Edwin Rekosh
Lecturer-in-Law
| Office: |
Public Interest Law Institute
333 Seventh Avenue, 14th floor
New York NY 10001
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| Tel: |
212-803-5380 |
| Fax: |
212-803-5381 |
| Email: |
erekosh@law.columbia.edu |
Assistant Info
Mr. Edwin Rekosh is founder and Executive Director of PILnet: The Global Network for Public Interest Law (formerly known as the Public Interest Law Institute (PILI)), an international NGO that connects with local partners to develop the institutions essential to rights-respecting societies. PILnet inspires lawyers to serve the public interest, strengthens the ability of civil society to help shape law and policy and makes formal systems of justice more accessible. One of PILnet’s signature programs is its Public Interest Law Fellows Program, which has transformed the careers of over 80 young public interest lawyers from 30 countries, including Nepal, by equipping them with the necessary tools to make a profound impact on their local communities. PILnet conducts its work from hubs in Beijing, Budapest, Moscow and New York.
For more than fifteen years, Mr. Rekosh has been a leader in the effort to promote the development of public interest law throughout Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the former Soviet Union and, more recently, in China. He teaches Human Rights, Law and Development at Columbia Law School and has been a visiting professor at Central European University in Budapest. He previously worked as a consultant for the Ford Foundation, as a project director in Romania for the Washington, DC-based International Human Rights Law Group (now Global Rights), and as an associate at Coudert Brothers. He co-founded the Human Rights Watch Film Festival in 1988.
Mr. Rekosh holds a JD degree from Columbia Law School.
