ELIZA PATTERSON
erpatterson@msn.com
EDUCATION
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1975
University of Michigan, B.A., Economics, 1972
summa cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa
University of Madrid, Spain, Diploma de Cultura Espanola, 1971
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Visiting Professor, Sciences-Po, Paris
Spring 2007- present
Courses taught: International Economic Negotiations
Trade Remedies Law
US Policy Formation Process
Role of Government in the US
US International Economic Policies
WTO law
Science Po: Formation Continue (a department that offers short programs
for businesses and government officials)
US Policy Formation Class for 4 North Korean Officials
WTO Law for 12 Indian business persons
Adjunct Professor, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins
University
Fall Semester 2003 – Fall 2010, Fall 2015
Course taught: International Economic Negotiations
Adjunct Professor, American University, School of International Studies
Fall Semester 2007- Fall 2010
Courses taught: International Economic Negotiations
Trade Law and Policy
Adjunct Professor of Law and Policy, Syracuse University's Maxwell-Washington
International Relations Program,
Fall Semester 2000 – Fall 2010. Fall 2015
Course taught: International Economic Negotiations
Trade Law & Policy
Fulbright Scholar/China
Professor at Renmin University(People’s University), Beijing, China
Department of Economics and School of law
Spring 2006
Courses taught: WTO case law
International Economic Negotiations
Visiting Professor, China Youth University, Beijing, China
Spring 2006
Course taught: International Economic Negotiations
Lecturer, Workshop organized by Government of Indonesian, Jakarta, Indonesia
University of Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
Winter 2007
Topic: International Economic Negotiations.
Adjunct Professor, School of International and Public Affairs
Columbia University
Fall Semester 2002-2009
Course taught: International Trade Law and Policy
Adjunct Professor, George Washington University School of Law
Fall Semester 2006- 2009
Courses taught: US Trade Remedies Laws
International Business Transactions
Visiting Professor, Korea University, Seoul Korea
Summer Semester 2004
Course taught: International Economic Negotiations
Adjunct Professor of Law, Washington and Lee School of Law,
Fall Semester 2001, 2002, Spring Semester 2003- 2005
Courses taught: International Trade Law and Policy
The Law and Policy of Regional Trade Agreements
Adjunct Professor of Law, Temple University School of Law,
Spring Semester 2002, 2003, 2004
Course taught: International Environmental Law and Policy
Adjunct Professor of Law, Columbus School of Law, Catholic University,
Fall Semester 1993
Course taught: International Trade Law
Adjunct Professor of Law, Washington College of Law, American University,
Spring Semester 1991, Fall Semester 1991, 1992
Courses taught: International Business Transactions, International Trade Law
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Legal/Policy Analyst, Market Solutions LLC, 2002-Present
Project Manager: GARNET- an EU funded multi-university research project
CERI, a sciences po think tank was in charge of managing the program- I was charged
with doing so for the final year of the project.. This involved i.working with the scholars charged
with writing papers to ensure timely publication. ii Editing the manuscripts iii ensuring they were
published iii. Organizing and chairing programs to promote each publication.
Independent Consultant:
US Department of State, Bureau of International
Information Programs, (2005-2011) AND
US Agency for International Development, (2006-2007),
Lectures in Cyprus to Government officials on US policy
vis a vis China and India
Project to train small business owners in Senegal on AGOA
Series of lectures at Indian Universities on economic
benefits of trade liberalization.
Two month training program at Universities and
Government agencies in Indonesia on conducting
international economic negotiations.
Kent School of Central Intelligence Agency (June 2005),
Two lectures on WTO law
Booz Allen Hamilton (2003),
Project to train Government officials in Bahrain in
compliance with SPS WTO Code.
ILI /”WTO Fellow” (1998-2000)
The Overseas Development Council (1998-99),
Headed a 3 month study on trade and development
The OECD (1997)
Paper and lecture on trade and developing nations
The Organization of American States (1996),
Paper on US use of AD and CVD law
Resources for the Future (1988)
Project on EU food safety policies and resulting trade
restrictions.
Analyst: International Economic Law & Policy, Oxford Analytica Ltd, 1990-2003
Consumers for World Trade Educational Fund President, March 1996 - May 1997
Washington Counsel/International Trade, The Port Authority of New York and New
Jersey, Washington, D.C., 1992 - 2002
Washington Analyst for International Economic Law and Policy, EuroBusiness,
London, England, 1988 – 1992
Deputy Director, Office of Executive and International Liaison, U.S. International
Trade Commission, 1988 - 1992
Attorney Advisor, Office of the Chairman, U.S. International Trade Commission,
1987 - 1988
Senior Counsel, International Trade, Government Research Corporation,
Washington, D.C., 1985- 1987
International Affairs Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations and Resident Scholar at the
GATT, Geneva, Switzerland 1983– 1985: Research Topic: Non-Market Economies in
the GATT.
