William Dodge

George Washington University Law School

William Dodge

William S. Dodge is Lobingier Professor of Comparative Law and Jurisprudence at the George Washington University Law School. He served as Counselor on International Law to the Legal Adviser at the U.S. Department of State from 2011 to 2012 and as Co-Reporter for the American Law Institute’s Restatement (Fourth) of Foreign Relations Law from 2012 to 2018. He is currently a Reporter for the second phase of the Restatement (Fourth), an Adviser for the Restatement (Third) of Conflict of Laws, and a member of the Department of State’s Advisory Committee on International Law. Professor Dodge is the co-author of Transnational Business Problems (7th ed. 2024) and Transnational Litigation in a Nutshell (2d ed. 2021). His articles on international law and transnational litigation have appeared in journals such as the Columbia Law Review, the Harvard Law Review, and the Yale Law Journal.

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Waco Judge Enjoins Litigation of U.S. Patents in Germany

Judge Alan D Albright (Western District of Texas) loves patent cases. Before his appointment as a district judge in 2018, he was a patent litigator. After his appointment, he “went on a media blitz, letting everyone know that his court would welcome patent litigation.” As detailed here, Judge Albright adopted standing orders that promised speedy…

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Dispute Resolution at the ASIL Annual Meeting

For those attending the annual meeting of the American Society of International Law this week, TLB has compiled a list of panels and other events related to dispute resolution that may be of interest. Wednesday, April 23 The Role of Domestic Courts in Defending the Rule of Law, 2:00-3:15 (including TLB editor Bill Dodge). Enforcing…

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Is Nicolás Maduro Immune from Prosecution in U.S. Courts?

Nicolás Maduro was back in U.S. district court last week. According to news reports, the hearing focused on whether he can use Venezuelan government funds to pay his lawyers. Once that question is resolved, he is expected to raise several objections to the court’s jurisdiction to try him. Maduro may argue that the illegality of…

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