“I have retained Ms. Martin for translation and interpretation services in numerous high stake lawsuits, ranging from commercial cases in the Complex Litigation Department of California State Court, to hi-tech patent infringement action in the federal district court, and Section 337 investigation in the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). My clients and I have always appreciated her superb language skills, high-standard professionalism and warm personality and will recommend her services to anyone in need without reservations.” - Tony D. Chen, Partner at Caywin Law Group, Former Partner at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hamptom LLP and Former Partner at Bingham McCutchen LLP

“Ms. Martin, I want to thank you again for your excellent work as program interpreter for our International Management Seminars. When translation is the key contact between our professors and clients, we have no room for errors or misinterpretations. That is why we have used your services for the last few years…faultless, accurate, fast and sensible translation…all given with a most pleasant smile as well. Thanks again.” - Professor Robert S. Spich, Faculty Program Director, International Management Seminars, UCLA CIBER

“Lingling Martin has provided outstanding service to our law firm and it’s clients. Ms. Martin’s simultaneous translation skills are excellent. She works hard, understands complex cases and documents, is helpful, professional and discreet. Ms. Martin has earned the trust of our firm’s clients, opposing counsel and Judges. We have recommended Ms. Martin to a number of lawyers at global law firms. All of them have been extremely satisfied and impressed with Ms. Martin’s skills, services and demeanor.” - Robert L. Corbin at Corbin, Fitzgerald & Athey LLP, Los Angeles California

“We retained Ms. Martin to evaluate and assist us in attacking the quality of transcriptions and translations done by the plaintiff in a highly contentious lawsuit over the value of those translations. The other side had retained their own expert. Ms. Martin provided invaluable insight into not only the errors in the original transcriptions and translations, but the errors in the other side’s expert’s opinions as well. Needless to say, we won. Afterwards, I interviewed the jury to determine whether or not they had a difficult time in determining which expert to believe.  The overwhelming response was that Ms. Martin sealed the deal – she was confident, direct, and irrefutable. Ms. Martin did not just offer her conclusions – she walked the jury through her process and they knew she was right.” - John G. H. Davis, Shareholder at Brown Sims., P.C.

“I have worked with LingLing Martin in court, depositions, and translation of documents. She is a true professional and it is a pleasure to work with her. Her services are excellent and timely and her court certification is important in introducing translated documents into evidence. I have recommended her to many of my colleagues and will continue to do so in the future.” - Bruce Friedman, Partner at Bingham McCutchen LLP

“I have worked with Lingling for many years. I first met Lingling when we were both court interpreters working on the same case in court. I was impressed with the quality of her interpretation. After I passed the bar and became an attorney, I continued to employ Lingling as an interpreter for many of my cases. I worked with many interpreters and Lingling is one of the most competent and conscientious Mandarin/Chinese interpreters I know. I have recommended and will continue to recommend Lingling to anyone who is in need of a Mandarin/Chinese interpreter.” - Aster Chang, Attorney at Wasserman, Comden & Casselman LLP

“I have been a court reporter for over 20 years and I have never been as impressed with an interpreter as I have been with Lingling.  It’s difficult for us court reporters to do our job with English speaking people, but when an interpreter is added to the mix, it makes it much more difficult having to listen simultaneously to two voices in two languages. Plus, many interpreters I have worked with need an interpreter themselves!!!  Lingling’s ability to do her job so proficiently has sure made me doing my job soooooooo much easier. To be more succinct, she is absolutely brilliant at her job and she has been an asset to every deposition I have been in where she has been present. I would highly recommend using her company’s services, you can be sure you are getting the best of the best.” - Karyn Williams, Court Reporter at Buker & Assoc. Court Reporters, Inc.

“Ms. Martin, again, many thanks for a job well done. You have a marvelous ability to quickly and accurately interpret and translate. This is a complex commercial case, but at no time was there any slow-down or fumbling to find exactly the right translated word.  Often translated depositions are slow and disjointed, but yours was totally seamless.  Many thanks and my best regards!” - Herbert H. Gray, III, Partner at Ragsdale, Beals, Seigler, Patterson & Gray, LLP

“LingLing served as simultaneous interpreter for a day long seminar last year which I taught at UCLA to a visiting group from China. Her language skills were impeccable; she worked seamlessly with me; her understanding of technical/business/financial terms was excellent, and she was always personable and pleasant. I would say she is the best interpreter with whom I have ever worked.” - Mark Buchman Independent Banking Professional

“I highly recommend Ms. Martin as a Mandarin interpreter. As an attorney, I have used several interpreters for court and deposition testimony, but her quick and accurate interpretations allow testimony to proceed smoothly and efficiently. Even the judges are pleased with her work.” - Robert Gentino, Owner, Law office of Robert Gentino

“I’ve hired Lingling twice as a Chinese interpreter for media and customers. She is always a pleasure to work with and has been highly professional and reliable. I would recommend her to anyone looking for a Mandarin Chinese interpreter.” - Cecilia Daclan, Group Public Relations Manager at Symantec Corp.

