For Immediate Release

Contact:
Shari Ireton
University of Washington School of Law
206.685.9002

November 6, 2009

Law Lecture Examines Corporate Law in Emerging Economies

The second installment of "Law Through Global Eyes Lecture Series", a UW School of Law lunchtime discussion series, will examine corporate law in emerging economies. The lecture, will be given by Professor Amarsanaa Batbold, an assistant professor from National University of Mongolia and UW School of Law visiting scholar, on Monday, November 9, 12:30-1:20 PM, Room 119 of William H. Gates Hall.

Amarsanaa earned a Bachelor of Law with honor at School of Law, National University of Mongolia, Mongolia in 1999. He received his L.L.M. form Nagoya University in 2002. Amarsanaa has previously served as senior officer of the Mongolian Human Rights Center. He has published several books and many other journal articles on business law and Mongolian legal system, in both Mongolian and English.

The "Law Through Global Eyes Lecture Series" is coordinated by the Asian Law Center.

Law Through Global Eyes Lecture Series

Friday, November 6, 12:30-1:20 PM, Room 119, Elin Cohen, (J.S.D. candidate, Stanford Law School), Improving the Business Climate Under the Hot Sun: Do Small Business Associations Make a Difference? A Study of Western Kenya

Monday, November 9, 12:30-1:20 PM, Room 119, Professor Amarsanaa Batbold (National University of Mongolia), Transplanting Corporate Law in Emerging Economies

Friday, November 13, 12:30-1:20 PM, Room 117, Dr. Chan Jin Kim, Rostow's Theory of Economic Development and Its Practical Implementation in Korea

Monday, November 23, 12:30-1:20 PM, Room 119, Professor Patricia Kameri-Mbote (Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya), Paradigm Shift in Legal Education for Law and Justice Sector Reforms in Kenya<