Lehman, Lee & Xu Signs Scholarship and Internship Agreement with Shanghai Jiaotong University
June 28, 2007 (PRLEAP.COM) Business News
Shanghai, China - June 28, 2007 - Lehman, Lee & Xu will grant scholarships to 12 Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Law students annually for the next five years.The firm will also grant 3 recipients of the ¡°Lehman Law Scholarship¡± the opportunity to perform summer internships with the firm. Managing Director and co-founder of Lehman, Lee & Xu, Edward Lehman, signed the agreement at a ceremony at Jiaotong University on June 19th. Jiaotong University School of Law Dean Zheng Chenghang and Vice Dean Zhou Wei also attended the signing ceremony.
In addition to providing scholarship and internship opportunities, Lehman, Lee & Xu will also take an active role in training Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Law LLM students. Lehman, Lee & Xu attorneys Jipeng Cui and Ryan Tang will be professors in the LLM program, and Mr. Lehman will be also a guest professor.
¡°This is a great opportunity to share the legal knowledge I have accumulated while working on business transactions at Lehman, Lee & Xu with the next generation of legal professionals who will serve the business community in China,¡± said Mr. Cui. When teaching his class, Mr. Tang said he would draw on his experience as an attorney with Lehman, Lee & Xu, as well as his experience as a judge in the Shanghai Intermediate People's Court.
LEHMAN, LEE & XU is a prominent Chinese corporate law firm and trademark and patent agency. With offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Macau, and Mongolia, ALB has ranked the firm the third largest in China and the 26th largest in Asia. The firm is managed by Mr. Edward Lehman, who has two decades of legal experience in China.