International scholar joins law faculty

Guiguo Wang, a world-renowned scholar, entrepreneurial leader in legal education and prodigious writer, has joined the Tulane Law School faculty as the new holder of the Eason-Weinmann Chair of International and Comparative Law.

With his broad experience, innovative ideas and extensive connections, Wang brings the ability to open new avenues for the university"s growing influence in Asia.

“We are living in a highly globalized world. Individuals, enterprises, countries are very much interdependent, and … it is important for people to have a better understanding of each other.”

As law dean at the City University of Hong Kong, Wang founded an institute that has provided sophisticated professional training for more than 500 judges from Mainland China, including direct exposure to the U.S. legal system through visits to the Supreme Court and Justice Department. Discussions are under way about launching a similar initiative to bring Chinese judges to Tulane.

Law school dean David Meyer hails Wang"s recruitment as a “major coup” for Tulane.

“Dean Wang brings Tulane deep strength in international trade law, complementing our longstanding strengths in maritime and public international law,” Meyer says. “He also brings unsurpassed expertise in Chinese commercial law and the Chinese legal system at a time of critical and growing importance.”

Wang also hopes to promote East-West cultural exchanges, attract more Chinese students to Tulane and expand on the school"s partnerships with top universities in China and other Asian countries.

Tulane has dual-degree partnerships with China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing, Fudan University in Shanghai and Dalian Maritime University and in 2013 started a four-week summer Institute of Chinese Law and Business Transactions.

Wang received his JSD from Yale Law School in 1984 and was the first Chinese recipient of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research fellowship, which took him to the International Court of Justice, The Hague Academy of International Law, the U.N. legal affairs office and the World Bank legal department.

Linda P. Campbell is director of communications for Tulane Law School.