Attorney Advisor, Office of General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission,
1982 -1983
Attorney Advisor, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
1978 - 1982
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Associate Attorney, Daniels, Houlihan & Palmeter, Washington, DC, 1978
Associate Attorney, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, PA, 1975 -1978
Eliza Patterson
PUBLICATIONS
Europe’s Trade Policy vis- a- vis China, MERCURY Project Publication, expected publication
Spring 2012.
What’s Wrong with the WTO: Rethinking the Institutional Design. Global Policy Journal, Online
Exclusives, October, 2010
US Policy on Free Trade Areas; Implications for China, Economic and Trade Update, Beijing
October, 2005
Rethinking the WTO’s Enabling Clause, Journal of World Investment and Trade, Geneva,
Switzerland. October 2005.
World Trade Organization Appellate Body Report: Dominican Republic-Measures Affecting the
Importation and Internal Sale of Cigarettes, International Legal Materials, Volume 44, July
2005, The American Society of International Law, Washington, D.C.
Indian and US views on China’s role in the world economy and the WTO, Economic and Trade
Update, Beijing, September, 2005
In the Face of China’s Rise the US Remains Committed to Liberal Trade, Economic and Trade
Update, Beijing, July, 2005
The US-China Textile Dispute, Economic and Trade Update, Beijing, June, 2005
The WTO Appellate Body Rules on Dominican Republic Cigarette Imports,
Insight, May 2005, The American Society of International Law
www.asil.org
The WTO rules on EU Geographical Indications,
Insight, April 2005, The American Society of International Law
www.asil.org
The WTO Decision on US Cotton Subsidies,
Insight, March 2005, The American Society of International Law
www.asil.org
WTO Appellate Body Places Government Policy Statements At Risk,
Insight, January 2005, The American Society of International Law
www.asil.org
WTO Arbitration Decision on Retaliation against US over Byrd Amendment,
Insight, September, 2004, The American Society of International Law.
www.asil.org
WTO Rules against U.S. Steel Safeguard. Insight, November, 2003
The American Society of International Law
Addendum: December 2003
www.asil.org
The WTO Ruling on the US Continuing Dumping and Offset Act of 2000, Insight, February 2003,
The American Society of International Law.
www.asil.org
The U.S. Provides Section 201 Relief for the American Steel Industry. Insight, March 2002, The
American Society of International Law.
www.asil.org
The WTO ruling on the FSC, Oxford Analytica, September 2, 2002
The EU-US dispute over Bilateral Investment Treaties, Oxford Analytica, August 1, 2002
The U.S.- EU Banana Dispute: Agreement Reache", Insight, April 2001, The American Society
of International Law.
www.asil.org
The U.S – EU Banana Dispute. Insight, February 2001,The American Society of International
Law .
www.asil.org
Sec. 33.04 Import Law, (1) Standards, (2) Government Procurement. Doing Business in the
United States, Matthew Bender, NY, NY, Fall 1996
The Road From GATT to WTO (with Gardner Patterson), 3 Minn. J. Global Trade 35 (1994)
GATT and the Environment- Rules Changes to Minimize Adverse Trade and Environmental
Effects, 26 J. World Trade L. 99 (1992)
International Trade and the Environment: Institutional Solutions, 21 Envtl. L. Rep. 10599
(1991)
International Efforts to Minimize the Adverse Trade Effects of National Sanitary and
Phytosanitary Regulations, 24 J.World Trade 2 (1990)
Commentary on ‘Food Safety and International Trade: The U.S.– EC Meat Hormone
Controversies’ by Carol S. Kramer The Political Economy of U.S. Agriculture: Challenges for
the 1990s, Annual Policy Review, Resources for the Future, National Center for Food and
Agriculture Policy, 1989
“Objectives of the New Trade Round.” (with Gardner Patterson)
Handbook on Multilateral Trade Negotiations, The World Bank, 1988
L'Uruguay Round et L'Elaboration de la Politique Commerciale Des Etats-Unis, Economica,
University of Toulouse (France) (Fall, 1988)
Improving GATT Rules and Procedures Governing Trade Between Free Market and Nonmarket
Economies, 20 J. World Trade L. 185 (1986)
Features of the Omnibus Trade Act of the United States, 7 World Econ.407 (1984)
“Analysis of the Role of Economic Data in Labor Negotiations.” Collective Bargaining and
Labor Arbitration., Rothschild, Merrifield & Edwards, Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1979.