Achim Foerster (LL.M., ’06), Chair
Term end date: June 30, 2025
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Copyright Law, Media Law and Media Policy at the University of Applied Sciences Wuerzburg-Schweinfurt.
Germany
Mosun Oke (LL.M., ’18, S.J.D. candidate), Chair-Elect
Term end date: June 30, 2025
corporate attorney with a broad range of expertise cutting across corporate reorganization, regulatory compliance, corporate finance, capital markets, intellectual property, and technology law.
Nigeria
Irene Victoria Massimino (LL.M., ’05, S.J.D. candidate), Secretary
Term end date: June 30, 2025
A human rights lawyer, professor, and activist. She currently teaches in the Department of International Education of the National University of Tres de Febrero and at the National University of José C. Paz.
Argentina
Rakan Alharbi (S.J.D., ’17)
Term end date: June 30, 2025
Assistant Professor of Law at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM). He teaches Corporate Law, Administrative Contracts, Principles of Legal Drafting, and Professional Ethics.
Saudi Arabia
Islam A. Attia (LL.M., ’16)
Term end date: June 30, 2025
Ph.D. candidate in International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva (IHEID). Mr. Attia also holds an LL.M. degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science as well as an LL.B. degree from Alexandria University (Egypt).
Egypt
Fernanda Beraldi (LL.M., ’15)
Term end date: June 30, 2025
Works for Inotiv, Inc. as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Ms. Beraldi has 17 years of legal experience and started at Cummins in July 2015 as Director, Ethics and Compliance-Latin America after having worked for more than 6 years for the third largest aircraft manufacturer, Embraer.
Brazil
Xiangshun Ding (LL.M., ‘06, S.J.D., ’19)
Term end date: June 30, 2025
Professor of Law at Renmin University of China Law School and serves as Deputy Chair of the China Comparative Law Society.
China
Rahma Hersi LL.M., ’08)
Term end date: June 30, 2025
Leading Islamic finance lawyer and advocate for economic justice in Africa. She has over 15 years of experience working across several markets in the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, North America, and Europe. Ms. Hersi works closely with regulators, multilateral organizations, development agencies, and public and private sector companies.
Kenya
Linh N. Ho (LL.M., ’16)
Term end date: June 30, 2025
Government official representing Vietnam’s interests in trade agreement negotiations. She currently works in the Multilateral Trade Negotiations Department of Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade as a Team Leader of Rulebased Trade Commitments.
Vietnam
Mark L. Shope (J.D., ’12)
Term end date: June 30, 2025
Associate Professor of Law at the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University School of Law in Hsinchu, Taiwan
United States
Shalva Tskhakaya (LL.M., ’08)
Term end date: June 30, 2025
Founder and partner at the GLCC Law Firm based in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Georgia
Yongqiang Yu (LL.M., ’05)
Term end date: June 30, 2025
Senior partner and a member of the managing committee of JunHe LLP, a leading Chinese law firm based in Beijing where he has been significantly involved in more than 500 securities and merger and acquisitions transactions.
China
Wei Zhang (LL.M., ’07)
Term end date: June 30, 2025
Senior company manager and corporate lawyer. He is the vice president of 360 Security Technology Inc., one of the top global cyber security companies.
China
