Anthony A. Braga is the Jerry Lee Professor of Criminology and Director of the Crime and Justice Policy Lab at the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on crime prevention strategies, including the control of gang violence, reduction of criminal access to firearms, and addressing crime at problem locations. Professor Braga has made significant contributions to the field, with numerous publications in top criminology, medical, and sociology journals, as well as authoring and editing multiple books. His work has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the August Vollmer Award from the American Society of Criminology, and he has served on several National Research Council committees, demonstrating his impact on both academic research and practical policy implementation in criminal justice.

David E. Bernstein, the George Mason University Foundation Distinguished University Professor at the Antonin Scalia Law School, is an expert scholar in constitutional law, evidence, and products liability. A prolific author, he has penned several influential books, including "Lawless: The Obama Administration's Unprecedented Assault on the Constitution and the Rule of Law" and "Rehabilitating Lochner: Defending Individual Rights against Progressive Reform." Professor Bernstein's work, which has appeared in prestigious law reviews such as the Yale Law Journal and Michigan Law Review, often sparks debate in legal circles, cementing his reputation as a thought-provoking voice in contemporary legal scholarship.

Irene Calboli is a Regents Professor of Law at Texas A&M University School of Law, where she specializes in Intellectual Property Law, International Trade, and Comparative Law. A world-renowned expert in her field, Professor Calboli has held visiting positions at prestigious institutions and regularly lectures in universities and Intellectual property academies worldwide. She is a prolific author and has published 11 books and over 100 articles, book chapters, and policy reports. In 2022, she was a Fulbright-Hanken Distinguished Chair in Business and Economics in Finland and, in 2018, a Fulbright Specialist Scholar at the Royal University of Law and Economics in Cambodia. She is a member of the editorial board of several scientific journals, including the Oxford Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice, the Queen Mary Journal of Intellectual Property, and the WIPO-WTO Colloquium Papers. An elected member of the American Law Institute and the European Law Institute, she serves on the European Policy for Intellectual Property Law Association board and is the Chair of the Comparative Law and European Law Sections of the Association of American Law School. She regularly advises national governments and international organizations and is currently an Expert for the World Intellectual Property Organization, the World Trade Organization, the U.N. International Trade Center, and the European Union.

Adam Dodek is a Full Professor and Dean Emeritus at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Law.  He is a prolific scholar and author in the fields of public law, legal ethics, and constitutional law. His impressive body of work includes over 50 academic articles, 12 authored or co-edited books, including the acclaimed "The Canadian Constitution," which was recognized as one of the Best 100 Books in Politics, Public Policy and History by The Hill Times in 2013. Professor Dodek's contributions to legal academia have earned him numerous accolades, including the Canadian Association of Law Teachers' Prize for Academic Excellence, the Mundell Medal for Excellence in Legal Writing, and the Law Society of Ontario's Law Society Medal, cementing his status as one of Canada's most influential legal minds.

Anatol Dutta is a distinguished legal scholar specializing in private international law, comparative law, and European private law. He holds the Chair of Private Law, Private International Law, and Comparative Law at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Professor Dutta's academic journey includes positions at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg and the University of Regensburg. He regularly teaches as a guest lecturer at foreign universities. His expertise and contributions to the field have earned him recognition as a Visiting Fellow at the University of Cambridge, a Visiting Scholar at the University of Edinburgh and a Scholar-in-residence at New York University.

Malcolm Feeley, the Claire Sanders Clements Professor emeritus at Berkeley Law, is known for his contributions to the fields of law and society. With a career spanning over five decades, he has authored or edited more than a dozen influential books, including the award-winning "The Process is the Punishment" and "Court Reform on Trial." Professor Feeley's research interests encompass judicial policy-making, federalism, and criminal justice, and he has held visiting professorships at prestigious institutions worldwide, including Kobe University, Princeton, and the Hebrew University. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and his work has been recognized with numerous fellowships and awards from esteemed organizations such as the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Science Foundation.

Tatjana Hörnle is a distinguished legal scholar serving as Director at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law in Freiburg, Germany. Her expertise lies in criminal law, with a focus on comparative criminal law, sexual offenses, and the philosophical foundations of criminal law. Professor Hörnle's academic career includes notable positions at Humboldt University of Berlin and Ruhr University Bochum, where she has made significant contributions to legal education and research. Her work bridges theoretical and practical aspects of criminal law, addressing contemporary issues such as the legal challenges posed by artificial intelligence and the complexities of consent in sexual offense cases.

