CHRISTOPHER J. GULINELLO Professor of Law Salmon P. Chase College of Law Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY 41099 [email protected] (859) 572-5380
EDUCATION:
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – New York, New York, USA. LL.M., May 2003
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW – Iowa City, Iowa, USA. Juris Doctor, High Distinction, May 1997
Class Rank: Top 10% (18/232)
Honors: - Order of the Coif - Iowa Law Review, Note & Comment Editor
QUEENS COLLEGE, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK – Queens, New York, USA. Bachelor of Arts, East Asian Studies, September 1992
Honors: - Dean’s List - Member, Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society - Taiwan Scholar, American Association of State Colleges and Universities (1992-1993)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
PROFESSOR OF LAW & CHASE COLLEGE OF LAW, NORTHERN KENTUCKY Director of the Lunsford UNIVERSITY – Highland Heights, Kentucky, USA. Academy for Law Business + Technology:
Aug. 2009 Courses: Contracts I & II; Corporations; Business Organizations; to Accounting for Lawyers; Securities Regulation; Chinese Business Law, present Foundations Review; Essential Quantitative Skills
Committees: Retention, Promotion & Tenure Committee; Class Size Task Force; Clinic and Externship Task Force; Curriculum Committee (chair); Strategic Planning Committee (team leader); Bar Exam Committee
ASSOC. PROFESSOR CHASE COLLEGE OF LAW, NORTHERN KENTUCKY OF LAW: UNIVERSITY – Highland Heights, Kentucky, USA.
Aug. 2005 Courses: Contracts I & II; Corporations; Securities Regulation; Close to Corporation Problems; Agency, Partnership and Limited Liability Aug. 2009 Companies; Accounting for Lawyers
Committees: Faculty Appointments Committee (Chair); Dean Search Committee; Admissions Committee; Faculty Development Committee; - 1 - NKU Internationalization Task Force
ASST. PROFESSOR CHASE COLLEGE OF LAW, NORTHERN KENTUCKY OF LAW: UNIVERSITY – Highland Heights, Kentucky, USA.
Aug. 2003 Courses: Contracts I & II; Corporations; Close Corporation Problems; to International Business Transactions Aug. 2005 Committees: Admissions Committee; Ad Hoc Committee on Computer Exams
OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
VISITING LECTURER: NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW – Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
May 2010 Co-taught “An Introduction to U.S. Corporate Law”
VISITING PROFESSOR: UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF LAW – Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Jan. 2010 Taught “Corporations I” to May 2010
VISITING LECTURER: NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW – Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
May 2009 Taught “An Introduction to U.S. Corporate Law” to Jun. 2009
VISITING ASSOCIATE NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW – Taipei, PROFESSOR OF LAW: Taiwan, ROC. (Fulbright Grant)
Feb. 2008 Courses: International Business Transactions; Comparative Securities Law: to The U.S. and Taiwan; Economic Analysis of Contract Law Jul. 2008
VISITING LECTURER: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL – New York, New York, USA.
Aug. 2005 Provided incoming LL.M. students with a basic, intensive, one-week course on the U.S. legal system.
- 2 - ASSOCIATE IN LAW: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – New York, New York, USA.
Aug. 2001 Taught “An Introduction to American Law” to civil law-trained LL.M. to students. Class curriculum included an intensive introduction to the U.S. Jun. 2003 common law system and its institutions, legal methods, legal research and writing, basic concepts of contract law, civil procedure, tort law, the U.S. Constitution, individual rights, federalism, etc.
LAW PRACTICE:
FOREIGN ASSOCIATE: BAKER & MCKENZIE – Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
May 2000 Structured, negotiated and drafted documentation for mergers and to acquisitions including asset purchases, stock purchases, and statutory Feb. 2001 mergers. Represented Fubon Group in Citigroup's acquisition of 15% equity stake in five Fubon Group companies and Fubon's acquisition of two of Citigroup's Taiwan businesses. Advised clients on Taiwan inbound and outbound investment.
FOREIGN ATTORNEY: HUANG & PARTNERS – Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Aug. 1998 Acted as lead attorney in various transactions including major stock to purchases, strategic alliances, manufacturing contracts, etc. Prepared legal Apr. 2000 opinions and conducted relevant research on various issues of Taiwan, PRC, and US law including international trade, corporate law, fair trade law, intellectual property law, arbitration, labor law, etc. Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated various documents and agreements, including license agreements, employment agreements, sales agreements, confidentiality agreements, merger agreements, lease agreements, share purchase agreements, etc. Provided litigation support for local attorneys.
LAW REVIEW ARTICLES:
Regulating Private Placements in China: A Principled Approach, 1 NCCU CHINA LAW REVIEW 117 (2013).
The Retail Investor Vote: Mobilizing Rationally Apathetic Investors to Preserve or Challenge the Board’s Presumption of Authority, 2010 UTAH LAW REVIEW 547 (2010)
The Mandatory Disclosure of State Corporate Law, 86 NEBRASKA LAW REVIEW 795 (2008).
Venture Capital Funds, Organizational Law, and Passive Investors, 70 ALBANY LAW REVIEW 303 (2006).
Engineering a Venture Capital Market and the Effects of Government Control on Private Ordering: Lessons from the Taiwan Experience, 37 GEORGE WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL LAW REVIEW 845 (2005). - 3 -
The Revision of Taiwan’s Company Law: The Struggle Towards a Shareholder-Oriented Model in One Corner of East Asia, 28 DELAWARE JOURNAL OF CORPORATE LAW 75 (2003).
BOOKS:
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS (Vandeplas Publishing – forthcoming 2016)
AWARDS:
Fulbright Grantee – Spring 2008
Co-recipient of the 2008 Justice Robert O. Lukowsky Award of Excellence in Teaching (awarded by the graduating students at the Chase College of Law, NKU)
SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
Bad Girl Ventures – Non-profit microfinance organization (www.badgirlventures.com) Teaching Faculty; Selection Committee
NKE Federal Credit Union – Board of Directors; Finance Committee
SKILLS AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSES:
Fluent and literate in Mandarin Chinese.
Admitted to practice law in New York State, USA.
REFERENCES:
Prof. Barbara Black, Charles Hartsock Professor of Law and Director, Corporate Law Center, University of Cincinnati College of Law: [email protected] (513) 556-0113
Prof. Lynn Bai, Associate Professor of Law, University of Cincinnati College of Law: [email protected] (513) 556-0194
Professor Eric Alden, Associate Professor of Law, NKU-Chase: [email protected] (859) 572-5520
- 4 -