Mr. Philip J. Antoon, Managing Director and leader of Duff & Phelps' New York Office Valuation Group, will lead three workshops in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin China regarding the need to identify and how to value intangible assets. The workshops, which are sponsored by Duff & Phelps, will be conducted with Professors William B. Riley and K. Victor Chow of the West Virginia University Center for Chinese Business. The participants at the workshops will include over 300 high level corporate and government executives, including graduates of WVU's executive education program.

Duff & Phelps is an internationally recognized leader in the identification, valuation, management, and securitization of intangible assets. Founded in 1932, Duff & Phelps is a leading specialty investment banking and financial advisory firm. Highly respected for consistently delivering exceptional quality, Duff & Phelps possesses expertise in intangible asset valuations; fairness opinions; middle-market mergers and acquisitions; private placements; business valuations; and ESOP and ERISA advisory services.

The WVU Center for Chinese Business was created to provide international management education, business facilitation, and research services focused on the emerging market economy in China. The Center fosters the development of close relationships among academia, business, and government entities in the United States and China to further mutually beneficial enterprise.