Bashar H. Malkawi is Dean and Professor of Law at University of Sharjah, UAE. Prof. Malkawi holds LLM from University of Arizona and SJD from American University Washington College of Law. Bashar Malkawi authored many papers covering range of issues such as WTO, economic integration, intellectual property, and business law. He previously taught at universities in the U.S., Italy, and Jordan. In addition to his scholarship, Prof. Bashar Malkawi provided consultations to international organizations and international law firms on issues involving business law.