Attorney Profile
Charles R. Stone | Associate
Charles Stone is an associate in our Milwaukee office where his practice includes general business law, with an emphasis on Asia and China. He speaks, reads and writes Mandarin, reads and writes Classical Chinese and speaks and reads Japanese. He lived and worked in China for five years. Charles’ knowledge of the Chinese language, culture and law not only serves to facilitate the resolution of legal problems, but also helps to facilitate business with China in general. He can translate a Chinese contract as well as interpret what it actually means in its cultural context.
Charles has authored an academic book on Chinese literature and several peer-reviewed articles. He has given lectures on Chinese law and business and has taught a continuing legal education course on Chinese Intellectual Property Law. Charles is currently a member of both the Alverno College Asian Studies Advisory Council and China Advisory Board of the Milwaukee Art Museum.
Representative Matters and Experience
- Adjunct Professor of Business, Peking University, Market Economy Academy 北京大學民營經濟研究院, where he teaches Organizational Behavior (in Chinese).
- Practice includes general business law, particularly that of Asia and China.
- Fluent in Mandarin Chinese and Japanese.
- Lectured on Chinese law, business and culture and has presented papers on Chinese law and business at major academic institutions, including the University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business and Marquette University School of Business.
- Taught a continuing legal education course on Chinese Intellectual Property Law.
- Author of “What Plagiarism Was Not: Some Preliminary Observations on Classical Chinese Attitudes toward What the West Calls Intellectual Property" an academic book on Chinese literature and several peer-reviewed articles.
- Was a Thomas More Scholar and Senior Articles Editor of the Marquette Law Review while in law school.
Recent Presentations and Papers
- Charles R. Stone et al., The Mind of the Chinese Investor, Organizer of and presenter at a Metropolitan Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce seminar at Marquette University School of Business, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 27, 2011
- Charles R. Stone, Practical Tips for Negotiating Contracts with China, Presentation and discussion at the International Credit Executives Group meeting of the Wisconsin Credit Association, Waukesha, Wisconsin, September 27, 2011
- Charles R. Stone, Two Things about Chinese Intellectual Property that Lawyers Never Talk About, Paper presented and panel discussion at Workshop on Law and Social Change in China, University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois, January 28, 2011
- Charles R. Stone et al., 2500 Years of Chinese Law, Seminar and panel discussion at Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 22, 2010
- Charles R. Stone et al., Global Economy, Chinese Law, and Social Change, Paper presented and panel discussion at the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois, March 11, 2010
- Charles R. Stone et al., Why China Approaches Intellectual Property Differently: Observations from the Perspective of China’s Classical Tradition, CLE presentation at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 21, 2009
- Charles R. Stone et al., China’s Culture, History, and Legal Environment, Paper presented and panel discussion at Marquette University Graduate School of Business, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 2, 2009
- Charles R. Stone, Legal Traditions and Practices in China: Implications for Western Enterprises, Paper presented at University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Chicago, Illinois, January 15, 2009