Academic Credentials:PhD, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (honorable mention), 2012
Field of Expertise: Foreign Direct Investment, Multinational Enterprise
Current Research: Spillovers of Foreign Direct Investment Since The Point Of View Of Investment Development Path (IDP).
Foreign direct investment home country measures.
Academic Credentials:M.A., University Panthéon-Assas Paris II, 2010 ; LL.B., University of Athens- Law School, 2009
Field of Expertise: Public International Law, Global Constitutionalism
Current Research: The Challenge of Global Constitutional Pluralism: Rethinking
Global Constitutionalism along Pluralist Lines”
Email Address: ealexi@law.columbia.edu
Ijaz Ali
Ph.D. Candidate,
Superintendent, Supreme Court of Pakistan
Country of Origin: Pakistan
Designation: Research Fellow
Faculty Sponsor: George Bermann
Sponsoring Center: International Programs
Academic Credentials:LL.M in International Trade Laws & PGD in WTO Laws and IPRs from International Islamic University Islamabad, LLB, PGD in Political Science, B.A.
Field of Expertise:International Arbitration, International Trade Laws, Intellectual Property Rights
Current Research: Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
Academic Credentials: MA University of Amsterdam, Certificate Doctoral Research Competencies Ius Commune Research School, LL.M.University of Amsterdam
Field of Expertise: Comparative Law, Jurisprudence, EU Contract Law, Legal Translation
Current Research: Developing an empirical methodology of comparative legal
research on the basis of US jurisprudence on the constraint of legal norms on judicial discretion
Academic Credentials: First Juridical State Exam, University of Tubinga, Germany (2011)
Field of Expertise: Intellectual Property, Public Law, Administrative Law, Data Protection Law, Privacy
Current Research: Data Protection in Social Networks - Especially if German law authorizes public bodies to use Facebook as a way to improve public awareness of their work.
Email Adress: bbajme@law.columbia.edu
Marco Bellia
Ph.D Candidate
Country of Origin: Italy
Designation: Independent Researcher
Faculty Sponsor: Independent
Sponsoring Center: International Programs
Academic Credentials:Laurea Magistrale in Giurisprudenza magna cum laude
Field of Expertise:Competition law, Intellectual Property Law, Law and Economics
Current Research:Competition Rules and Intellectual Property Rights. Emerging Principles from EU and US experiences
Sponsoring Center: Center for Chinese Legal Studies
Academic Credentials: J.S.D, Renmin University of China Law School, 2006; LL.M., Huazhong Normal University Law Department, 2002; LL.B., Huazhong Normal University Law Department, 1999
Field of Expertise: Tort Law, Financial Law
Current Research: Improving the Legal Remedy of Mass Torts in China: Based on the U.S. Experiences
Sponsoring Center: Center for Israeli Legal Studies
Academic Credentials: Ph.D., Bar-Ilan University, 2005; LL.M., Bar Ilan University, (magna cum laude), 1999; LL.B., Bar-Ilan University (magna cum laude), 1998
Field of Expertise: Jewish Family Law
Current Research: Family Law in Light of the Tension between Religious and Civil Law
Legal Officer, Office of Legal Affairs, United Nations
Country of Origin: Argentina
Designation: Visiting Scholar
Faculty Sponsor: Alejandro Garro
Sponsoring Center:
Academic Credentials: Ph.D., Universidad Nacional de Rosario, 2007; Law Degree, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales, 1993
Field of Expertise: Private International Law, International Commercial Law, International Law
Current Research: Pushing the Limits: The Function of Private International Law in the Era of Globalization and the Need to Review its Theoretical Foundations.”
Academic Credentials: Ph.D., University of Grenada, 1991; LL.M., European University Institute (with Highest Honors - Valedictorian) 1989, B.A. Law (with Highest Honors - Valedictorian) University of Granada, 1987
Field of Expertise: European Union Law (Economic and Monetary Union and Internal Market) and Public International Law (WTO Law, IMF Law, International Economic Law)
Current Research: The European Union in the International Monetary Fund
Current Research: Corporate Criminal Liability and Comparative Criminal Law: Punishment Theories when Blaming Corporations, Comparative Study between U.S. Provisions and Spanish Law and U.S. Sentencing Guidelines (Chapter Eight, Sentencing of Organizations).
