Gregory W. Bowman

Associate Professor of Law
WVU College of Law 2010-11 Professor of the Year

Bio

Gregory W. Bowman, Associate Professor, received his J.D., cum laude, from Northwestern University School of Law. He also holds an M.A. in Economics of the European Community, with distinction (top honors), from the University of Exeter in England, and a B.A., summa cum laude, in Economics and International Studies from West Virginia University. Professor Bowman is the founding director of the International Law Center, Korean Summer Legal Studies Program, and International Speakers Series at the Mississippi College School of Law. His book, Trade Remedies in North America, was published in 2010 by Kluwer Law International. Bowman’s areas of teaching include Administrative Law, Contracts, International Law, International Business Transactions, International Trade Regulation, National Security Law, and Remedies.

Education:

  • West Virginia University, B.A., Economics & International Studies, Summa Cum Laude, 1990
  • University of Exeter, England, M.A., Economics, with distinction (top 10%), 1992
  • Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., Cum Laude, 1994

Areas of Research

Current research focuses on international trade regulation, particularly pertaining to outbound and inbound trade controls, jurisdiction, trade in technology, trade in natural resources, and the role of sub-national governments in trade regulation.

Areas of Teaching

  • Administrative Law
  • Civil Procedure (Federal Jurisdiction)
  • Contracts
  • International Business Transactions
  • International Law
  • International Trade Regulation
  • National Security
  • Remedies
  • Legal Education

Publications

  • TRADE REMEDIES IN NORTH AMERICA: LAWS, ECONOMIC ANALYSES AND PRACTICE (Kluwer Law International, 2010) (with David A. Gantz, Nick Covelli, & Ihn Ho Uhm)
  • The Domestic and International Policy Implications of “Deep” versus “Broad” Preferential Trade Agreements, 19 IND. INT'L & COMP. L. REV. 497 (2009)
  • The Comparative and Absolute Advantages of Junior Law Faculty in the Classroom: Implications for Teaching and the Future of American Law Schools, 2008 BYU EDUC. & L.J. 171 (2008)
  • Thinking Outside the Border: National Security and the Forward Deployment of the U.S. Border, 44 HOUSTON L. REV. 189 (2007) (lead article)
  • Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Reconceptualizing State and Government Succession, 51 N.Y. L. SCH. L. REV. 581 (2007) (reviewing TAI-HENG CHENG, STATE SUCCESSION AND COMMERCIAL OBLIGATIONS (2006))
  • E-Mails, Servers, and Software: U.S. Export Controls for the Modern Era, 35 GEO. J. INT'L L. 319 (2004)
        – Excerpted in RALPH H. FOLSOM ET AL., INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS: A PROBLEM-ORIENTED
           CASEBOOK (8th ed. 2005 & 9th ed. 2006)
  • International Trade Aspects of Information Technology, in ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW 4003 (Stephen Saxby ed., 2003) (with Carol George, Sunwinder Mann, & Alison Stafford Powell)
  • The Harbor Maintenance Tax on Exports: The Conflict between the Federal Budget and the U.S. Constitution, in LOYOLA LAW FORUM v. V No. 1 (1998) (with Lynn S. Baker)
  • Economic Integration in the Americas: A Work in Progress, 14 J. INT'L L. & BUS. 493 (1994) (with Kenneth W. Abbott)
  • Economic Integration for the Asian Century: An Early Look at New Approaches, 4 TRANSNAT’L L. & CONTEMP. PROBS. 187 (1994) (with Kenneth W. Abbott)
        – Excerpted in INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS: A READER (Ralph H. Folsom et al. eds., 1997)
  • Case Note, Fifth Amendment—Substantial Exculpatory Evidence, Prosecutorial Misconduct and Grand Jury Proceedings: A Broadening of Prosecutorial Discretion, 83 J. CRIM. L. & CRIMINOLOGY 718 (1993)

Teaching Experience

  • West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia

      – Visiting Associate Professor, 2009-2011
      – Co-Adviser, WVU Phillip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition Team, 2009-2010 and 2010-2011
      – Member, International Committee, 2010-2011
      – Law School Representative, WVU Strategic Planning Discovery & Innovation Workgroup, Spring and Fall 2010

  • Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, Mississippi

      – Associate Professor, 2007-2011 (granted tenure in 2009); Assistant Professor, 2004-2007
      – Founding Director, International and Comparative Law Center, 2007-Present
      – Founding Director, Summer Legal Studies Program, Seoul, Korea, 2008-Present (Summer study abroad program
          with travel to Seoul, Korea, and Beijing, China)
      – Adviser, Mississippi College Phillip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition Team, 2008-2009
      – Co-Adviser, Mississippi College Pace National Environmental Moot Court Competition Team, 2007-2008
      – Co-Adviser, Mississippi College ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition Teams, 2007-2008
      – Founding Adviser, Law School International Law Society, 2006-2009
      – Founding Adviser, Law School Public Interest Law Group, 2006-2008

Practice Experience

  • Baker & McKenzie Washington, D.C. and Chicago, Illinois
    International Trade & Corporate Compliance Practice Groups, 1996-2004; Homeland Security Practice Group, 2002-2004.

     Areas of practice:

      – U.S. laws, foreign laws, and international agreements concerning trade controls and trade sanctions
      – U.S. and foreign laws and international trade regulations pertaining to energy sector exploration, extraction,
          processing, and industrial infrastructure development
      – Inbound trade (customs) laws and international agreements
      – Foreign direct investment restrictions
      – Anti-bribery and money laundering controls
      – NAFTA and other regional trade organizations
      – International Commercial Terms (“Incoterms”) and contracts for international business transactions
      – Other national security- and commerce-related U.S. laws, foreign laws, and international agreements

  • Katten Michin Rosenman LLP (formerly Katten Muchin Zavis), Chicago, Illinois

     Areas of practice:

      – Corporate mergers and acquisitions
      – Corporate securities
      – Inbound trade (customs) laws and international agreements
      – NAFTA
      – U.S. trade controls and trade sanctions

  • Corporate & Customs and International Trade Departments, 1995-1996 Summer Associate, Summer 1993.
  • The Honorable Pierce Lively, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Danville, Kentucky
    Judicial Clerk, 1994-1995