Co-Chair-DWT Pacific

Representative Experience

International Project Finance

Representation of Japanese trading companies in $2.5 billion Brazilian offshore oil project (reported to be the largest Brazilian project financing in history)

Representation of lenders and developers in power projects and other infrastructure projects

Representation of credit enhancement and liquidity support providers for municipal bond financings of infrastructure projects

Telecommunications

Representation of telecommunications company in development of satellite network for data transmission

Representation of major satellite and electronics company in joint venture to provide satellite television service in Latin America

Structured Finance

Representation of borrowers, issuers and credit enhancement providers in commercial real property securitization transactions

Representation of credit enhancement provider in film securitization by a major studio

Municipal Finance

Representation of credit enhancement and liquidity provider in issuance of recovery bonds for bankrupt county government

Prior Experience
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Affairs, 2002-2008

U.S. Representative to the Pacific Community, 2005-2007

Chairman, Joint Economic Management Committee for the Federated States of Micronesia, 2003-2008

Chairman, Joint Economic Management and Financial Accountability Committee for the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 2003-2008

Special Representative of the President to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 2002-2008

Commissioner, President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, 2001-2002

Chairman, Trust Fund Committee, Trust Fund for the People of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 2004-2008

Chairman, Trust Fund Committee, Trust Fund for the People of the Federated States of Micronesia, 2003-2008

Delegated Chairman, Interagency Group on Insular Areas, 2003-2008

Chairman, Special Industry Committee for American Samoa, 2001

Partner, Corporate and Banking Department, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, Los Angeles, CA, 1997-2002

Presentations
Keynote Speaker, Annual Meeting of Island Government Financial Officers Association, Hawaii, 2007

Keynote Speaker, Pacific Region Investment Conference, Manila, 2006

Keynote Speaker, Annual Congress of South Pacific Association of Supreme Public Auditors, Saipan, 2006

Keynote Speaker, Pacific Education Conference, Majuro, 2005

Commencement Speaker, Northern Marianas College, Saipan, 2005

Commencement Speaker, American Samoa Community College, Pago Pago, 2003

Memberships and Activities
The State Bar of California

Coordination of U.S. preparations for visit of Emperor and Empress of Japan to Saipan, 2005

Head of official U.S. delegation to funeral of Head of State of Samoa, 2007

Member, official U.S. delegation to funeral of the King of Tonga, 2006

Member, Board of Directors, National Asian Pacific Center on Aging, 1992-2002

Education
Joint J.D., M.B.A., Penn Law School and the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1986

• University of Pennsylvania Law Review

M.A., B.A. in Regional Science, Urban and Transportation Planning focus, University of Pennsylvania, 1981

BAS, Transportation Engineering concentration, University of Pennsylvania, 1981