Background
Bates, Laurence William was born on February 13, 1958 in New London, Connecticut, United States. Son of Barbara Alice (Nuttall) Bates.
Bates, Laurence William was born on February 13, 1958 in New London, Connecticut, United States. Son of Barbara Alice (Nuttall) Bates.
Bachelor in Chinese Studies, Economics, Yale University, 1980. Postgrad., Inter.-U. Center for Japanese Language Studies, 1985. Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1986.
Teaching fellow Yale-China Association, Wuhan (People's Republic China) University, 1980-1982. Associate Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York City, 1986-1987, Beijing, 1987-1989, Morrison & Foerster, Tokyo, 1990-1992. General council General Electric Medical Systems Asia, since 1992.
Lecturer law Tokyo University, 1990.
Contributor articles to professional journals.
Elected member Board Education, Stonington, Connecticut, 1977-1980. Member American Bar Association (secretary on business, secretary on international law), American Chamber of Commerce in Beijing (board governors 1988-1989), American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (chairman subcommittee on Vietnam business 1991).