Owen Nee divides his time between the Jones Day offices in New York and in Shanghai. He was founder of the China practice at Coudert Brothers, which was the first foreign law firm to establish offices in Beijing and Hong Kong. Many of the transactions documented by Owen during this time were the first of their kind in China, including the documentation of the first equity joint venture, the first large-scale project financing, the first American offshore oil concession, and the first syndicated loan to China. For more than 25 years, Owen was based in Greater China, principally in Hong Kong but also in Beijing and Shanghai. He returned to the United States in 2005. Owen has represented many of the world's largest corporations in a variety of China transactions, and he has advised Chinese clients on numerous matters, including the first IPO of a Chinese company on the New York Stock Exchange, the first currency swap for a Chinese bank, and the first internal investigation of corporate governance procedures for a Chinese bank. Owen was named in the 2008 Asialaw Leading Lawyers survey as "one of the most highly acclaimed legal experts in the Asia-Pacific region" in the areas of capital markets and corporate finance. He also has been named as one of New York's Super Lawyers in the most recent publication of the list. Owen edits the Bureau of National Affair's Tax Portfolio on Business Operations in China. Owen has also written a book for West Publications on China's mergers and acquisitions laws. He has taught at New York University Law School and is currently an adjunct professor at Columbia Law School teaching a course on international business and investment transactions with China. Admitted: New York, England & Wales, and Hong Kong; Education: Princeton University (A.B. 1965); Columbia University (J.D. 1973); Government/Military Service: Captain, United States Army, Military Intelligence, Bronze Star (1968-1971).