“Lingling’s professional approach and performance during her interpretation of a very technical and difficult live presentation at IMAPS was second to none. Her self initiative in learning the technical jargon and reviewing ahead of time with the presenters was critically important to ensuring the event went smoothly as planned. I would highly recommend her for anyone who might need a Mandarin Interpreter.” - Randy Klein, Strategy & Business Development at Heraeus

“Lingling Martin was the interpreter in a settlement conference in which it was important for both sides to convey not just words, but also intent and sincerity in order to establish trust.  Accordingly, we sought an interpreter who was personable, mature and understood and could convey subtle nuance.  Ms. Martin understood what was needed by both sides and was invaluable in helping resolve our dispute.  She is an accomplished interpreter, and also professional, reliable and pleasant.  I recommend her without reservation.” - James W. Hunt, Partner at Fitzpatrick & Hunt, Tucker, Collier, Pagano, Aubert, LLP

“In September, 2009, Lingling Martin did a very good job of simultaneous interpretation for a Los Angeles Superior Court trial lasting over a week in which I represented one side. There were Chinese speakers who in all likelihood would have noticed errors or omissions in translation on her part, but, to the best of my memory, virtually no such errors or omissions were ever drawn to my attention. I recommend her.” - Ross Heckmann at Ross S. Heckmann, Attorney at Law

“It has been my good fortune to have known and worked with Lingling many times since 2004. Lingling is not only a highly competent and committed professional interpreter, she is also a genuinely nice person and a good friend. I have been close enough to Lingling to have seen her in action both as a mother and as a daughter and she has inspired me with her many great qualities. She is passionate about her profession and treats everyone with respect. I highly recommend Lingling without reservation.” - Natalie (Huang) Breaux, Certified Chinese (Mandarin) Interpretor at California Court System

“Lingling acted as a check interpreter for us in a legal deposition proceeding. She was zealous representing our client’s interest. She also conducted herself professionally and ethically.” - Hua Chen, Associate at Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP

“I have retained Lingling Martin & Associates more than once and have been thoroughly satisfied with their performance. Lingling and her translation associates are professional, personable and reliable.” - David Habib, Attorney at Law

“Lingling is a well qualified interpreter and provided great support for this firm’s litigation proceedings.” - Steve Qi, CEO at Law Office of Steve Qi & Associates

Lingling Martin

Certified Mandarin Chinese Interpreter/Translator
English to Chinese, Chinese to English

Credentials

• California State Certified Court Interpreter #301082
• Texas State Licensed Court Interpreter #1608
• Delaware State Approved Court Interpreter
• U.S. Federal Court Approved Interpreter
• U.S. State Department Contract Interpreter
• Professional Conference Interpreter
• China Nationally Certified Translator
• Registered with U.S. Department of State
• Registered with U.S. Department of Justice
• Registered with U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Registered with U.S. Department of Defense
• Registered with the U.S. District Court, Central District of California
• Registered with the Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County
• Registered with the Superior Court of California, Orange County
• 14 years of experience as a professional interpreter and translator
• Instructor at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Extension: Legal Interpretation and Translation Certificate Program of English and Chinese Languages

Notable Legal Cases - Chinese Interpretation and Translation

SEC Investigations, Enforcement Actions and Private Civil Litigations against Chinese Companies Publicly Traded in the U.S. – A series of actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Congress, and the plaintiffs’ class action alleging potential securities fraud by Chinese companies trading in the U.S.

Provided interpretation services for internal board meetings, audit committee meetings and depositions both in the U.S. and in Hong Kong for a number of cases, including Fuqi International Inc., China Agritech Inc., and Orient Paper Inc, etc.

United States vs. AUO Optronics – An antitrust trial in the U.S. District Court of Northern California.

Provided interpretation services for a Chi Mei witness preparation and worked as a check interpreter during the 2-day witness testimony in trial in San Francisco.

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) vs. Acer Inc., Acer America Corporation, Acer America Holding Company, Boardwalk Capital Holding Company, and Gateway Inc. – A patent litigation involving “Wireless LAN”.

