Michael Burke is a partner in the firm's International Section, where his practice focuses on advising U.S. companies on the structure and operation of investments in Greater China. Mr. Burke is experienced in China-related direct investments, acquisitions, private equity transactions and technology ventures. In addition, he has advised clients on transactions and investments in Australia, the European Union (especially Ireland), India, Israel, Japan, Latin America, Malaysia, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea and Thailand. He speaks French and Spanish and continues to hone his Mandarin Chinese.

Education
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. - 1998
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, B.S., cum laude - 1993

Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association
- Section of International Law
- - Technology Officer and Chair of the Technology Committee
- - Vice Chair of E-commerce Task Force
- - Section Council Member
- - Administration Committee
- China Law Committee
- - Vice Chair (1999-2004) - - China Law Committee Steering Group
- Liaison to Technology Coordinating Committee
- Liaison to Section Officer's Conference

District of Columbia Bar
- International Law Section

New York Bar

New York Bar Association
- International Law & Practice Section

Northern Virginia Technology Council
- International Committee

U.S. - China Business Council

Awards and Honors
American Bar Foundation, Fellow

Publications
Briefing on Recent Developments Affecting Business with China

China Issues New M&A Provisions

• "China Venture Capital Update," Venture Capital Litigation Reporter (October 2005)
• "New Developments in Anti-Money Laundering Regulations in China," 33 International Law News 11 (Spring 2004)
• "2003 Year in Review: China and Hong Kong," International Quarterly (2004), reprinted in Corporate Counsel's Guide to Doing Business in China (Spring 2004)
• "Government Procurement: People's Republic of China," 38 International Lawyer 215 (2004)
• "China Law 2003 Year in Review," 38 International Lawyer 577 (Fall 2004)
• Contributor, "Financial Regulation and the WTOL Liberalization and Restructuring in China Two Years Post-Accession," East Asian International Economic Law Policy Paper No. 1, Asian Institute of International Financial Law at Hong Kong University Faculty of Law, February 2004
• "Mergers and Acquisitions in the People's Republic of China," Corporate Counsel's Guide to Doing Business in China (Fall 2003 Update), reprinted in 16 International Quarterly 50 (2004)
• "People's Republic of China and Hong Kong – 2002 Year in Review," 37 International Lawyer 927 (2003)
• "Venture Capital Options Expand a Bit," China Business Review, 24 (July-August 2003)
• "2002 Year in Review China Law," 15 International Quarterly 343 (2003)
• "Rule of Law in China," Corporate Counsel's Guide to Doing Business in China (2002)
  Co-Author and Editor, "People's Republic of China – 2001 Year in Review," 36 International Lawyer 815 (2002)
  "People's Republic of China," Joint Ventures in the International Arena, American Bar Association's Section of International Law International Practitioner's Deskbook Series (2002)
• "Rule of Law in China Post-WTO," submitted to the Office of the United States Trade Representative pursuant to "Request for Comments and Notice of Public Hearing Concerning China's Compliance with WTO Commitments," 67 Federal Register 45,580 (July 9, 2002)
• Co-Author, "Enforcing the Fair Credit Reporting Act Online," 6 Cyberspace Lawyer 2 (2001)
• Antiboycott Compliance in Cyberspace," 3 E-Commerce Law Report 4 (2001)
• "Comments on Proposed Venture Capital Law," submitted by the American Bar Association China Law Committee to the People's Republic of China's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (May 15, 2001)
• "Embargo Enforcement in Cyberspace," 5 Cyberspace Lawyer 6 (2000)
• Co-Author, "People's Republic of China – 1999 Year in Review," 34 International Lawyer 3 (2000)
• "Electronic Commerce Law People's Republic of China," Asia Business Law Review (2000)
• "Improving China'a Bank Regulation to Avoid the Asian Bank Contagion," 17 UCLA Pacific Basin Law Journal 32 (1999)
• "China's Stock Market and the World Trade Organization," 30 Law & Policy in International Business 321 (1999)

Presentations

• "Corporate Governance with PRC Characteristics," Seattle University School of Law 2nd China Law & Business Seminar, Seattle, Wash., Oct. 7, 2004
• "Rule of Law in China Post-WTO," ABA Section of International Law & Practice 2004 Spring Meeting, New York, N.Y., April 15, 2004
• "Around the World in 80 Minutes: Update on China Law," ABA Section of International Law & Practice 2004 Spring Meeting, New York, N.Y., April 15, 2004
• "Doing Business in China Post-WTO," Hong Kong University Faculty of Law, Nov. 15, 2004
• "Comparing Corporate Governance Standards in China and the U.S.," U.S. - China Legal Exchange, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the People's Republic of China's Ministry of Commerce, Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China, Nov. 10-14, 2003
• "China's Venture Capital Options Expand," ABA Section of International Law & Practice 2003 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, Calif., Aug. 9, 2003
• "Mergers and Acquisitions inthe People's Republic of China," ABA Section of International Law & Practice 2003 Spring Meeting, Washington, D.C., May 9, 2003
• "Hong Kong Update," ABA Section of International Law & Practice Spring Meeting, Washington, D.C., May 8, 2003
• "Foreign Venture Capital Transactions in the People's Republic of China," University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, Penn., Nov. 15, 2001
• "Foreign Venture Capital Transactions in the People's Republic of China,"Washington, D.C.,Nov. 14, 2001
• Financial Services Liberalization and the World Trade Organization: China," American Society of International Law, Washington, D.C., April 6, 2001
• Value-Added Telecommunications Services in China," Washington, D.C., April 5, 2001
• "Facing the Euro: Legal Considerations for American Businesses," Portland, Ore., Nov. 17, 1998
• "Legal Implications of the Euro," Seattle, Wash., Nov. 16, 1998

Community Involvement
Georgetown University Alumni Association
Friends of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Red Sox Nation