| State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | Active | 2005 | 03/30/2022 |
| DC | Good Standing | 1997 | 02/09/2021 |
| NY | Currently registered | 1997 | 02/24/2022 |
| Legal answers | 0 |
| Legal guides | 1 |
| Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
|---|---|---|
| Named a "Rising Star" | Euromoney Legal Media Group Benchmark Litigation | 2009 |
| AV Peer Review rating | Martindale-Hubbell | 2009 |
| Named a "Rising Star" | Euromoney Legal Media Group Benchmark Litigation | 2008 |
| Gold Award Recipient | U.S. Congressional Award (Public Law 96-114) | N/A |
| Silver Award Recipient | U.S. Congressional Award (Public Law 96-114 | N/A |
| Eagle Scout | Boy Scouts of America | N/A |
| Title | Company name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Partner and Chair of the Global Practice | Whiteford Taylor & Preston | 2006 - Present |
| Paul Hastings | 2002 - 2006 | |
| Legal Advisor - Resident in Vietnam | USAID Grantee | 2000 - 2000 |
| Powell Goldstein | 1998 - 2002 | |
| Kaye Scholer | 1996 - 1998 |
| Association name | Position name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Secretary of Commerce Appointment (term expires 12.31.2013) | District Export Council Member | 2009 - Present |
| Enoch Pratt Free Library (Baltimore) (Finance Committee) | Board of Directors | 2009 - Present |
| Wrangler’s Law Club (Baltimore) | Member | 2009 - Present |
| Maryland-Asia Environmental Partnership (MD-AEP) | Board of Advisors | 2008 - Present |
| CIEC at the George Washington University Law School | Non-Resident Research Associate | 2006 - Present |
| University of Baltimore Law School | Adjunct Professor | 2007 - 2008 |
| United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (competitive selection process - served twice) | International Trade Expert | 2000 - 2000 |
| Publication name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Legal Times | A Healing Justice (with Joseph Morales) | 2008 |
| ASAE Newsletter | Business and Arbitration in China - Practical Guidance | 2007 |
| The World Trade Organization: Legal, Economic and Political Analysis, ed. By P. Macrory et. al., vol. I (three volume reference work) | Implementation and Enforcement of Dispute Settlement Decisions pp. 1341-1371 (with Andrew Shoyer and Eric Solovy) | 2005 |
| Legal Times Magazine | A Drinking Water Duel | 2004 |
| Journal of Commerce | Auto Regimes Riding on Empty? | 1999 |
| Berkeley Journal of International Law | All Fall Down: The Treaty Power in the Clinton Administration (with Phillip R. Trimble) | 1998 |
| Michigan Journal of International Law | Policing Illicit U.S. Business Actions Overseas (reviewing Jeffrey P. Bialos et. al., The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (1997)) (with Paula Stern) | 1997 |
| School name | Degree | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | M.Phil in International Relations | N/A |
| University of Michigan Law School | JD - Juris Doctor | N/A |
| University of Michigan | BA - Bachelor of Arts | N/A |
| Conference name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Towson University Lecture | Expanding Your Business Globally | 2009 |
| Panel Discussion | Expanding Public Sector Business Globally | 2009 |
| Invited Speaker | Managing Risk and Responding to Legal Issues Abroad: A Workshop for the Senior International Officer | 2009 |
| Invited Speaker | Continuing Professional Development Programme: Intellectual Property in the Obama Years - How It May Affect Hong Kong and China (for 2.0 hours credit) | 2009 |
| Invited Speaker | Workshop: U.S. Intellectual Property and Trade Policy: the Outlook for the Obama Years | 2009 |
| Invited Speaker | Workshop: U.S. Trade Policy Under the Obama Administration - an overview and specific areas relevant to Hong Kong | 2009 |
| Invited Speaker | Workshop: U.S. Trade Policy Under the Obama Administration - an overview and specific areas relevant to Shenzhen | 2009 |
| Environmental Business Opportunities in Vietnam | Vietnam’s Accession into WTO and Environmental Implications for Industry | 2009 |
| Moot Court Competition on WTO Law (EMC2) | Member, Judges' Panel, Regional Round-North America | 2008 |
| Moderator | Live at the ITC: First Annual Forum on Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 | 2008 |
| Moderator | Sierra Leone And Its Drive To Justice | 2008 |
| Invited Speaker | U.S.-Vietnam Joint Commission Meeting on Scientific and Technological Cooperation | 2008 |
| Invited Speaker | Export Basics: Regulations, Sanctions, Foreign Corrupt Practices | 2008 |
| Invited Speaker | IP, ITAR, & Deemed Exports: Legal Issues in Building Research Partnerships | 2008 |
| Invited Speaker | Checklist for International Business | 2008 |
| Moderator - Spring Meeting | Improving IP Enforcement: the U.S. Government's Approach | 2007 |
| IP Conference, Ocean Tomo's Fall Live IP Auction Summit | Integrating Your IP Strategy With Your Overall Business Strategy in China | 2007 |
| Invited Speaker | Licensing, Litigating, and Adjudicating IP (in Seoul, Korea - with U.S. Judge Marilyn Hall Patel, Northern District of California) | 2007 |
| Invited Speaker | 2007 America & China Small & Medium Sized Business Conference | 2007 |
| Invited Speaker | TrendCasting: What Asian Biotech Trends Mean for U.S. Investors | 2007 |
| Invited Speaker | WTO and International Legal Issues | 2006 |
| Invited Speaker | Policy Roundtable for Uganda (in Munyonyo, Uganda for senior government officials) | 2006 |
| eZ Publish Conference | The Legal Issues of Doing International Business (Skien, Norway) | 2006 |
| Tillar House Lecture | Debunking the Anti-Environmental Myth of the NAFTA | 2005 |
| Invited Speaker | Section 421 Overview: Presentation of the China-Specific Safeguard and Its Implementation (for visiting judges) | 2004 |
| Invited Speaker | The Morning NAFTA - Examining the Environmental Implications of the NAFTA | 2004 |
| Invited Speaker | Section 337 Investigations: Certain Coamoxiclav Products, Intellectual Property Law, Policy & Administration (in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi) (training for judges) | N/A |
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