Prof. Bryan MERCURIO – Simon F.S. Li Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. Bryan Mercurio is the Simon F.S. Li Professor of Law at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), having served as Associate Dean (Research) from 2010-14 and again from 2017-19. Professor Mercurio specialises in international economic law (IEL), with particular expertise in the intersection between trade law and intellectual property rights, free trade agreements, trade in services, dispute settlement and increasingly international investment law.
Prof. Mercurio previously taught in the faculty of law at the University of New South Wales and has held visiting positions at several institutions in Asia, Europe and North America. Prior to academia, Prof. Mercurio worked both in government and private practice. He remains a frequent consultant and advisor to governments, industry associations and law firms on a wide range of trade and investment matters and has extensive experience in negotiating free trade agreements and in assisting governments with the technical aspects of drafting services schedules for market access commitments and reservations.