David Joseph KC is a preeminent legal expert, barrister and also arbitrator at Essex Court Chambers, where he has been a member since 1985 and took silk in 2003. His expertise spans international arbitration and jurisdiction disputes, with a practice that extends across the common law world, including appearances before the highest courts in England and Wales, Singapore, Hong Kong and Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal. He was appointed as a Vice President of the Court of the LCIA in 2024 and was Chair of the Commercial Bar in England and Wales from 2021-2023.  Professor Joseph's commendable career is marked by numerous accolades, including being chosen as Silk of the Year in International Commercial Arbitration by both Chambers Directory and the Legal 500 in 2013. He is also a prolific author, having penned influential works such as Jurisdiction and Arbitration Agreements and their Enforcement, which has become a standard reference in the field. He lives in London with his family.  Outside of law he has written a moving story of his Austrian family – Burgenland, Village Secrets and the First Tremors of the Holocaust (Amberley 2023). 

Gary LaFree is Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland. He formerly served as the Director of the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START). Professor LaFree's remarkable career includes serving as President of the American Society of Criminology and receiving numerous accolades, such as the Stockholm Prize and the Sutherland Award. His research focuses on the causes and consequences of illegal violence, he also authored over 140 articles and book chapters, and eight books, making significant contributions to the fields of criminology and terrorism studies.

Yair Listokin is Deputy Dean, Shibley Family Fund Professor of Law, and Director of the Brodie Center for Jewish and Israeli Law at Yale Law School. He studies tax law, corporate law and Jewish Law from economic and empirical perspectives. In his book, Law and Macroeconomics: Legal Remedies to Recessions (Harvard University Press), Professor Listokin argues that law offers an under-developed but desperately needed tool for stabilizing economies when monetary and fiscal policy prove inadequate. Professor Listokin has been honored as a Distinguished Fellow of the Hebrew University School of Law, a Milton Friedman Fellow of the Becker-Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago and has served as a Visiting Professor at Columbia Law School, Harvard Law School, and NYU School of Law. His research has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, CNN, and The Boston Globe.

Friedrich Lösel is an eminent scholar in psychology and criminology, currently serving as an honorary professor at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). His impressive career includes leadership roles at FAU's Institute of Psychology and as Director of the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge. With over 360 published articles and 30 books, Professor Lösel's research involves a wide range of topics, including juvenile delinquency, offender rehabilitation, and evidence-based crime prevention. His contributions to the field have been recognized with numerous prestigious awards, including the Stockholm Prize in Criminology and the Jerry Lee Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Criminology.

Michael W. McConnell is a leading figure in constitutional law, serving as the Richard and Frances Mallery Professor at Stanford Law School and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. His diverse career spans academia, the judiciary, and public service, including a tenure as a circuit judge on the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit from 2002 to 2009. A prolific scholar and accomplished advocate, McConnell has argued numerous cases before the US Supreme Court and authored influential works on constitutional law, with books on executive power and the establishment of religion. His expertise is further evidenced by his roles as director of Stanford's Constitutional Law Center, former law clerk to Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr., and his current position as senior of counsel to the law firm Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati.

Terrie E. Moffitt, MBE, is the Nannerl O. Keohane University Distinguished Professor at Duke University, holding appointments in Psychology and Neuroscience as well as Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Professor Moffitt's research spans criminology, psychology, neuroscience, and psychiatry, with a focus on population health and aging. She is a fellow of the National Academy of Medicine (USA), the British Academy, the American Society of Criminology, and the Association of Psychological Science. Dr. Moffitt completed her B.A. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, her PhD at the University of Southern California, and her postdoctoral training in geriatrics and neuropsychology at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute. In her spare time, she works on her poison-ivy farm in North Carolina.

Andreas L. Paulus is a distinguished legal scholar and jurist who has held the chair for public law, with a focus on international law, at the Georg-August University of Göttingen since 2006. His career includes a prominent tenure as a justice of the Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht) from 2010 to 2022, where he made significant contributions to various areas of law. Professor Paulus's expertise spans a wide range of legal fields, including international law, human rights, and constitutional history, as evidenced by his extensive academic background and numerous publications. His commitment to advancing legal scholarship and practice on both national and international stages is further exemplified by his roles in prestigious organizations, such as his recent election as a foreign member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in March 2024.

