LAW FACULTY

Professor Alfred S. Peláez, Program Director, has been a member of the Law Faculty since graduating from the Yale Law School, where he was a Sterling Fellow. He currently teaches Contracts, Admiralty, Federal Courts and the Federal System, Sanctions, Sentencing and Corrections, and a Survey of Chinese Law. Professor Peláez serves as a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at China University of Political Science and Law and is the Director of the joint Duquesne University--China University Summer Legal Study Program held annually in Beijing, P.R.C. The summer program attracts lawyers and law students from throughout the world.

Professor Peláez is a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. He argues cases in the state and federal appellate courts, where the panel of judges frequently include former students.

Professor Frank Y. Liu, Associate Director, joined the faculty of the Duquesne University School of Law and served as the Director of the Center for Legal Information (the Law Library) in 1980. He earned a Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) at the top of his class from the National Taiwan University. He received a graduate fellowship from Yale Law School and studied there for one year. He received a Master of Comparative Jurisprudence (M.C.J.) and Master of Library Science (M.L.S.) from the University of Texas at Austin.

Professor Liu currently teaches Legal Research, Advanced Legal Research, and Chinese legal history. He was instrumental in developing the faculty exchange program between Duquesne University School of Law and the China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) of Beijing, the People’s Republic of China (PRC). With Professor Alfred S. Peláez, he helped to establish the Duquesne-CUPL summer study of Chinese law program in Beijing in 1995. He teaches in the program and serves as its Associate Director.

Marlene R. Vatter, Administrative Coordinator, has been with Duquesne University School of Law, Center for Legal Information, since 1995. She has coordinated the China Summer Study of Law Program since 1996. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Professional Studies (with concentrations in Organizational Behavior and Information Technology) graduating summa cum laude from Duquesne University . As Administrative Coordinator, she manages the marketing of the program as well as all mailings. She works closely with the web master detailing the web contents and photos. She handles all inquiries and requests of students from all over the world, and processes each application. She ensures that each participating student receives all program materials, pertinent information, and instructions. She coordinates the internships and student housing, and summarizes the student surveys. She is also instrumental in assisting visiting Chinese scholars with their housing and administrative needs here in Pittsburgh.

Ms. Vatter is committed to responding to each and every student's questions or requests about the program in a timely and efficient manner. Having accompanied the students in Beijing in June of 2006, she has personal and firsthand knowledge of both the academic and cultural atmosphere in China.

Professor Guo, Jianan LL.B. (1983), LL.M.(1986), CUPL, S.J.D. Candidate, Peking University (current).
Professor of Law and Research Division Chief, Institute of Crime Prevention, Ministry of Justice, P.R.C., Visiting Scholar, 1989-90, State University of New York at Albany, U.S.A., extensive publications.

Professor Jin, Qingjun B.A. in English, Anhui University (1982), LL.M. CUPL (1987). Attorney at Law of the P.R.C., also admitted to practice in Washington, D.C., U.S.A.; Adjunct Professor, CUPL; Managing Partner, Shu Jin & Co. Law Firm, clients include World Bank, Sanwa Bank, SGS Thomson, American President Line, etc.; past practice includes positions in C.& C. Law Firm, Beijing; Johnson Stokes & Master Solicitors, Hong Kong; Clyde & Co. Solicitors, London; Vice Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee, China Lawyers Association.

Professor Li, Jeffrey Hongi LL.B. Peking University (1982), LL.M. CUPL (1987), LL.M. Cornell University School of Law (1992), LL.B. McGill University, 1994. Attorney at Law of the P.R.C., also admitted to practice in the State of New York, U.S.A.; Adjunct Professor, CUPL and Beijing University; Partner, Beijing Zhong Ji Law Firm; Past experience include Judicial Clerk, the Supreme People's Procuratorate of the P.R.C.

Professor Liu, Sherry (Xiao Hong) LL.B. CUPL (1984), LL.M. Arizona State University (1989) Attorney at Law of the P.R.C., also admitted to practice in the State of Arizona; Adjunct Professor of CUPL, Senior International Counsel and Director of Motorola's Law Department in the Greater China Region managing all Motorola legal affairs in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Past experiences include practice in U.S. law firm, Brown & Bain; Editor of China Law Journal; intern prosecutor in the Attorney General's office of Hebei Province, P.R.C.; contributing author to International Joint Ventures - a Practical Guide.

Professor Wang, Weiguo LL.B. (1982), LL.M. (1985), China Southwest University of Political Science and Law. Professor of Law and Chairman of the Department of Economic Law, CUPL; Arbitrator, Beijing Arbitration Committee, the Arbitration Institute of Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce; member, Drafting Group for Bankruptcy Law, National People's Congress, P.R.C.; member of the Expert Team, China National Bar Examination; Director, China-Australia Institutional Links Program; Guest researcher, Uppsala University, Sweden, 1989-92; Visiting Scholar, University of British Columbia, Canada, 1992; Participant, International Monetary Fund Seminars, Vienna, Austria, 1997, 1998; numerous publications.

Dean Yang, Qinhuo LL.B. Jilin University (1984). Dean of the School for International Studies and Professor of Law, CUPL; Deputy Secretary, China Center for International Legal Studies, Ministry of Justice, P.R.C.; Visiting Scholar, Duquesne University School of Law, 1995; Visiting Scholar, Nottingham University, U.K. 1999; Coordinator, Summer Program, Duquesne-CUPL 1995-98; Coordinator, Summer Program, CUPL-Australia, Sydney University and Deakir University, 1997-98; Coordinator, CUPL-Temple University, LL.M. program, 1996-97; extensive publications

Professor Zhang, Mo LL.B. (1985), LL.M. (1986), CUPL, LL.M. University of Michigan. Associate Professor of Law, Temple University School of Law; Adjunct Professor, CUPL; admitted to practice in the States of Maryland and New York, U.S.A; Fulbright Scholar; frequent contributor to the East Asia Executive Reports on Chinese Laws

Professor Zhang, Yi B.A. in English, Henan Normal University (1992), LL.M. CUPL (1995), S.J.D. Candidate, CUPL (current).
Principal Program Officer, UN Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Program, Department of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice, P.R.C.; traveled extensively in foreign countries serving as interpreter for the P.R.C. national leaders; participated in international conferences and seminars.

Professor Zheng, Jingren B.A. in English, Xingjian University (1976), LL.M. CUPL (1983). Deputy Director General for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice, P.R.C., Former Associate Professor of Law, CUPL; Director, Center for International Exchange, 1983-1997; Visiting Scholar, University of Syracuse, 1994.

Professor Zhu, Jianlin LL.B. (1981), University of Foreign Economic and Trade; Graduate study, New York University, (1982-83). Adjunct Professor, CUPL; General Secretary and Arbitrator of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission; Arbitrator, Hong Kong International Arbitration Center.

Professor Zhu, Yong LL.B. (1984), Anhui University, S.J.D. (1987), CUPL. Professor of Law and Vice President, CUPL; Visiting scholar to Oxford University, Harvard University, Duquesne University School of Law, Taiwan Political Science University, Taiwan University; a leading historian in the P.R.C.; numerous publications.