Team

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  Dr. Demos Vardiabasis is currently a professor of international business and economics at Pepperdine University. He has well over 25 years of experience as a professor, entrepreneur, executive, and consultant. He has founded several companies such as the IQ Now Corp, served as a consultant for companies and industries such as Northwest Airlines, Edison Utilities and Northgate Supermarkets, and has also served as a advisor/board member for several startup companies. He is an expert in Chinese economic affairs, and has been heavily involved with Asia since 1978.
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  Michael Mugel founded the Red Mountain Retail Group, a company that develops and redevelops retail and mixed-used real estate. His company’s real estate portfolio covers over 4 million sq. ft. of land in seven states. His ability to find and create deals with incredible returns turned 45 million dollars worth of shopping centers into 550 million within 5 years. He has interacted with Chinese companies since 1984, and currently assists Chinese firms and organizations, serving as a resource for retail development.
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  Danton Mak is part of Sheldon Mak & Anderson, a law firm specializing in intellectual property. His firm was named by U.S. News as a Best Law Firm, ranking as a National Tier 1 in IP. Born and raised in Hong Kong, he is one of the leading Chinese-speaking patent lawyers in the U.S.. As a result, he holds considerable connections and influence in Taiwan and China. Although he and his firm are primarily based in the U.S., Danton and Sheldon Mak work with Chinese lawyers on cases abroad and are currently marketing themselves in China.
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  David Fong is the managing director of the Asia Pacific Capital Company, and has over 16 years of experience in the real estate industry. As one of the top finance and acquisition attorneys in the U.S., Mr. Fong has helped his clients acquire, finance and sell over $7 billion in real estate assets and debt instruments involving nearly every real estate asset class. Mr. Fong has numerous connections with funding management personnel in China, and is familiar with China’s real estate trends. He is a frequent consultant on Chinese business matters for U.S. companies.
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