Faculty
Padideh Ala'i
Padideh Ala'i is a Professor of Law at American University's Washington College of Law where she specializes in international trade law. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Professor Ala'i has practiced international trade law at Jones, Day, Reavis, & Pogue and Reichler, Milton, & Medel, D.C. She has represented clients from numerous countries, including, Guyana, Nicaragua, and the Philippines, in negotiations with multinational corporations, foreign investors, and multilateral lending institutions, such as the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. Similarly, Professor Ala'i has successfully represented international clients in disputes with U.S. Government Agencies, such as O.P.I.C. and the U.S. Export-Import Bank. In her capacity as advisor to various governments and agencies Professor Ala'i has lectured extensively on the role of law in promoting trade and investment. She is co-author of the book, Role of Law in a Market Economy: The US Legal System as a Case Study.
Kenneth Anderson
Kenneth Anderson is a Professor of Law and Director of the JD/MBA Dual Degree Program at American University's Washington College of Law. He graduated with honors from Harvard Law School in 1986, and subsequently clerked for Justice Joseph R. Grodin of the California Supreme Court. He teaches courses in international business transactions, corporate finance, business associations, and finance instruments. Between 1987 and 1992, Professor Anderson practiced law at Sullivan & Cromwell and Chadbourne & Parke, New York. He has served as director of the Arms Project of Human Rights Watch, and as general counsel for the Open Society Institute-Soros Foundations. Professor Anderson has lectured around the world regarding international trade, human rights, and land mines. He is the author of several articles and papers on Latin America.
Daniel D. Bradlow
Daniel D. Bradlow is a Professor of Law and Director of the International Legal Studies Program at American University's Washington College of Law where he specializes in international economic law. His current work focuses on the international financial institutions and the international legal aspects of economic development. He has been a Senior Special Fellow of the United Nations Institute on Training and Research, and is an advisor to the Rethinking Bretton Woods Project. Prior to joining the Washington College of Law, Professor Bradlow worked as a Research Associate at the International Law Institute, as a consultant to the United Nations Center on Transnational Corporations, and as lawyer in private practice. He has edited books and published articles on international financial law, international financial institutions, and the World Bank Inspection Panel. He has degrees from Northeastern University Law School and Georgetown University Law Center, and is a member of the New York and District of Columbia Bars.
Christine Haight Farley
Christine Haight Farley is an Associate Professor of Law at American University, Washington College of Law and was, until recently, a copyright and trademark law associate at the New York law firm of Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard, Krinsky & Lieberman, where she specialized in copyright and trademark infringement litigation. In addition, Professor Farley was a student judicial clerk for the Honorable John T. Cutin of the U.S. District Court in New York and clerked for the United States Senate, Office of Legal Counsel. Professor Farley graduated from State University of New York at Binghampton in 1989 and she received her J.D. from State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Law in 1994. Professor Farley received an LL.M. degree from Columbia University School of Law where she is a J.S.D. candidate. Professor Farley taught legal writing and research for three years, one at SUNY Buffalo School of Law and two at Columbia University School of Law; she was Editor-in-Chief of the Buffalo Women's Journal of Law & Social Policy; and a recipient of the Ford Foundation Fellowship in Public International Law.
Peter A. Jaszi
Peter A. Jaszi is a Professor of Law and Director of the Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic at American University's Washington College of Law where he specializes in the area of intellectual property and copyright law. He received his law degree from Harvard Law School. The law school has recognized his scholarly initiatives by naming him the Pauline Ruyle Moore Scholar in Public Law and awarding him with the Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award, Faculty Award for Outstanding Contributions to Academic Development and, most recently, the Emalee C. Godsey Research Award. He is a member of the Selden Society, as well as their state correspondent for Washington, D.C., the International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property, the National Zoological Park, and the Animal Welfare Board.
Andrew D. Pike
Andrew D. Pike is a Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs and Director of the Law and Business Program at American University's Washington College of Law. He graduated with top honors from the University of Pennsylvania Law School where he was a member of the Order of the Coif. In the United States, Professor Pike has worked on matters of tax legislation and tax administration for the United States Department of the Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation. Since 1992, he has traveled to Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic to assist these countries on tax law reform. His areas of expertise include the taxation of financial products and tax reform.
Andrew F. Popper
Andrew F. Popper is a Professor of Law and served for seven years as Associate Dean at American University's Washington College of Law. Over the last 20 years, he has taught torts, product liability, administrative law, and antitrust law. He is the 1996 recipient of the American Bar Association's Robert McKay Award for excellence in Tort Law. He has chaired the Administrative Law Section of the F.B.A., and is currently the Chair of the Public Advocacy Committee of the American Bar Association's Administrative Law Section. He has worked as a federal antitrust prosecutor and as an endowed chair in transportation law at the University of Denver, College of Law. Professor Popper has also served as a consumer rights advocate and as pro bono counsel for the Consumers Union of America. He has testified as an expert witness on tort reform before various congressional committees.
Robert Vaughn
Robert Vaughn is a Professor of Law and A. Allen King Scholar at American University's Washington College of Law. He received his law degree with high honors from the University of Oklahoma where he was Editor-in-Chief of the law review and a member of the Order of the Coif. He received his LL.M. from Harvard University. He teaches courses in torts, judicial procedure, and administrative law. He has written extensively regarding South America including a book on South American consumer protection laws, and articles on Chilean consumer laws, on the United Nations Guidelines on consumer protection, and on judicial reform in Chile. He is the author of several articles on information laws in the United States, and is currently completing a book on civil procedure to be used in civil procedure courses in the United States.
Perry E. Wallace
Perry E. Wallace is a Professor of Law at American University, Washington College of Law. He teaches in the fields of corporate, environmental, and international law; and is Co-Director of the Paris-Geneva Comparative Law Summer Program. Professor Wallace received his law degree from Columbia University where he was awarded the Charles Evans Hughes Fellowship. Prior to his present post at American University, Professor Wallace was a tenured faculty member at the University of Baltimore. He has also worked as a senior trial attorney at what is now the Division of Environment and Natural Resources of the United States Department of Justice. He has also served as a securities arbitrator for the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., and the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., and as a commercial arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association, Inc. In 1992, he was appointed to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology.