Provided interpretation services for 2 days of Acer’s deposition in San Francisco.

Air Cargo Shipping Services Antitrust Litigation – A class action filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, naming 46 airlines as defendants, including Air China Cargo Company Ltd., Air China Ltd., Asiana Airlines, Inc., China Airlines, Ltd., EVA Airways Corporation, Japan Airlines International Co., Ltd., Korean Airlines Co., Ltd., Malaysia Airlines, Nippon Cargo Airlines Co., Ltd., Singapore Airlines Cargo PTE, Ltd., and Singapore Airlines, Ltd., etc.

Provided interpretation services for 2 days of EVA Airways Corporation’s deposition in Los Angeles.

TFT-LCD (Flat Panel) Antitrust Litigation – A class and civil action filed in the U.S. District Court of Northern California, naming 24 Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese manufacturers and their affiliates as defendants, including Samsung, LG Philips, AU Optronics and Chi Mei, etc.

Provided interpretation services for a week of Chi Mei’s client preparations and depositions in San Francisco. Provided interpretation services for 3 days of Sharp Electronic’s deposition in San Francisco. Provided interpretation services for 1 day of Dell Inc.’s deposition in Austin, TX.

U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Investigation of Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), the World’s 4th Largest TFT-LCD Maker.

Provided interpretation services for client preparation, DOJ interview, arrangement, plea, change of plea and booking of a top CMO executive.

Danone Corp vs. Wahaha et. al. – High Profile International Trademark Dispute and Unfair Business Practice Suit in the United States, China, the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) International Court of Arbitration in France and the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (“SCC”) in Sweden.

Provided translations for over 160 documents and provided interpretations for depositions and trials in Hong Kong and in the United States.

Laserdynamics Inc. vs. Asus Computer Int’l, Quanta Storage America Inc., Quanta Computer USA Inc., Asustek Computer, Inc., Quanta Storage, Inc., and Quanta Computer, Inc. – A patent dispute case involving computer storage source code.

Worked as the check interpreter for a week of Quanta Storage Inc. depositions in Los Angeles.

LG. Philips vs. Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), AU Optronics, AU Optronics America, Tatung, Tatung America and ViewSonic – A broad patent dispute case involving the design and manufacture of TFT LCD flat panel displays used on LCD portable computers, LCD computer monitors and LCD televisions.

Provided interpretations for client preparations and worked as the check interpreter for a week of CMO depositions in Los Angeles.

CpuMate Inc. and Golden Sun News Techniques Co., Ltd. vs. Acer America Corporation, Acer Inc. and Wistron Corporation – Patent litigation case involving heat dissipating device inside the Central Processing Units (CPU) of desktop computers and servers.

Provided translations for deposition transcripts and declarations.

Funai Corporation vs. 14 Proposed Respondents – United States International Trade Commission Investigation No. 337-TA-617 in the Matter of Certain Digital Televisions and Certain Products Containing Same and Methods of Using Same.

Provided interpretations for 4 weeks of depositions of various respondents.

Pass & Seymour, Inc. vs. 15 Proposed Respondents – United States International Trade Commission Investigation No. 337-TA-615 in the Matter of Certain Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters and Products Containing the Same.

Provided interpretations for client preparations, worked as the check interpreter for a week of depositions in Hong Kong and provided translations of documents.

Ajinomoto Heartland LLC. vs. 5 Proposed Respondents – United States International Trade Commission Investigation No: 337-TA-571 in the Matter of Certain L-lysine Feed Products, Their Methods of Production and Genetic Constructs for Production.

Provided translations of various contracts and documents of technical data.

LG. Philips vs. Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd. (CPT) – A broad LCD patent dispute relating to TFT LCD panel technology.

Provided interpretations for client preparations and worked as the check interpreter for depositions.

ProMOS vs. Freescale – An infringement suit relating to three patents involving cache memory and tungsten interconnects.

Provided interpretations for depositions.

Wacom vs. Hanvon – An infringement suit relating to several patents covering electronic pen and tablet technology.

Provided interpretations for depositions.

