Practice Areas:
Business entity formation & investment in China
Cross-border manufacturing, trade and IP management
Inbound investment
Advising creative class and technology businesses in the US and China
Eric Hans van Naerssen practices in foreign direct investment, cross-border transactions with China, business investment and formation in China, and also represents clients at the intersection of technology and the arts here in Portland. Eric’s prior business experience includes leasing world-class office space to multinational corporations in Shanghai, brokering shipping space for the China Ocean Shipping Company, running a legal translation services company, and work at a prominent law firm in Beijing, China. Eric possesses a high degree of fluency in both written and spoken Mandarin Chinese.
Education
B.A. Cornell University, Asian Studies J.D.
Lewis & Clark Northwestern School of Law
Coursework at Chinese University of Political Science & Law, Beijing
Languages
High Functional Fluency in Mandarin Chinese; Native accent
Exposure and study in Japanese, French and Malay
Memberships / Community
Oregon State Bar, Member
Northwest China Council, Member of Board of Directors
China Business Network, Steering Committee Member
Volunteer, Oldtown Chinatown Business Association