Farshad Ghodoosi

Investment Arbitration

Dr. Ghodoosi is an assistant professor of business law and management in the Business Administration Department of the Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management School at Morgan State University. Dr. Ghodoosi received his doctoral degree (J.S.D.) from Yale Law School where he focused on the resolution of cross-border disputes in his research and dissertation. He also received master of laws from Yale Law School and University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Berkeley Law). He is a recipient of the business law certificate from Berkeley Law. 

Dr. Ghodoosi has previously collaborated with international arbitration practices at Three Crowns LLP, Jones Day, and Shearman & Sterling on high profile cases in Washington, DC, and Paris. He also acquired first-hand experience with the way business disputes are resolved at JAMS alternative dispute resolution services. Dr. Ghodoosi also practiced in a technology strategic consulting firm in San Francisco. Dr. Ghodoosi is an attorney and a member of the New York State Bar Association. 

Dr. Ghodoosi has placed several articles at leading outlets, including Yale Journal of International Law, Harvard Journal of International Law Online, Northwestern Interdisciplinary Law Review, Fordham International Law Journal, Lewis & Clark Law Review, Nebraska Law Review, and Foreign Affairs. He also authored a book titled "International Dispute Resolution and the Public Policy Exception" with Routledge (2016, reprinted in 2018). Dr. Ghodoosi has taught on the topics of international law and international relations at University of California, Berkeley, as well as Florida International University. He is also a frequent speaker at panels and conferences and has spoken about current issues related to his research at various institutions including Yale Law School, Stanford Law School, Georgetown University Law Center, George Washington University Law School and U.C. Davis School of Law. Dr. Ghodoosi was a senior editor of Yale Journal of International Law, co-president of Yale Society of International Law, a Howard M. Holtzmann Fellow in international dispute resolution and recipient of the Guzman scholarship at Berkeley Law.

The focus of Dr. Ghodoosi's research and scholarly pieces in large part has been on the resolution of cross-border disputes and its impact on states' regulations. Dr. Ghodoosi's research and practical experience centers on transnational business law, which includes contracts, relevant U.S. regulations with transnational reach, and methods of dispute resolution for businesses.