Simultaneous Conference Interpretation - Chinese into English, English into Chinese

Performed simultaneous and consecutive interpretation for numerous international conferences, business meetings and network broadcasting shows.  Recent projects include but not limited to:

• Ariix 2012 Conference in Los Angeles, California, April 2012.
• Symantec 2012 President’s Forum & Worldwide Sales & Marketing Leadership Conference in Dallas, Texas, April 2012.
• 2012 Pacific Ports Clean Air Collaborative Conference “Inside Our Ports” in San Pedro, California, February 2012.
• US-China Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum & Signing Ceremony in Los Angeles, California, February 2012 – Speakers include Vice President of China (Xi Jinping), Governor of California (Jerry Brown), Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce (John E. Bryson), Los Angeles Mayor (Antonio Villaraigosa) and heads of numerous other U.S. and Chinese government agencies and leading corporations.
• HP Global Partner Conference 2012 “Multiply the Opportunities” in Las Vegas, Nevada, February 2012.
• HP Sales University “License to Practice” Master Training Program in Dallas, Texas, February 2012.
• Active Power Annual Conference in Austin, Texas, January 2012.
• 2011 World Methanol Conference in San Diego, California, December 2011.
• APEC 2011 USA – 21 Economies for the 21st Century – APEC CEO Summit 2011 “The Future. Redefined.” in Honolulu, Hawaii, November 2011 – Speakers include President Barak Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Presidents from many other countries including China (Hu Jintao) and Russia (Dmitri Medvedev), Prime Ministers from many countries including Japan (Yoshihiko Noda) and Australia (Julia Gillard), and many CEO’s of world-class international companies such as Boeing, Eli Lilly, Caterpillar, Walmart, General Motor; Northrop Grumman, Johnson & Johnson and many more.
• Novartis Diagnostics and Gen-Probe “Advancing Blood Safety and Laboratory Efficiency” Special Event in San Diego, California, October 2011.
• 2011 Cadillac Announcement Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 2011.
• Beijing University Guanghua Executive Development Program / UCLA Anderson School – “The Challenges of Doing Global Business” in Los Angeles, California, September 2011.
• Disneyland Shanghai and Shanghai Public Security Bureau Visit to Disneyland in Anaheim, California, September 2011.
• Fortune Brainstorm Tech 2011 in Aspen, Colorado, July 2011.
• Symantec 2011 Worldwide Sales and Marketing Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 2011.
• HP Discover 2011 Conference in Las Vegas, California, June 2011.
• Symantec 2011 Consumer Worldwide Sales & Marketing Conference in San Jose, California, June 2011.
• UCLA Anderson Harold Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies - Fudan University Executive Education Program in Los Angeles, California, May 2011.
• Hong Kong – Jiangsu Joint Technology Investment Mission to the USA – Networking Luncheon for the Pacific States – Hong Kong – Jiangsu Cooperation in Technology Investment in Los Angeles, California, May 2011.
• UCLA and UCLA Extension Welcome the Chinese State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA) in Los Angeles, California, April 2011.
• Guangzhou Municipal Government / Bureau of Foreign Trade And Economic Cooperation of Guangzhou Municipality / Guangzhou Municipal Board for International Investment - “New Guangzhou New Opportunity” Business Promotional Conference in Los Angeles and Silicon Valley CEO Roundtable Seminar in San Francisco, California, April 2011.
• Alcon Laboratories POST ASCRS SOVA Ophthalmic Medical Conference – “Cataract Instrumentation and Torsional Phacoemulsification Technology” in Irvine, California, March 2011.
• Munich International Trade Fairs Board Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 2011.
• Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Commissioners’ Meeting in City of Industry, California, March 2011.
• Daiichi-Sankyo Hokusai VTE (Venous Thromboembolism) “Edoxaban” Investigator Conference in San Diego, California, March 2011.
• NBA All Star Weekend NIKE Live Trifecta Show in Los Angeles, California, February 2011.
• XanGo 2011 Elite Summit in Laguna Beach, California, January 2011.
• Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 3rd Governors’ Global Climate Summit (GGCS3) in Sacramento, California, November 2010.
• Symantec 2010 Worldwide Technical Symposium and Partner Tech Engage Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 2010.
• Southern Governors’ Association (SGA) Annual Meeting 2010 - “Strengthening Economic Ties with China, Partnering with Chinese Businesses” in Birmingham, Alabama, August 2010.
• Clinique “Laser Focus Repairware” Media Launch Event in Los Angeles, California, June 2010.
• Symantec Worldwide Sales and Marketing Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, May 2010.
• Symantec International Media Conference - “The Black Market” in Los Angeles, California, March 2010.
• Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Commissioners’ Meeting in La Costa, California, March 2010.
• Allergan Medical China Advisory Board Meeting – Facial Aesthetics and Breast Implants in Irvine, California and San Jose, Costa Rica, February 2010.
• Symantec International Executive Media Conference - “Innovation and Integration; Focused on the Information” in Los Angeles, California, February 2010.
