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Louise Ellen Teitz
Louise Ellen Teitz
Professor of Law
J.D., Southern Methodist University
B.A., Yale College
A renowned expert in Conflicts of Law, organizations ranging from the American Bar Association, the American Society of International Law, and the Association of American Law Schools call upon Professor Louise Ellen Teitz to provide her skilled analysis. As member of the United States Delegation to the Hague Conference on Private International Law, Professor Teitz works in conjunction with the State Department and other scholars in negotiating international treaties. Her book Transnational Litigation is considered by many in the field as a leading treatise on the topic. Her current works in progress include a casebook on Comparative Law.
Professor Teitz served as a law clerk for the Honorable John R. Brown for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She has taught law courses at universities around the globe including the University of Geneva, Catholica University, and the University of Konstanz, as well as Washington & Lee and the University of Illinois. In addition to her extensive teaching experience, Professor Teitz worked for the law firms Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld and Thompson & Knight. Professor Teitz is a member of the American Law Institute and she teaches Civil Procedure, Conflict of Laws, and International Law at RWU.
Selected Publications
Books
Comparative Law (Eagan, MN: West Pub. Co., forthcoming 2011) (with Peter Winship)
“Choice of Court Clauses and Third Countries From a US Perspective: Challenges to Predictability,” in International Civil Litigation in Europe and Relations with Third States, edited by A. Nuyts and N. Watte (Brussels: Bruylant, 2005)
“Where to Sue: Finding the Most Effective Forum in the World,” in International Litigation Strategies and Practice, edited by Barton Legum (Chicago, IL: Section of International Law & Practice, American Bar Association, 2005)
“The Story of Hilton: From Gloves to Globalization,” in Civil Procedure Stories, edited by Kevin M. Clermont (St. Paul, MN: Thomson/West, 2004)
Transnational Litigation (Charlottesville, VA: Michie, 1996 & Lexis Law Publishing Supp. 1999)
Articles
Complexity and Aggregation in Choice of Law: An Introduction to the Landscape, 14 Roger Williams University Law Review 1 (2009)(symposium editor)
Divergence and Harmonization in Private International Law, Common Themes, 101 American Society of International Law Proceedings 360 (2007)
The Hague Choice of Court Convention: Validating Party Autonomy and Providing an Alternative to Arbitration, 53 American Journal of Comparative Law 532 (2006)
Developments in Private International Law: Facilitating Cross-border Transactions and Dispute Resolution, 40 International Lawyer 505 (2006)(with Peter Winship)
Editor, International Legal Developments in Review 2005, 40 International Lawyer, Issue 2 (2006) (with Peter Winship)
Editor, International Legal Developments in Review 2004, 39 International Lawyer, Issue 2 (2005) (with Peter Winship)
Both Sides of the Coin: A Decade of Parallel Proceedings and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Transnational Litigation, 10 Roger Williams University Law Review 1 (2004)
From the Courthouse in Tobago to the Internet: The Increasing Need to Prove Foreign Law in U.S. Courts, 34 Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce 97 (2003)
U.S. Mediation in 2001: The Path that Brought America to Uniform Laws and Mediation in Cyberspace, 50 American Journal of Comparative Law 181 (2002) (with Richard Birke)
Providing Legal Services for the Middle Class in Cyberspace: The Promise and Challenge of On-Line Dispute Resolution, 70 Fordham Law Review 985 (2001)
Acts of State and Arbitration, 3 Zeitschrift Für Zivilprozess International [ZZP Int] 477 (1999)