Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 6.30pm to 8.30pm EDT
Cambridge in America Washington DC Advisory Committee is pleased to welcome local alumni and those attending the 2025 American Society of International Law Conference to a networking and drinks reception for alumni and friends on Wednesday, April 16 at The Cosmos Club.
This is a great opportunity to connect and unwind with Cambridge friends and colleagues in Washington, DC.
This event is hosted by the CAm Washington, DC Advisory Committee:
- Cristina Burelli (Queens, 1981), Chair
- Justin Jacinto (Trinity Hall, 1999)
- Blair Lapres (Darwin, 2009)
- Christopher Ling (Churchill, 1986)
- Josef Martens (Wolfson 1988)
- Donna Netschert (Selwyn)
- Irina Nikolic (Trinity Hall, 1995)
- Joe Pesce (Peterhouse, 1988)
- Sarah Rhodes (St Catharine’s 1998)
Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
Location: The Cosmos Club, 2121 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington, DC 20008
Dress Code:
- Gentlemen are expected to wear jackets, dress slacks, a collared long-sleeved shirt (tucked-in) or turtleneck.
- Ladies are expected to dress in an equivalent fashion, which means dresses, suits, skirts or dress slacks with jackets or tops of equivalent formality.
Speaker
Dr Lorand Bartels is a Reader in International Law in the Faculty of Law and a Fellow of Trinity Hall at the University of Cambridge, where he teaches international law, WTO law and EU law. He holds degrees in English literature and law from the University of New South Wales (1996) and a PhD in law from the European University Institute (2002). Prior to joining Cambridge in 2007, he was a Lecturer in International Economic Law at the University of Edinburgh (2003-2007), and he has also taught at several other universities, including the IELPO (Barcelona) masters program on trade law, and the EUI’s Academy of European Law. In 2007 Dr Bartels spent a year as an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow and an AHRC Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg.
Dr Bartels is a member of the ILA’s study group on free trade agreements and helped to establish the Society of International Economic Law. He is a general editor of the Cambridge International Trade and Economic Law Series (CUP), an associate editor of the Journal of World Trade and an editorial board member of several journals, including the Journal of International Economic Law, the Journal of International Dispute Settlement and Legal Issues of Economic Integration.
Beyond his academic work, Dr Bartels has advised on international law and EU law to a number of countries, NGOs, international organizations, and the private sector. Following the Brexit referendum, he joined Linklaters as Senior Counsel, and has since been advising the UK Government and other clients on trade law issues arising out of Brexit. In 2011, he conducted a review of the SADC Tribunal, which has resulted in a new Protocol to the SADC Treaty. In 2016-7 he was a Specialist Advisor to the UK House of Commons Select Committee on International Trade, and he has also on numerous occasions appeared before parliamentary select committees in the UK, Belgium, as well as the European Parliament. Dr Bartels also has significant experience in conducting training in trade law for government officials from a range of countries, including the UK, Australia, Vietnam and others.
Booking information
Booking for this event will open on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, 1.00am EDT.
