Monday, February 26, 2007

CSO to Host International Law Speaker

Are you interested in international law, and would you like to know how to obtain internships and post-graduate employment in this exciting practice area?

On Wednesday, March 15, 2007, from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., in Room 410, CSO will host Matthew Wilson, Professor Law at Temple University, who will speak on opportunities in international law.

Professor Wilson is a resident law professor and Associate Dean overseeing the law program at Temple University, Japan Campus. He also serves as General Counsel of the Tokyo campus handling corporate, intellectual property, employment, and other matters. Professor Wilson draws upon over fifteen years international experience in legal and corporate matters involving Asia. He amassed this experience through his legal and professional activities in Japan, the United States, the Philippines, and the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Prior to joining Temple, Professor Wilson engaged in private international law practice as an attorney at Akerman Senterfitt, a major full-service Florida-based law firm, and as former general counsel for a telecommunications firm. As legal counsel to domestic and multinational corporations, Professor Wilson's legal activities have encompassed complex commercial litigation, intellectual property litigation and transactions, as well as cross-border and general corporate matters. He also has extensive experience working in Japan for a large electronics manufacturer, hydrological and meteorological instruments maker, and a multinational medical devices company.

Professor Wilson teaches courses on Japanese and comparative law, international litigation and transnational dispute resolution, civil procedure, corporate law, and electronic commerce law. He speaks frequently in Japan and the United States on transnational and U.S. legal matters and has appeared on primetime Japanese network television as a legal expert on multiple occasions. Professor Wilson has also guest lectured about the practice of international law at over seventy U.S. law schools. He is also an active advisor to the Japanese Federation of Bar Associations (Nichibenren) regarding proposed judicial reforms and the implementation of jury trials in Japan in 2009.

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