Academic Credentials: Lic. iur. (law licentiate)University of Fribourg, Swiss Tax Conference (Association of the Swiss Cantonal and Federal Tax Authorities) April 2011First level exam of the STA Certified Tax Expert education
Field of Expertise: Tax Law
Current Research: The Prohibition of fishing expedtions under the double taxation agreement between the US and Switzerland (Sept, 23, 2009)
Academic Credentials: Master in Economics and Business AdministrationUniversity of Hohenheim, Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences
Field of Expertise: European Customs Union, Community Customs Law, International Trade Law
Current Research: Comparison of the Mutual Recognition Decision between the CBP’s Customs-TradePartnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and the EU’s Authorized Economic Operator(AEO) program, for detailed information please see the attached research description
Email Address: mkobal@law.columbia.edu
Toru Kodama
Barrister-at-Law
Country of Origin: Japan
Designation: Visiting Scholar
Faculty Sponsor: Karl P. Sauvant
Sponsoring Center:
Academic Credentials: BVC (Bar Vocational Course); PGDip.Law; M.A.; B.E.
Field of Expertise: Business Strategy, Public Policy and Law
Academic Credentials: Ph.D., National and Kapodistrian University of Athens -Law Faculty, 2013; LL.M., London School of Economics and Political Science, 2009
Field of Expertise:European law, Administrative law, Comparative law
Current Research: Comparative research on the doctrine of legitimate expectations in the fields of administrative, environmental, energy, antitrust law.
Academic Credentials: Ph.D. (summa cum laude), Humboldt University, 2011; M.A., King’s College London, 2003 , JD (Berlin, 2002) and the German Bar Exam (Berlin, 2010).
Field of Expertise:Comp. Constitutional Law, Migration Law, Int’l Law, Law & Gender
Current Research: Solidarity, Collectivity and Fundamental Rights in the U.S. and Germany. A comparative case study on health care reform
Academic Credentials: LL.M., University of Rouen, 2009; LL.M., University of Poitiers, 2008; LL.M., University of Yaoundé II, 2008; LL.B., University of Dschang, 2006
Field of Expertise: Protection and promotion of human rights, protection of internally displaced persons, Right to development, Conflict resolution, Migration, External relations, Environmental Law,
Current Research: The Effectiveness of the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons in the United Nations System of Human Rights Protection.
Academic Credentials: Dottorando di Ricerca in “Procedura Penaled'impresa” (Università di Camerino); Cultore di Procedura Penale (Università L.U.I.S.S. “Guido Carli”di Roma).
Field of Expertise:Criminal Procedure
Current Research: Economic Freedom and Criminal Justice.
Email Address: gmezio@law.columbia.edu
Masako Miyatake
Associate Lawyer and Ph.D. Candidate
Country of Origin: Japan
Designation: Visiting Scholar
Faculty Sponsor: Curtis Milhaupt
Sponsoring Center:
Academic Credentials: Master of Business Law, Hitotsubashi University, 2007; B.S.S., Hitotsubashi University, 1983, LLM Columbia Law School, 2012
Field of Expertise:Alternative Dispute Resolution
Current Research: Comparative Approach to Financial ADR Cases in Japan, the United States and United Kingdom.
State Public Prosecutor, Office of the State Public Prosecutor
Country of Origin: Brazil
Designation: Visiting Scholar
Faculty Sponsor: Alejandro Garro
Sponsoring Center: International Programs
Academic Credentials: Mestre em Direito Público , LL.M, JD UNISINOS: Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos
Field of Expertise:Constitutional law
Current Research: Interpretation of the Constitution and democratic decision-making: a comparative study between the U.S.A. and Brazil.
