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1 DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH, NATIONALITY born in Vienna Austrian nationality PROFESSIONAL CAREER 2002-present partner of Baier Böhm law firm principal, Wolff Law Offices mandatory practice with a law firm in Vienna one year associate of the Max-Planck Institute for Foreign and International Patent, Copyright and Competition Law in Munich, Germany assistant, Institute of Commercial Law, Faculty of Law, University of Vienna mandatory court practice (mainly at Commercial Court in Vienna) LANGUAGES German (mother tongue), English (excellent), French. LAW PRACTICE Main Areas of Practice Commercial and business law with emphasis on international work, in particular international contracts (agency, distribution, licensing and technology transfer) joint ventures and foreign direct investment, construction contracts, mergers and acquisitions and IT law, doing business in Asia, in particular China. Arbitration

2 2 Experience as Arbitrator and Counsel Experience as counsel and arbitrator in international and national institutionalized and ad hoc arbitration, including also East European countries and China (e.g. under ICC, UNCITRAL, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission arbitration rules) Listings as Arbitrator Listed in List of Arbitrators e.g. of the following arbitration institutions: China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission the International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce the Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Foreign Trade in joint arbitrators list pursuant to the Arbitration Cooperation Agreements between the Austrian Chamber of Commerce and the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of (former) Czechoslovakia and of Hungary the Permanent Arbitration Court of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce Member, London Court of International Arbitration Former, president, Conciliation Institution, Society for Electronic Data Processing. PUBLISHING ACTIVITIES Numerous publications on various aspects of international business, in particular on topics related to international business transactions (with an emphasis on Asia and in particular China), technology transfer and licensing and computer law. Representative of examples publications are the following: "Report on Austria" in a "A Survey of Commercial Agency", p , published by Kluwer, Holland.

3 3 "The Austrian Patent Law", (contribution in German for: Internationale Wirtschaftsbriefe", a loose-leaf collection on international business law, published in the FR Germany) "The Foreign Economic Contracts Law of the People's Republic of China" (contribution in German for: Internationale Wirtschaftsbriefe ", a loose-leaf collection on international business law, published in the FR Germany) "The Technology Import Law of the People's Republic of China" (both contributions in German for: "Internationale Wirtschaftsbriefe", a loose-leaf collection on international business law, published in the FR Germany; 1985) The People's Republic of China Regulations on Technology Import Contracts", LES Nouvelles (Journal of the Licensing Executives Society-LES, USA) vol. xx no. 4 (December 1985), p. 180 "The Rights as to Employee-Written Software" (in German, EDV & Recht ("EDP and the Law"), 1986, no. 1, p.6) "Copyright Protection for Computer Software - Taxation Aspects" (in German, EDV & Recht ("EDP and the Law"), 1986, no. 2, p. 6) bi-monthly contribution on Computerlaw for "COMPUTERWELT" "The Protection of Computer Software in Austria" (in German, Computer & Recht ("Computer and the Law", 1986, no. 6, p. 500) "Protecting Computer Software - the Legal Aspects", (in German, EDV & Recht ("EDP and the Law"), 1986, no. 3, p. 10) "The Law of the People's Republic of China on Enterprises Operated Exclusively with Foreign Capital" (contribution in German for: "Internationale Wirtschaftsbriefe", a loose-leaf collection on international business law, published in the FR Germany) "Technology Transfer, Joint Ventures and other forms of Cooperation with the People's Republic of China" (in German: Guide for businessmen commissioned by the Federal Chamber of Commerce of Austria; 3 rd ed. 2001)) "Software License Agreements and Stamp Duties" (in German, EDV & Recht ("EDP and the Law"), 1987, no. 1, p. 4)

