Benjamin L. Liebman
| Benjamin L. Liebman | |
|---|---|
 Benjamin L. Liebman | |
| Born | 1969 (age 46–47) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
Harvard Law School University of Oxford Yale University |
| Occupation | Jurist |
| Parent(s) |
Lance Liebman Carol B. Liebman |
| Relatives | Jeffrey B. Liebman (brother) |
Benjamin L. Liebman (born 1969) is the Robert L. Lieff Professor of Law and the director of the Center for Chinese Legal Studies at Columbia Law School. He is widely regarded as one of the world's pre-eminent scholars of contemporary Chinese law.[1] He is the son of Lance Liebman, who is a professor at Columbia Law School and the former director of the American Law Institute, and of Carol B. Liebman, also a professor at Columbia Law School. He is the brother of Jeffrey B. Liebman, who is currently the executive associate director of the Office of Management and Budget within the administration of President Barack Obama.
On February 9, 2012, Liebman met with Vice President of the United States Joe Biden at the White House to discuss human rights in China.[2]
Education
- B.A., Yale University 1991
- B.A., University of Oxford 1993
- J.D., Harvard Law School 1998
Positions
- Robert L. Leiff Professor of Law and Director, Center for Chinese Legal Studies, Columbia Law School, 2011-
- Professor of Law and Director, Center for Chinese Legal Studies, Columbia Law School, 2007-2011
- Associate Professor of Law and Director, Center for Chinese Legal Studies, Columbia Law School
- Sullivan & Cromwell, London, 2000-2002
- Law Clerk, Justice David H. Souter, Supreme Court of the United States, 1999-2000
- Law Clerk, Judge Sandra Lynch, United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit, Boston, 1997-1998
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York and Beijing, Summer 1997
- Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, Summer 1996
- Attorney, Coudert Brothers, Beijing, 1994-1995