Email Address: fmotta@law.columbia.edu
Antonia Mulvey
International Law Ph.D. Candidate
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Designation: Special Visiting Scholar
Faculty Sponsor: Peter Rosenblum
Sponsoring Center: International Programs
Academic Credentials: Post Graduate Diploma in Law, University of London 2001; MA in Understanding and Securing Human Rights, University of London 1999
Field of Expertise:International Human Rights Law
Current Research: International Justice: Solution or Obstacle to Peace in Housing, Land and Property Conflicts
Ph.D. Candidate, Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program, School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, LL.M., University of California, Berkeley, LL.M., University of Tokyo,LL.B., University of Tokyo
Field of Expertise:Law and Society
Current Research: Civil Justice and Dispute Resolution
Email Address: mmuray@law.columbia.edu
Bart Nelissen
Ph.D. Candidate and teaching Assistant
Country of Origin: Belgium
Designation: Research Fellow
Faculty Sponsor: Independent
Sponsoring Center: International Programs
Academic Credentials: University of Louvain (KU Leuven)B.A. Philosophy (Bachelor in de wijsbegeerte), Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)LL.M. Human Rights (Master complémentaire en droits de l'homme),University of Antwerp (UA)Master of Laws (Master in de Rechtsgeleerdheid).
Field of Expertise:Human Rights and Constitutional Law
Current Research: US Judicial Appointment Procedures
Email Address: bnelis@law.columbia.edu
Obinna Okamgba
Ph.D. Candidate
UN Political Affairs Officer (DPA)
Country of Origin: Germany, Nigeria
Designation: Research Fellow
Faculty Sponsor: Independent
Sponsoring Center: International Programs
Academic Credentials: LLM University College London, LLB
Field of Expertise: Conflict resolution International and Human Rights Law
Current Research: Education in the context of UN Peace building-the role of UNESCO
Email Address: ookamg@law.columbia.edu
Xuanming Pan
Professor
Country of Origin: PRC
Designation: Edwards Fellow
Faculty Sponsor: Benjamin Liebman
Sponsoring Center: Center for Chinese Legal Studies
Academic Credentials: Ph.D.
Field of Expertise:Dispute Resolution; Legal Profession; Interdisciplinary Legal Studies
Current Research: Policy vs. Law - the Case of Basic-level Legal Workers in China
Ph.D. Candidate and Adjunct Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Verona
Country of Origin: Italy
Designation: Visiting Research Fellow
Faculty Sponsor: Independent Researcher
Sponsoring Center: International Programs
Academic Credentials: M.S. in European parliamentary institutions, University “La Sapienza”, Rome, 2010; M.A. in European Integration Law (cum laude), University of Padua, 2009.
Field of Expertise: European and Italian Constitutional Law
Current Research: Direct democracy in federal states: comparative perspective and models for Europe
Field of Expertise:Public International Law; International Investment Law; Human Rights Law
Current Research: The Influence of Extraneous Rules on Treaty Interpretation in Investment Law
Email Address: drosen5@law.columbia.edu
Maya Sabatello
Adjunct Professor
Country of Origin: US, Israel
Designation: Visiting Scholar
Faculty Sponsor: Elizabeth Emens
Sponsoring Center:
Academic Credentials: Ph.D., Political Science Department, University of Southern California, 2006; M.A., Political Science Department, Department, University of Southern California, 2003; LL.B. (with Minor in Gender Studies), Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1998
Field of Expertise: Disability Rights, International Human Rights Law, Social Change, Bioethics, Public Health (with particular interest in children, women, and minority rights), Politics of Identity
Current Research: Medical Inventions and Disability Rights
Academic Credentials:Fordham University School of Law, LL.M. (International Business and Trade Law) 2011, Master’s Degree (International Law) 2008,Ivan Franko Lviv National University,
Field of Expertise: Corporate Law, International Law
Academic Credentials:Master of Law in Economic Law, Faculty of Law, University of Geneva, Switzerland. Master of Law (" Licence en droit "), Faculty of Law, University of Geneva, Switzerland ; exchange student during one yearat the University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Field of Expertise: Contract and Tort Law
Current Research: The General Release Clause
Email Address: tschmi@law.columbia.edu
Pablo Serrano
Ph.D. student
Country of Origin: Spain
Designation: Visiting Research Fellow
Faculty Sponsor: Kent Greenawalt
Sponsoring Center: International Programs
Academic Credentials:Masters in European Integration (“Master en Integración Europea”),Institute of European Studies (“Instituto de Estudios Europeos”), Valladolid University, Law Degree (“Licenciado en Derecho”), Valladolid University
Field of Expertise: Criminal Law, Free Speech , First Amendment and Defamation.
