Background
Gao, Tong was born on September 14, 1956 in Shanghai, People"s Republic of China.
Gao, Tong was born on September 14, 1956 in Shanghai, People"s Republic of China.
Shanghai Teachers University (Bachelor of Arts, History, 1982). East China Institute of Politics and Law (Master of Laws, 1985). Saint Louis University (Juris Doctor, 1991).
Spoken languages: Chinese.
Admitted to the bar, 1991, Missouri. 1992, Illinois; 1995, People"s Republic of China. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Civil Procedure I. Research Fellow, Professors Donald B. King and Gerald Dunn, Saint Louis University School of Law, 1989-1991.
Judicial Clerk, Honorary Gerald M. Smith, United States.
Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1990. Author: "Chinese Consumer Protection Philosophy," Journal of Consumer Policy, Number.
14: 337-350, Netherlands, 1992. "Certainty and Flexibility of Law: English Pattern," Comparative Law Study, China, June 1988.
Modern Legal Systems of England, A Collection of Essays in Legal Research, China, December 1987.
"On the Origin and Development of English Law of Equity," Comparative Law Study, China, June 1987. Company-Author: Consumer Protection in the People"s Republic of China, Fred B. Rothman & Company, 1991. A Legal Encyclopedia for Your Family, Nanjing University Press, China, 1987.
Law Lecturer, East China Institute of Politics and Law, 1985-1988.
Deputy General Legal Counsel, United States.-China Chamber of Commerce, 1993-1995. Attorney at Law, Shanghai Fourth Law Office, Shanghai, China, 1986-1988.
Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis. The Missouri Bar; Illinois State, American and Shanghai Bar Associations.
China Law Institution.
Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis. The Missouri Bar; Illinois State, American and Shanghai Bar Associations. China Law Institution.