J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1987 (Distinctions: Cum Laude)

B.A., History and Economics, Brown University, 1981 (Distinctions: Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa)

Academic Positions Held

Current Appointment:

Practice Associate Professor of Law, Singapore Management University, 2008-Present

Previous Appointments:

Visiting Lecturer, University of Fribourg , Switzerland , Winter 2005

Visiting Lecturer, Business School of Lausanne , Switzerland , Fall/Winter 2003

Guest Speaker, Fundação Getulio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , October 2006

Guest Speaker, Catholic University (PUC), Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , October 2006

Guest Speaker, Federal University , Porto Alegre , Brazil , October 2006

Other Positions

Managing Partner ( Geneva Office), Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP ( USA ), 2001-2004

Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP (USA), resident Geneva Office, 1999-2000

Of Counsel, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP (USA), resident Geneva Office, 1997-1999

Legal Counsel, Philip Morris Group of Companies, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1988-1996

Professional Affiliations

Member of the Bar of New York State, 1988-Present

Member of the Bar of Washington , D.C. , 1988-Present

Member of the American Bar Association, 1988-Present

Member of the Bar Association of the City of New York, 1988-Present

Courses Taught in SMU

Comparative Legal Systems

Ethics and Social Responsibility

Economic Analysis of Law

Conferences, Speeches, and Panels

Organizer and Moderator - SMU Conference re Transnational Legal and Economic Issues (September 2009)

Featured Speaker - Inaugural Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) Regional Conference – Topic: Common Law/Civil Law - Current Trends and Practical Implications (April 2009)

Panelist - Singapore Academy of Law Expert Series - Ethical Issues Facing Corporate Counsel (2008)

Chairperson - Symposium: Hong Kong University/National University of Singapore/Singapore Management University/ re session on Arbitration and ADR Issues in Hong Kong (2008)

Other Professional Recognition

Nominated by peers and clients for inclusion in a publication entitled, “The International Who’s Who of International Product Liability Defence Lawyers - 2003-04,” for professional excellence in the field.

Selected Consulting Activities

COLAW - Strategic legal and commercial advice provided to individual and corporate clients resident and/or operating in Europe or elsewhere internationally, 2005 - Present

Research Areas / Areas of Specialisation

Comparative Law

Product Liability/Tort

Ethics and Social Responsibility

Law and Economics

Selected Book, Journal & Other Publications

Basil Bitas (2011), “AMACA PTY v ELLIS – A Common Law View of Causation, Science, and Statistical Evidence in the Courtroom” in Singapore Academy of Law Journal, March 2011 , Vol. 23, pp. 307-322.

Basil Bitas (2008), “Tobacco Control and the Role of Litigation: A Survey of Issues in Law, Policy, and Economics” in University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review, Fall 2008, Vol. 16, pp. 1- 41 (co-authored with Professor Pedro P. Barros, Professor of Economics, Faculdade Nova de Lisboa and CEPR (London)).

Basil Bitas (2008), “Probability in the Courtroom (Chapter 25)” in Handbook of Probability, edited by Professor Tamas Rudas, Sage Publications, Inc. (2008).

Languages

English - Mother tongue

French - Fluent

Greek - Conversational

Spanish - Conversational