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Disciplines	Social Sciences: Law: International Law: International Economic Law Social Sciences: Law: Religious Law
Address	University of Kansas, School of Law, Green Hall, 1535 West 15th Street Lawrence Kansas 66045 United States Phone: 785-864-9224

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Education

Harvard

Law School

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

(Aug 1986 - Jun 1989)

Oxford

Trinity

Masters (M.Sc.), Management (Industrial Relations),

Templeton

(Sep 1985 - Nov 1986)

University of London

London School of Economics

Masters (M.Sc.), Economics,

Economics

(Aug 1984 - Aug 1985)

Duke

Trinity

A.B.,

Economics

(Aug 1980 - 1984)

Work Experience

Patricia Roberts Harris Research Professor of Law

The George Washington University, School of Law

(Jul 1998 - Jul 2003)

Teaching: (1) International Trade Law (yearly course). (2) Advanced International Trade Law (yearly course/seminar). (3) Comparative Law (yearly course, focus on Islamic Law). (4) International Business Transactions (taught frequently). Administration: (1) Associate Dean for International and Comparative Legal Studies (7/01-7/03). ● Helped establish consortium with law schools in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, and links with other overseas law schools. ● Engaged in marketing activities around the world. ● Developed internal international and comparative law activities, including faculty team lunches. (2) Director, South Asia Legal Education Consortium (SALEC) (3/01-7/03). (3) Faculty Advisor to St. Thomas Moore Society (9/01-7/03), The George Washington International Law Review (10/98-7/03), and South Asian Law Students Association (1998-7/03).

Associate Professor of Law

College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law

(Aug 1993 - Jul 1998)

Teaching: (1) International Trade Law (yearly course). (2) Advanced International Trade Law (yearly seminar). (3) International Commercial Law (yearly course). (4) Public International Law (occasional course). (5) International Banking Law (occasional seminar). Administration: (1) Director, Graduate (LL.M.) Program in American Legal Studies (1996-98). ● Planning, recruitment, admissions, and advising overseas students. ● Helped increase global profile and funding. (2) Member, Dean Search Committee (1997), Dean’s Advisory Council (1997-98), Curriculum Committee (1994-97; Chair, 1996-97), Enrichment Committee (1996-97), and Admissions Committee (1993-95). (3) Faculty Advisor to International Law Society (1994-95, 1996-98) and Asian Law Students Association (1996-98). (4) Helped Development and Alumni Affairs Office in fund raising, including Carter-Kaplan International Financial Law Award.

Attorney

Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Legal Department

(Aug 1989 - Mar 1993)

(1) International Commercial Law – ● Payments system issues. ● Drafted Federal Reserve Regulation J on wire transfers. ● Served as U.S. delegate to United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) to negotiate and draft Model Law on International Credit Transfers. (2) International Financial Markets – ● Foreign exchange (FX) matters, including development of FX master agreements and supervision of FX market participants and practices. ● Enforcement, including investigating potential violations, taking depositions, and drafting enforcement documents. ● Significantly involvement in civil enforcement actions against Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) and related parties.

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