J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1987

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

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

Product Liability

Comparative Law

Law and Economics

Selected Book, Journal & Other Publications

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