MARIA K. DESLOGE

	One Metropolitan Square, Suite 2600 211 North Broadway St. Louis, Missouri 63102-2740 Telephone: 314.552.6694 Facsimile: 314.612.2371 mdesloge@armstrongteasdale.com

EXPERIENCE
Maria Desloge serves as Manager of the China Alliance.  She is the central contact person who provides awareness to the North American and China offices regarding each other’s activities.  Mrs. Desloge coordinates and tracks the monthly financial data, as well as the marketing activities between the member firms.  She is the project manager for all China projects in the Shanghai office.  Mrs. Desloge plays a key role to international business development including all facets of marketing involving strategic planning, research and communication, identification of business opportunities, both domestic and abroad, and in composing a budget for the proposed work.  She also assists in drafting proposals and conducting presentations to various strategic committees and potential clients.

EDUCATION
Washington University (M.B.A., International Business, 1995)
National Center for Paralegal Training (1982)
Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1981)

CIVIC AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
The Service Bureau (Board Member)
Villa Duchesne - Oak Hill School Alumni Board (Board Member)

SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Prior to serving as China Alliance Manager, Mrs. Desloge worked as a paralegal for Armstrong Teasdale on a variety of corporate transactions both domestically and internationally. 
• Corporate experience includes work on mergers and acquisitions, post-acquisition integration, strategic alliances and joint ventures.
• International experience includes work in all aspects of transactional commerce, regulation and compliance. 
• Assisted and managed transactions valued in the range of $6 million to $65 million throughout the U.S., Europe, Japan, India, the Far East and Pacific Rim.
• Advised and assisted CEO’s and CFO’s with long range plans of personnel and operations, including identifying specific options for integration management to meet a company’s savings objectives.

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