Lee Sands

Experience
International: performance-oriented negotiator with substantive experience in East Asia o resource to U.S. corporations as Asian government policy expert, advisor, problem solver, and market entry and penetration strategist.

As Chief U.S. Trade Negotiator with China: negotiated and oversaw implementation of all major trade agreements with China since 1991, resulting in market opportunities for thousands of key U.S. exports o formulated U.S. trade policy, managed negotiations, and oversaw compliance related to intellectual property rights, telecommunications, insurance, and other areas with China, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Mongolia o created comprehensive strategy and tactics to address East Asian trade issues o assisted U.S. companies in designing market access strategies in sectors such as sound recordings, motion pictures, computer software, telecommunications, medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, agricultural products, heavy machinery and insurance o devised Congressional and press strategies for China's Most Favored Nation status.

Agreements Negotiated: 1996 Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Accord o 1995 Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Agreement o 1992 U.S.-China Market Access Memorandum of Understanding o 1991 U.S.-China Intellectual Property Rights Memorandum of Understanding.

Employment
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, D.C., 1997 to date; Chairman, MBP Consulting Limited LLC o United States Trade Representative (USTR), Executive Office of the President: Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan and China, 1995-1997; Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for China and Mongolia, 1994-1995; Director for Chinese and Mongolian Affairs, 1991-1994 o U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C., 1981-1991 o Middlebury College, Instructor, 1979-1980

Education
Yale University, M. Phil., China and Japan, 1979 o Harvard University, M.A., Korea and China, 1975 o City College of New York, B.A. summa cum laude, 1973; Phi Beta Kappa