CEALS will hold a comparative law lunch presentation about startup companies and the law. Alissa Miky of Aqua Theon will discuss her experiences starting up a company that operates both in America and Japan. She will discuss her thoughts about strategy regarding funding and Intellectual Property. Akiyo Inoko Hewett,…
Please join the Center for East Asian Legal Studies for a talk with Junhao Chen, who will explore the aggressive expansion of control by Chinese courts over litigation implicating China’s overseas interests, a strategy that extends beyond critical patents in the telecom sector to cover a broader set of…
Featured Speaker: Professor John Ohnesorge, University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School Date/Time: Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 12:30-1:30 PM Location (*ROOM CHANGED): Room 333-201 (333 Golden Gate Ave., UC Law SF in Room 201) The Belt and Road Initiative, announced by Xi Jinping in 2013, has provided the framing…
August 28, 2025
Catherine Hu, CEALS Student Fellow Catherine, originally from Taiwan, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Information Systems with a minor in Law and Society from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. At Cal Poly, she explored interests in Chinese political culture and technology…
August 27, 2025
Graduates of UC Law SF’s JD and LLM programs practicing in Japan met with administrators in Tokyo for a Fall 2024 luncheon, showcasing how the College’s programs and global partnerships prepare lawyers to navigate complex legal systems and succeed abroad. UC Law SF prepares students for global…
April 8, 2025
On April 2, Hiroshi Fukurai, Professor of Sociology and Legal Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz and former President of the Asian Law and Society Association, gave a presentation on Japan’s effort to outlaw racial inequality in international law at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference. His talk explored the impact…
March 4, 2025
International arbitrator and mediator Sally Harpole presented at a two-day conference on “Alternative Dispute Resolution: Disseminating International Mediation in Asia and the Pacific Region” held in Tokyo in February. The conference was organized by the Asia Development Bank and supported by UNCITRAL and Japan’s Ministry of Justice. Her presentation…
February 20, 2025
At the Association of American of Law Schools Annual Meeting in San Francisco, members of the Section on East Asian Law and Society elected CEALS Director Keith Hand to serve as Executive Committee Secretary for 2025. He joins Margaret Lewis (Section Chair) and Trang…
August 24, 2023
CEALS is honored to welcome current 2L Bianca Villao as a Student Fellow for the 23-24 academic year. Bianca holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs, as well as a minor in Chinese Language and Literature, from the George Washington University. During her time at GWU, Bianca focused…
August 22, 2023
After a three-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Senior Professor Setsuo Miyazawa returned to the UC Law SF campus to resume teaching his well-known course on the Japanese legal system. The course presents students with insights on the “role of law, lawyers, and the judicial system in Japanese…
August 15, 2023
CEALS is honored to announce the appointment of Sally A. Harpole as an Affiliated Scholar. Ms. Harpole is a leading international arbitrator, mediator, and attorney-at-law whose practice has emphasized investment, trade, technology and disputes in the People’s Republic of China and other Asian locations since the 1970’s. She is a…
July 13, 2018
The UC Law SF Asian Law and Business Association (ALBA) was founded to serve as a career platform for law students interested in Asian law and business by providing opportunities to meet professionals, engage with the international law and business communities, and gain first-hand experience working on international projects. In…