Jia Zhao, Esq.

Occupation: Principal (Retired)
Company: Baker McKenzie
Born: Shanghai, China

Education:
JD, Harvard University (1983)
Internship, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC (1983)
Internship, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC (1982)
Internship, Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, San Francisco, CA (1982)
Internship, Baker McKenzie LLP, Chicago, IL (1981)
Internship, Paul Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York, NY (1981)
BA, Beijing Foreign Studies University (1963)

Bar Admissions:
District of Columbia (1985); Illinois (1985)

Career:
Senior Counsel (Retired), Baker McKenzie LLP, Chicago, IL (2012-2019)
Partner, Baker McKenzie LLP, Chicago, IL (1994-2012)
Senior Associate, Baker McKenzie LLP, Chicago, IL (1988-1994)
First Secretary, Department of Treaty and Law and Department of American and Oceanic Affairs, Chinese Foreign Ministry (1984-1988)
United States Desk Officer, Department of American and Oceanic Affairs, Chinese Foreign Ministry (1972-1980)

Civic:
Member, Board of Directors, The Lurie Children’s Hospital and Foundation (1996-2019)

Creative Works:
Featured, Millennium Magazine

Achievements:
First People’s Republic of China national to receive a Doctor of Jurisprudence and to be licensed in the United States

Memberships:
Member, American Bar Foundation; Member, District of Columbia Bar; Member, Chicago Bar Association; Member, American Bar Association; Member, Illinois Bar Association; Former Member, Beijing Foreign Economic Law Association

Family:
Daughter of Xiechun Lou Zhao and Binghua Zhao
Married: Hongyi Chen
Child: Qing Phoebe Chen
Five Siblings

Hobbies:
Music; Arts; Diplomacy; International relationships

Biography Sources:
Marquis Who’s Who of Professional Women
Marquis Who’s Who in the World
Marquis Who’s Who in America

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