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 Full CV
LL.M., First Class Honours (University of Melbourne)
Juris Doctor (Case Western Reserve University)
Bachelor of Science (Guilford College)
Attorney-at-Law in the US, admitted to practice before numerous state and federal courts, including the US Supreme Court
Academic Positions Held
Current Appointments:
Associate Professor of Law, Singapore Management University, 2007-Present
Director, International Islamic Law & Finance Centre, Singapore Management University, 2010-Present
Visiting Professor, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Fakultas Hukum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 2009-Present
Visiting Professor, Harun M. Hashim Law Centre, International Islamic University Malaysia, 2008-Present
Associate, Centre for Islamic Law & Society, University of Melbourne, 2007-Present
Associate, Centre for Corporate Law & Securities Regulation, University of Melbourne, 2007-Present
Previous Appointment:
Senior Fellow, The Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, 2007, 2008, 2009
Sessional Lecturer in Law, The Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, 2006-2007 Other Positions
Adjudicator, Singapore Financial Industry Dispute Resolution Centre (FIDReC) current
Fellow, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb) current
Arbitrator, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) current
Principal Attorney, Law Office of Andrew White, Esq., PLLC, North Carolina (USA) 1998-2004
Of Counsel (Senior Counsel/Foreign Law Consultant), von Maur and Partner, Frankfurt (Germany) 1996-1997
Partner, Patton Boggs LLP, Washington D.C. (USA) 1991-1996
Associate Attorney, Patton Boggs LLP, Washington D.C. (USA) 1987-1991
Associate Attorney, Carton Fields, et al, Florida (USA) 1984-1987
Associate Attorney, Smith Currie & Hancock, Atlanta (USA) 1982-1984
Selected Consulting Activities
Pakistan: Consultant to U.S. Dept. of State/U.S. Agency for International Development, performing Business Climate Legal and Institutional Reform assessment
Afghanistan: Consultant to U.S. Dept. of State/U.S. Agency for International Development, performing Commercial Law & Institutional Reform assessment
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Consultant to consortium of Bosnian industry, Lord Mayor of Tuzla (BiH), Minister of Trade of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and State Committee for Cooperation with the United Nations in negotiation under grant of Power of Attorney regarding US Government and NATO (IFOR) contracts and procurement matters pursuant to the Dayton Peace Accords
Tanzania: Consultant to U.S. Dept. of State/U.S. Agency for International Development, performing Business Climate Legal and Institutional Reform assessment Honors & Awards
Approx $30,000 SMU internal grant award for research in Islamic ADR, 2008/2009
Top 20% Teaching Award, 2008/2009
Melbourne International Fee Remission Scholarship for PhD Melbourne International Research Scholarship (tax-free stipend) for PhD
Courses Taught in SMU
Islamic Law, Banking, and Commerce
Islamic Commercial Law (Fiqh al-Mu‘amalah)
Ethics & Social Responsibility
Law Study Mission: USA
Research Areas
Islamic Banking and Finance Product Innovation
Risk Management and Legal Documentation for Islamic Banking and Finance
Islamic Commercial Law (Fiqh al-Mu‘amalah)
Islamic Financial Dispute Resolution (Sulh, including Tahkim and Wasatah)
Islamic Trusts (Awqaf)
Commercial Arbitration, Mediation, and Dispute Negotiation
Commercial Law Reform in Developing Countries Areas of Specialisation
Islamic Commercial Law
Islamic Banking and Finance
islamic Commercial Dispute Resolution
Law & Economic Reform
American (U.S.) Business Law
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