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Arlington, Va, Us

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Lead international and graduate legal studies initiatives at Moritz College of Law.• Lead the College’s LL.M. program, Master in the Study of Law (M.S.L.) program for working professionals, Summer Program on the Foundations of U.S. Law and Practice, and Visiting Research Scholars Program. Develop and execute strategies for improving revenue growth and programs’ quality and service delivery.• Draft, negotiate, review, and manage marketing service agreements and 35+ partnership agreements with foreign universities and institutions.• Advise the Dean and College leadership on regulatory, curricular, and academic matters related to international and online legal studies programs.• Execute thought leadership strategies through presentations and partnerships with law professors and lawyers in the U.S. and overseas.

• Provided strategic vision, leadership and oversight of four Master of Laws (LL.M.) Programs; led and implemented all aspects of the Programs, including recruitment and admissions, scholarship awards, outreach and conversions, relationship building, and budget and staff management. • Led execution of marketing and communication strategies for LL.M. recruitment and for maintaining WCL’s top-10 ranking in international law.• Served as academic advisor and bar exam advisor to LL.M. students.• Managed cross-program activities related to LL.Ms.• Led development of online LL.M. offerings; reviewed and collaborated with faculty to streamline and strengthen international, comparative and transnational law curriculum.

Washington D.C., Us

• Coordinated research, teaching, and committee work for tenured faculty members; contributed to faculty’s publications and reports. • Assisted with organizing events for the Trade, Investment and Development Program.• Proofread final manuscript of The Research Handbook on Transparency (Elgar Publishing, 2015).• Assisted in research, writing, and editing of the article: “Civil Consequences of Corruption in International Commercial Contracts” (American Journal of Comparative Law, 2014).

Leuven, Belgium

• Led a research project on international investment law, culminating in the Ph.D. degree.• Researched international and national laws regarding foreign investment and corruption, foreign investment review, and impact of national regulatory measures on foreign investment. Proposed best practices for developing foreign investment policy in developing countries.• Published and presented on topics related to the right to regulate in investor-state arbitration.

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

• Researched and analyzed EU law and policy on children’s rights in the context of asylum, immigration, and anti-trafficking; drafted and edited mapping outlines on children’s rights.• Assisted Legal Officer with drafting and editing SCEG’s position paper responding to European Commission’s “Green Paper on the Future of the Common European Asylum System;” the Green Paper reflected major SCEG suggestions.

Hanoi, Vietnam

Copyright and Trademark Law Attorney. Clients included: Adidas, Chanel, Honda, Louis Vuitton, Microsoft Vietnam, Nike, and Vietnam Multimedia Corporation:• Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated licensing agreements and technology transfer agreements.• Represented Honda in an IP infringement case, obtaining Administrative Order from Vietnam Bureau of Market Control to seize and destroy over 100,000 counterfeit motorcycles nationwide.• Provided legal opinions to government agencies regarding copyright, labeling, and advertising laws.• Trained Microsoft Vietnam executives on software copyright under Vietnamese and international law.

Master Of Laws (Ll.M.), International Business Law, Gpa: 3.88

The degree specializes in International Business Law, focusing on US contracts and business law, international trade and investment.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), International Investment Law And Arbitration

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Fellowship

Coursework focused on: public international law, international human rights and humanitarian law, international refugee law, WTO law.

Master Of Laws (Ll.M.), Intellectual Property Law, Magna Cum Laude

Bachelor Of Laws (Ll.B.), International Economic Law, Cum Laude