Books aren’t exactly people, but it’s the birthday of my 2014 work, Minilateralism.  In it, I made a number of suggestions:  that the future would bring less multilateralism, smaller trade alliances, fewer formal accords and a possible alternative international money.  Admittedly, … Continue Reading

On July 11, the Graduate Center, Geneva and Georgetown Law will be hosting a workshop on resolving disputes in international economic law.  As mentioned earlier, we expect cutting edge discussions on trade, monetary affairs, financial innovation and tax–and our tentative … Continue Reading

I had the honor of participating on the Hill last week on a smart financial regulatory roundtable with leading voices in the field.  The video can be found here. The write up from Chad Reese is as follows: Paul Atkins, former … Continue Reading

  Fresh off the press!!:  Oxford U Press’s Journal of International Economic Law has released its latest issue on financial disputes in international courts, populism and trade, macro prudential regulation of China’s currency, and an exploration of international human rights … Continue Reading

Throughout the world, governments are experimenting with blockchain in different areas. However, it remains a black box to many citizens, public bodies, and companies. This in itself raises concerns for areas where democratic processes are essential to create legitimacy. Additionally, … Continue Reading

The Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law is offering a limited number of scholarships for foreign doctoral candidates to support their research stay at the Institute for up to six months in the calendar year … Continue Reading

Georgetown’s Institute of International Economic Law and the Graduate Institute, Geneva’s Center for Trade and Economic Integration will co-host a one-day conference on resolving disputes in international economic law on July 11th, 2018.  The conference will be the 18th year in which the two institutions … Continue Reading

I had the pleasure two days ago of writing an op-ed for the great folks of Cointelegraph on What Should Be in an ICO White Paper?  My remarks were a sneak peak of my Congressional testimony where you can find my full … Continue Reading

I had the pleasure today of an absolutely interesting discussion on the regulation of bitcoin, ICOs and other cryptocurrencies with my fellow panelists from Coinbase, Coin Center and Wilson Sonsini.  For those interested in the discussion, the CSPAN video can be … Continue Reading

In a wide-ranging discussion for dozens of media outlets, the IIEL’s Faculty and Senior Fellows addressed the implications of the tariffs for WTO and regional trade initiatives, prospects for retaliation and how the current regime compares to past U.S. tariffs … Continue Reading