Anne Peters is a Director at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg, Germany. She is a renowned expert in public international law, with particular focus on global animal law, global governance, and the legal status of humans in international law. Professor Peters holds professorships at the Universities of Heidelberg, Freie Universität Berlin, and Basel, and is a titular member of the Institut de Droit International. Her extensive research and many publications have significantly contributed to the field of international law, earning her global recognition and multiple honorary doctorates.

Colin Picker, who has played a significant role in the development of his field, was recently appointed as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (College of Business and Law) & Vice-President at RMIT University. Professor Picker's place among his field reflects his roles in being the lead founder of the Society of International Economic Law as well as initiating, nurturing and leading numerous other societies in international economic law and comparative law, including the South Asia IEL Network, the Asian IEL Network (focused mostly in East Asia), and numerous other such bodies around the world. In addition to supporting and growing his field, his research in comparative and international economic law has been widely cited. His work has spanned development of innovative methodological approaches (combining classic comparative law and other methodologies to reveal new insights), a focus on China's role in the international economic legal order, and work in capacity building in developing countries and regions.  His publications, typically resulting from projects that span the globe to ensure a diversity of perspectives, have appeared in leading journals as well as in works published by Cambridge, Oxford, Bloomsbury and Routledge publishers.  Professor Picker's extensive experience in legal education and research, through all levels of university leadership, is expected to introduce new perspectives and initiatives that will strengthen RMIT's position in business and law education, research and engagement.

Edward Rock is a renowned legal scholar and professor at New York University School of Law where he specializes in corporate law and corporate governance. As a scholar, he has made significant contributions to the field through his extensive research and publications, authoring over 60 articles on a variety of topics such as corporate purpose, common ownership, institutional investors, poison pills, corporate voting, and mergers and acquisitions. As founder and co-director of NYU's Institute for Corporate Governance & Finance, Professor Rock convenes some of the most important conversations on cutting edge issues facing capital markets.  His expertise is further recognized in his role as the Reporter for the American Law Institute's Restatement of the Law of Corporate Governance. His distinguished career includes previous positions at the University of Pennsylvania and visiting professorships at Columbia and Hebrew University, where he served as a Fulbright Senior Scholar.

Giorgio Sacerdoti is an Emeritus Professor of International Law at Bocconi University in Milan, where he has made significant contributions to the field of international economic law. His esteemed career includes serving as a member of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization from 2001 to 2009, including a term as its chairman. Professor Sacerdoti's expertise spans international trade law, foreign investments, and commercial and investment arbitration. He has held visiting professorships at prestigious institutions worldwide and has authored numerous publications, solidifying his reputation as a leading authority in international economic law and dispute resolution. He  has also addressed in his writings and professional activity issues of protection of religious freedom and the right of minorities; he currently serves as a member of the Italian Government’s Advisory Commission on freedom of religion.

Malcolm Shaw KC is a is a highly regarded barrister and legal scholar with an exceptional reputation in public international law. He has appeared before numerous high-profile courts, including the International Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights, advising on complex matters such as territorial disputes, state succession, and human rights. As the author of a widely-cited textbook on international law and a former Head of a Law School, Professor Shaw seamlessly blends academic expertise with practical legal experience. His contributions to the field have been recognized through his election as an associé of the Institut de Droit International and his appointment as an Honorary Fellow at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge. He has given the Lauterpacht Memorial Lectures at Cambridge University; the General Course in International Law at the Xiamen Academy of International law, China; and the Inaugural Lecture at the Winter Session of the Hague Academy of International Law.

Steven Davidoff Solomon is a distinguished authority on corporate law at Berkeley Law, focusing on the intersection of law and finance. His expertise spans corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and capital markets, with his research consistently recognized among the top publications in the field. Professor Solomon's influence extends beyond academia, having written for The New York Times' DealBook as The Deal Professor and being named one of the 100 most influential people in the U.S. corporate boardroom community by the National Association of Corporate Directors. With a background in corporate law practice at prestigious firms and advanced degrees from Columbia Law School and London Business School, he brings a wealth of practical and theoretical knowledge to his teaching and research.