• 2010 Team Polycom Annual Conference in San Diego, California, February 2010.
• XanGo 2010 Elite Summit in Laguna Beach, California, January 2010.
• Fudan University Executive MBA Program and UCLA Anderson School of Management – “Challenges for the International Entrepreneur” Conference in Los Angeles, California, December 2009.
• Service Employees International Union (SEIU) – United Long Term Care Workers Union (ULTCW) Leadership Summit Conference in Los Angeles, California, November 2009.
• UCLA Extension Custom Program “Strategic Management in the Digital Age for the Entertainment & Broadcasting Business” Golden Eagle Broadcasting System in Los Angeles, California, October 2009.
• BHip Annual Global Summit Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, September 2009.
• Symantec Worldwide Technical Symposium / Partner Tech Engage Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, August 2009.
• UCLA Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) and Beijing University Guanghua School of Management – “International Management Conference” in Los Angeles, California, April 2009.
• Symantec Norton Zero-Gravity Flight from Space Adventures for A Global Sweepstakes Media Event in Orlando, Florida, February 2009.
• Westinghouse Symposium 2009 in Dana Point, California, February 2009.
• Nu Skin Enterprise Inc. 2009 North American Kick-off Conference in Anaheim, California, January 2009.
• Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 1st Governors’ Global Climate Summit (GGCS) in Beverly Hills, California, November 2008.
• Fudan University Executive MBA Program and UCLA Anderson School of Management – “Challenges for the International Entrepreneur” Conference in Los Angeles, California, November 2008.
• The International Microelectronics and Packaging Society (IMAPS) 41st Annual International Symposium on Microelectronics in Providence, Rhode Island, November 2008.
• China Hospital Association and UCLA Anderson School of Management – “Hospital Leadership” Conference in Los Angeles, California, October 2008.
• Symantec Norton Internet Security 2009 and Norton AntiVirus 2009 Aboard A Zero Gravity Flight Media Event in Las Vegas, Nevada, September 2008.
• U.S. Department of State International Visitors Leadership Program (IVIP) in Washington, DC, June 2008.
• U.S. Department of Defense International Special Operations Forces Conference in Tampa, Florida, May 2008.
• STEM Tech Second Annual Conference – Anaheim, California, April 2008.
• Symantec Worldwide Sales and Marketing Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2008.
• Munich International Trade Fairs Board Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 2008.
• The Home Depot Store Managers Conference and Innovation Exchange in Atlanta, Georgia, March 2008.
• Professional Golf Association of America – 90th Anniversary Celebration International Conference in Orlando, Florida, January 2008.
• North American International Auto Show – China Emerging Automobile Market in Detroit, Michigan, January 2008.
• Herbalife International and Herbalife Broadcasting Network Kickoff Shows in Los Angeles, California, 2006-Current, Ongoing Monthly.
• Service Employees International Union (SEIU) – United Long Term Care Workers Union (ULTCW) Executive Board Meetings in Los Angeles, California, 2006 to Current, Ongoing Monthly.
• The International Microelectronics and Packaging Society (IMAPS) 40th International Symposium on Microelectronics in San Jose, California, November 2007.
• General Dynamics Nassco 16th JECKU Top Executive Meeting in San Diego, California, October 2007.
• China Hospital Association and UCLA Anderson School of Management – “Hospital Leadership Conference” in Los Angeles, California, June 2007
• US-China Combustion Technology Conference in Park City, Utah, May 2007.
• HP Software Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, February 2007.
• Hong Kong Trade Development Council - “Hong Kong and Jiangmen: Your Partners for Success in China” Conference in San Diego, California, June 2006.
• Symantec Vision Conference in San Francisco, California, May 2006.
• Emerson Micro Motion Annual Conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado, November 2005.
• Respironics Incorporated Annual Conference in Carlsbad, California, August 2005.
• Asset Management 2005 Conference in San Diego, May 2005.
• Veritas Vision Conference in San Francisco, California, April 2005.
• Veritas Partner Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada, May 2004.

Education

• University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Extension: Legal Interpretation and Translation Certificate Program of English and Chinese Languages
• California State University Long Beach (CSULB): MBA (Master in Business Administration)
• Shenzhen University: Bachelor in International Trade and Finance; Bachelor in English Language
• University of International Business and Economics (UIBE): Customs Administration Bachelor’s Degree Program

*** Was accepted by the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS) Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation in 2008 for the 2-year Master’s Degree program, however was regrettably unable to attend due to time constraint.

Professional Associations

• American Translators Association
• National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators
• Translators Association of China

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