Visiting Assistant Professor
B.S., Georgetown University; J.D., Georgetown University; L.L.M., London School of Economics
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Phone: 703-993-9817
Office: Room 312, Arlington Campus
Address:
3301 Fairfax Dr.
Arlington, VA 22201
Victoria A. Espinel is joining the George Mason School of Law faculty for the spring 2008 semester as a Visiting Assistant Professor. She will teach International Trade, as well as a seminar in Multinational Intellectual Property & Policy.
Ms. Espinel previously held the position of Assistant United States Trade Representative for Intellectual Property and Innovation at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. As the first person to hold this position, Ms. Espinel was the chief U.S. trade negotiator for intellectual property and innovation, leading negotiations at the WTO, in U.S. free trade agreements and in bilateral discussions worldwide on a wide variety of intellectual property and innovation issues.
Prior to becoming Assistant USTR for Intellectual Property and Innovation, Ms. Espinel served as Deputy Assistant USTR for Intellectual Property and as Associate General Counsel at USTR. Before joining USTR, Ms. Espinel was with the law firms of Covington & Burling in London and Washington, D.C., and Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood in New York.
Ms. Espinel is the author of several published articles on international copyright issues. She holds an LLM from the London School of Economics, a JD from Georgetown University Law School, and a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.