Richard Susskind OBE KC (Hon) FRSE is a leading authority on the future of legal services and is the most cited author in this field. He served as Technology Adviser to the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 1998 to 2023 and is currently President of the Society for Computers and Law. He is Special Envoy for Justice and AI to the Secretary General of the Commonwealth. He specialises in the ways that AI and digital technology are transforming the legal profession, advising firms, in-house legal departments, and governments worldwide. Susskind has written and edited 13 books, including "The Future of Law" and "Tomorrow's Lawyers," and has contributed over 150 columns to The Times. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2000 and recognized as an Honorary King's Counsel in 2022.

Ruti G. Teitel is the Ernst C. Stiefel Professor of Comparative Law at New York Law School, where she also serves as Co-Director of the Center for International Law and Director of the Institute for Global Law, Justice, and Policy. Her ground-breaking work in transitional justice, international law, and comparative constitutional law has significantly shaped these fields, as evidenced by her influential books "Transitional Justice" "Globalizing Transitional Justice" and "Humanity's Law." with OUP.  She has written dozens of scholarly articles and contributed many book chapters on related themes.  Professor Teitel's expertise is sought globally, leading to visiting professorships at prestigious institutions such as Yale, Tel Aviv Law Schools, and Columbia University; most recently, she is regular affiliated faculty at NYU's Masters in International Relations. She has been a long-time contributor to Hebrew University's program on Transitional Justice and Human Rights.  Her contributions extend beyond academia, as she is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, sits on many advisory boards and regularly publishes in prominent media outlets reflecting her ability to bridge scholarly research with broader public discourse.

Joel P. Trachtman is Professor of International Law and Henry Braker Professor of Commercial Law at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. The author of ten books and over a hundred scholarly articles and chapters on international economic law, Professor Trachtman has served as a member of the Boards of the American Journal of International Law, the European Journal of International Law, and the Journal of International Economic Law, has consulted for governments and international organizations, including the United Nations, the World Bank, and the OECD, and has been a visiting professor at Basel, Hamburg, Harvard, Hebrew, Hong Kong, MGIMO, Swansea, and Pretoria universities.  He is a leader of the “Remaking Trade Project,” which in 2021-2025, through a series of 15 workshops and 50 white papers, has developed and is articulating an agenda and tools for harnessing the international trade system to sustainable development.  He is also a frequent media commentator on trade law issues.  He practiced law in New York and Hong Kong for 9 years before entering academia.

Armin von Bogdandy is an eminent legal scholar and director at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg, as well as a Professor of Public Law at the University in Frankfurt/Main. His expertise spans public law, with a focus on its structural changes in theory, doctrine, and practice, particularly in the context of European and international law. Professor von Bogdandy’s achievements and skills have won him many awards, including the Leibniz Prize and multiple honorary doctorates, reflecting his significant contributions to legal scholarship and his influence on constitutional development across Europe and Latin America.

Joseph H.H. Weiler is professor at New York University School of Law and Senior Fellow at the Center for European Studies, Harvard. He works in the fields of comparative constitutional law, European integration, and international economic law as well as the relation ship between law and religion. His academic career spans prestigious institutions across Europe and the United States, including the European University Institute, where he served as President, and Harvard Law School. Professor Weiler's influential work encompasses numerous publications, notably "The Constitution of Europe" and "Un Europa Cristiana," reflecting his expertise in European Union law, international law, and the intersection of religion and law. His teaching at NYU focuses on critical areas such as WTO law, European Union law, and the legal aspects of globalization, emphasizing both professional skills and intellectual rigor in understanding complex national and international legal systems. In 2022 he was the first Jewish recipient to receive the Ratzinger Prize in Theology awarded by Pope Francis.

Professor Jeffrey Wool is a renowned legal scholar and practitioner specializing in transnational commercial law, a topic he has been at the forefront of developing. As the Secretary General of the Aviation Working Group, Wool has played a pivotal role in developing international aviation financing policies and regulations, notably his central involvement in the Cape Town Convention. He is Senior Global Advisor at the law firm of Watson Farley Williams, and has previously been a Partner at several major international law firms. He has had a parallel academic career. He is currently an Adjunct Professor at Trinity College Dublin and Senior Academic Fellow at UNIDROIT, an intergovernmental organization. Previously, he was a Professor of Law at the University of Washington and Senior Research Fellow at Harris Manchester College, Oxford. His academic contributions include fundamental work on risk reduction in international commercial transactions, including through assessing and incentivizing country compliance with commercial law treaties.