4 4 "International Software Protection" (report in German on "Computer Services Industry World Forum on Software Protection", Munich, June 1987, EDV & Recht ("EDP and the Law"), 1987, no. 2, p. 28) "Protection under Competition Law against Software Piracy" (in German, EDV & Recht ("EDP and the Law"), 1987, no. 3, p. 6) "Joint Ventures in the PR China" (in German), in Mayer (ed.), "China - an import Market for Austria" ("China - ein wichtiger Markt für Österreich"), November "Joint Ventures in the Soviet Union" and other countries, series of articles in a publication of a leading Austrian Bank (1991) Technology Transfer to the Peoples Republic of China", in: D. Campbell and A. Wolff (editors), Legal Aspects of Business Transactions and Investment in the Far East, (1989) and in: International Journal of Technology Management 1989 Vol. 4, No. 4/5, 449 ff. "Legal Aspects of Business Transactions and Investment in the Far East", edited by D. Campbell and A. Wolff (1989). Co-author of "Establishing Joint Ventures with Chinese Partners" edited by the European Association of Chinese Law (1990) "Technology Transfer to Manufacturing Joint Ventures", in: D. Campbell und M. Abel (editors), International Technology Transfer for Profit (1992), 49 ff. "The Chances, Risks and Problems of Doing Business in China", in: Kaminsky Kreissl Tung (editors), "China's Perception of Peace, War and the World" (1997) "Technology Transfer to Developing Countries", in: Yearbook of International Business Comparative Law" 1998, p. 399 "Supply, Licensing, Cooperation and Joint Venture Agreements with Chinese Partners", edited by Federal Economic Chamber of Austria (4th edition 2001) The Business of Licensing (in German; 2001)

5 5 Since 1997 more than 15 articles and contributions to books on China-related legal topics, e.g. Dispute Resolution and the Applicable Law in the China Business, in: Sourcing in China (2 nd ed. 2007) MEMBERSHIPS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES Professional Associations Member of the Austrian Bar; International Bar Association (Section of Business Law); Association International des Jeunes Avocats; Asia-Pacific Lawyers Association. Other Associations Member, former Committee on Standard Contracts, European Association for Chinese Law; "Working Group on Computer Law" of the Austrian Computer Society, Society for Data Processing (Vienna), and of the Licensing Executives Society ("LES") Austrian Branch (Vice-President 1985 und 1986, President 1987, Vice-President ), former Co-chairman of Committee for International Activities of LES International. Functions in Legal Periodicals Member, Editorial Board, of various legal publications, e.g. "EDV & Recht" ("EDP & the Law"); correspondent, "Computer und Recht" ("Computer and the Law"), periodicals on Computer Law. LECTURING AND TEACHING ACTIVITIES Lecturing Activities Frequently lecturer at seminars and conferences on topics related to international business transactions with an emphasis on Asia and in particular also China. Member of the European delegation of arbitration experts to the arbitration workshop of the EU-sponsored "Euro-China Legal Seminar: The effect of the Rule of Law on Economic Growth" in November 1997 in Beijing University Teaching Activities

6 6 Guest lecturer on "International Commercial Contracts", at Beijing University and at University of International Business and Economy, Beijing (1998, 2006, 2007) Guest lecturer on "Foreign Direct Investment", Beijing University (1999, 2007) Lecturer on "International Joint Venture, Cooperation and Licensing Agreements", University of Economics, Vienna ( ) Lecturer on Computer Law, Technical University, Vienna (since 1992) Lecturer on "Chinese Law for Foreign Businesses" at the Summer Course of the University of Salzburg (Austria) at Beijing University ( ) Lecturer on "International Contracts with Partners in Asia", University of Salzburg, Austria (since 2000) Former lecturer, post-graduate course for the LLM in International Business Transactions, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, California, USA CONSULTING ACTIVITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Former consultant of United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in the field of international technology transfer, licensing, cooperation and joint ventures Chairman of former LES/UNIDO ad hoc-committee for the UNIDO Technology Transfer Manual Author of a study for UNIDO on "International Joint Ventures" FUNCTIONS IN OFFICIAL COMMISSIONS Member of the panels for the examination of candidates for the office of judge in Austria for admittance to the Austrian bar

7 7 OTHER FUNCTIONS Member of the Board of the Austrian-Hongkong Society the Austrian-Japanese Society

André BRUNSCHWEILER Partner

André BRUNSCHWEILER Partner Stampfenbachplatz 4 PO Box 212 8042 Zurich Switzerland abrunschweiler@lalive.ch Phone: +41 58 105 2100 Fax: +41 58 105 2160 Admission Switzerland, 2010 Nationality Swiss, German