Pitman B. Potter

Pitman Potter is a Professor of Law at the University of British Columbia’s Law Faculty and Hong Kong Bank Chair in Asian Research at UBC’s Institute of Asian Research.  Dr. Potter’s teaching and research are focused on the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan law and policy in the areas of foreign trade and investment, dispute resolution, intellectual property, contracts, business regulation, and human rights. Dr. Potter serves on the Editorial Boards of several international scholarly journals including The China Quarterly, The Hong Kong Law Journal, and National Taiwan University Law Review. He has published several books, including most recently A Guide to Business Law in Asia (w/ Ljiljana Biukovic, Lexis/Nexis 2008), as well as numerous articles for such journals as Law & Social Inquiry, The China Quarterly, and The International Journal. In addition to his academic activities, Dr. Potter is admitted to the practice of law in British Columbia, Washington and California, and serves as a consultant to the Canadian national law firm of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. As a Chartered Arbitrator, Dr. Potter is engaged in international trade arbitration work involving China. He has served on the Boards of Directors of several public institutions, including formerly on the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada’s.