At the invitation of the Shanghai Branch of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, on May 21, 2009, lawyer Zhou Tianlin, a partner of the Gaopeng Shanghai Institute, participated in a seminar on legal issues and dispute resolution of financial derivatives, and together with participants, discussed and exchanged views on the use of the "Master Agreement on Financial Derivatives Transactions in the China Interbank Market" and the legal risks involved in banks' handling of derivative transactions. The meeting also informed and exchanged relevant information and policy trends regarding the construction of a financial center in Shanghai. The seminar was chaired by Wen Wanli, Executive Deputy Secretary General of the Shanghai Branch of the International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, and participants included principals or representatives from Shanghai Commercial Banks, China Financial Futures Exchange, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, and law firms.

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