Speaker: Fred Burke, Founder and Managing Partner, currently Senior Advisor, Baker & McKenzie Vietnam; Management Board Member, Vietnam Business Forum; Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Business Association in Vietnam; Former Chair, Baker McKenzie’s Global WTO and Trade Practice Group; Co-Founder and former Chair of the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam.
Moderator: Lien-Hang T. Nguyen, Director, Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Dorothy Borg Associate Professor of the History of American-East Asian Relations
Students interested in careers in international law in Asia, especially Vietnam, don’t always have a clear road map to follow. I thought that I wanted to be an “international lawyer” for most of my youth, though I wasn’t really sure what it meant and most people told me it was “not a recognized job”. But with the technological and geopolitical changes of the 1970’s – 2010’s, and taking advantage of all the resources Columbia had to offer, it became a real and fulfilling career. This brown bag lunch is intended to enable attendees to share experience and find their own ways to rewarding careers in international law.
This event is hosted by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and co-sponsored by the Columbia Society of International Law. Lunch will be provided.
Registration: To attend this event, please register HERE.