Current Research: “Defamation in the US legistlation, Hate Speech and Libel Groups”
Ph.D. Candidate
Attorney in all of Switzerland
Attorney and Counselor-at-Law in the State of New York, USA
Country of Origin: Switzerland
Designation: Visiting Research Fellow
Faculty Sponsor: George Bermann
Sponsoring Center: Center for International Commercial and Investment Arbitration (CICIA)
Academic Credentials: Harvard Law School, Cambridge MA, Visiting Researcher, since 2012; University of Zurich School of Law, Ph.D. Candidate, since 2009; New York University Stern Business School, Pollack Center for Law & Business, Fellow, 2011 - 2012; New York University School of Law, LL.M., 2011; University of Zurich School of Law, Lic. iur. / Master of Law, 2007;Rickenbach Teacher Training College, Teaching Certificate, 2001
Field of Expertise: International Arbitration and Litigation, Insolvency Law, International Commercial Law, International Private Law, Contract Law, Corporate Law
Current Research: International Arbitration and Cross-Border Insolvency – Swiss and Comparative Perspectives Email Address: svorbu@law.columbia.edu
Kenju Watanabe
Partner
Country of Origin: Japan
Designation: Visiting Research Fellow
Faculty Sponsor: Curtis J. Milhaupt
Sponsoring Center: International Programs
Academic Credentials: J.D., Boston College Law School, 1983; LL. B., Waseda University, 1979
Field of Expertise:M&As, Corporate Governance, Legal Transplants
Current Research: Eamine and evaluate Japan's recent transplantation of Delaware Judicial standards to determine fiduciary obligations of directors of Japanese corporations in change of control transactions and explore if any lessons can be learnt for emerging economies.
Academic Credentials: M.Sc., School of Management, University of Bath, 2008; Bachelor Degree, Foreign Language Institute, Liaoning Normal University, 2003
Field of Expertise:FDI spillovers and their interrelationships with trade, the impact of FDI on international trade, especially some issues about FDI regulation and policy
Current Research: The Impact of Foreign Direct Investments by US Multinational Corporations on the Balance of Trade
Sponsoring Center: Center for Chinese Legal Studies
Academic Credentials: Ph.D., Law School, Wuhan University, 2006; LL.M., Law School, Wuhan University, 2001; LL.B., Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, 1996
Sponsoring Center: Center for Chinese Legal Studies
Academic Credentials: Ph.D., School of Law, Jilin University, 2004; LL.M., School of Law, Jilin University, 2000; B. Eng., Changchun University of Science and Technology, 1996
Field of Expertise:Commercial Law
Current Research: Impact on Social Development Coming from Commercial Law’s Internationalization and Culture
Sponsoring Center: Tianjin Nankai Jingying Education Foundation
Academic Credentials: Ph.D., Institute of International Economics, Nankai University 2004; M.A., International Economics Dept. , Xiamen University 2001; B.A., Economic International Economics Dept. , Xiamen University 1998
Field of Expertise:Issues related to foreign direct investment (FDI) theory and policy
Current Research: Research on overseas M&A and industrial international competitiveness of Chinese companies
Sponsoring Center: Center for Chinese Legal Studies
Academic Credentials: Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Social Science, 2007; LL.M. Nanjing Normal University, School of Law, 2000; Bachelor of Politics, Nanjing Normal University, Dept. of Political and Public Administration, 1993
Field of Expertise:Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence
Current Research: The “Chinese Model of Human Rights”: From the Global Perspective
