPR rights protections, foreign investment legal risks, and investment structuring.