James R. Silkenat is a partner in the firm of Arent Fox PLLC in New York City. He is a former Chair of the 16,000 member ABA Section of International law and helps coordinate Arent Fox's international practice in New York. Formerly Chair of the ABA Committee on the People's Republic of China, he was the founder of the China Law Reporter. He has served as a Fellow of the NEH and as a fellow in the State Department Scholar/Diplomat Program. He is author of more than 100 articles on international law, finance, and public policy.

Mark R. Shulman is Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs and International Affiliations at the Pace University School of Law. Until 2003, he practiced corporate law at the international law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton. Immediately prior to joining Pace, he directed the Worldwide Security Program at the EastWest Institute. He has taught history at Yale University, Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs and the Air War College.