Faculty Appointments

American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C.

Director, Hospitality & Tourism Law Program, 2012 – Present
Created, proposed, and direct an advanced course of study in hotel and lodging law. Design curriculum of courses on management and franchise agreements; labor and employment law; hotel purchases and sales; gaming laws; IP (brand standards and logos); and data security. Recruit faculty and raise program endowment fund. Attract students and actively assist in their career planning.

Senior Affiliate, Law & Government Program (Government Contracts Studies), 2018 -Present

Chair, Government Contracts Advisory Board, 2017 – 2021
Direct a course of study in government contracting law and practice for JD and LL.M. students. Invited and assembled the board from the national legal community, drafted and refined the program concept, and principal designer of curriculum of courses and career planning, plus recruited faculty to teach coursework.  Chair of the sub-committee to select students for related topic internships.

Teaching Curriculum & Courses:
Professor & Course Designer: Construction Law (LAW 885), 2011 – Present
Professor: Legal Drafting: Contracts (LAW 849), 2011 – Present
Professor: Legal Drafting: Corporate Transactions (LAW 849C), 2018 – Present
Professor: Externship Seminar & Externship Fieldwork (LAW 769 & Law 899), 2012 – Present
Professor: Independent Studies & Legal Research Projects (LAW 799), 2012 – Present
Professor & Course Designer: Gaming & Advanced Topics in Hotel Law (LAW 953), 2013 – Present
Professor & Course Designer: Hotel Law: Franchising, Licensing, & Management Agreements (LAW 951), 2013 – Present
Legal Drafting: Contracts & Transactions in the Hotel Industry (LAW 954), 2013 – Present
Professor & Course Designer: Hotels & Resorts: Introduction to the Hospitality Industry (LAW 950), 2013 – Present
Professor & Course Designer: Drafting Policies, Procedures & Contracts (program in online learning)
Professor & Advisor, Law Review Student Comments & Notes
Professor & Course Designer: Government Contracts Disputes & Litigation (LAW 795GV), 2020 – Present
Course Designer, Government Contracts, Grants & Compliance, (LAW 795FG), 2020

Dissertation & Research Advisor, Doctor of Juridical Science, 2018 – Present
S.J.D. is the highest degree offered by the law school, primarily designed for foreign-trained lawyers are interested in becoming law professors, scholars, jurists or public intellectuals in their home countries.

Faculty Advisor, Independent Study, 2013 – present
Provide academic advice for students in independent study and scholarly papers.  Topics including common law right in intellectual property, exemptions to real estate taxation, and victims of data breaches

Faculty Advisor, Hospitality & Tourism Law Society, 2015 – 2018
Provide academic advice to a community of students, faculty, and practicing attorneys, united by their work and interest in hotels and the economics of the lodging industry.

Faculty Advisor, Construction Law and Real Estate Society, 2016 – 2018
Principal faculty advisor to students in CLARES, established for WCL students interested in careers and matters concerning real estate, construction law, and related fields.

Faculty Advisor, Transactional Law Society & Competition Advisor (LAW 799C-067), 2017 – Present
Faculty advisor for students seeking careers in commercial transactions, plus working with students on national and international mock transactional competitions.   Moderator of an annual program for students on contract drafting.

Faculty Advisor, Business Law Review, 2018 – Present
Faculty advisor for the Business Law Review, edited and produced by law students, featuring a range of scholarship and developing legal trends in a variety of business law topics.

Faculty Advisor, Sports & Entertainment Law Society, 2016
Faculty advisor to the Tulane Pro Football Negotiation Competition team

Faculty Advisor, Legislation & Policy Brief, 2018 – Present
Publication and annual symposium dedicated to notable contributions to the national and global legislation.

Nominations and Review Committee, Excellence in Teaching Awards, 2018
Serve to receive nominations, consider candidates, and award teaching service awards at WCL.

Advisory Committee, Master of Legal Studies, 2018 – 2019
Committee formed to support, create content, and market the launch of the Master of Legal Studies, a program of the law school and business school for non-attorneys seeking rigorous studies in current legal and business topics.

University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Adjunct Faculty Appointments, 2006 – 2018
Professor: Introduction to the Principles, Practice and Process of Real Estate Development (RDEV 350, undergraduate level), 2018, (School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation)
Professor: Introduction to the Principles, Practice and Process of Real Estate Development (RDEV 688T, graduate-level), 2017, (School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation)
Professor & Course Designer: Real Estate Development of Hotels and Resorts (RDEV 689W), 2017 (School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation)
Professor & Course Designer: Essentials of Real Estate Development for the Project Manager (ENCE 607), 2006 – 2011
(A. James Clark Graduate School of Engineering)
Professor & Course Designer: Construction Management for the Real Estate Developer (RDEV 650), 2007 – 2010 (School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation)
Professor: Introduction to Real Estate Development – Principles, Practice & Finance (RDEV 688X), 2013 (School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation)
Lecturer: Institute for Global Chinese Affairs: Essential Elements of United States Real
Estate Development & Essential Elements of United States Construction Management, 2007 – 2014 (Full- and half-day seminars on U.S. real estate development and construction management for visiting Chinese business executives and political delegations)
Program Coordinator, Executive MBA Education, R.H. Smith School of Business, 5-Day Session, 2013 (Develop curriculum, recruit faculty, and preside over sessions for visiting industrial and mechanical engineers)
Executive MBA Keynote Presentation: Marketing & Business Development in the Real Estate Industry, Nov. 2012 (Presentation to cohort program of executive MBA students on strategies and execution of marketing & business development plans)

Johns Hopkins University, Carey Business School, Baltimore, MD

Adjunct Faculty Appointment, 2014
Professor: Managing Construction Projects (BU.241.620.51) (Washington, D.C. campus, 2014)