ProfCarmen Bakas

BIOGRAPHY International corporate lawyer with 25+ years of legal practice in Amsterdam, London, Singapore, Mumbai, Houston, and Shanghai. Double Master's degree in law from Leiden University, The Netherlands, also educated in English corporate law and admitted to the highly selective training of judges (a.o. mediation, writing of judgements and witness examination). Admitted to the Amsterdam Bar Association in 1992, appointed as a substitute judge in the Netherlands in 2010. Currently a law professor Global Business Law at Fudan University, Shanghai, with extensive experience in energy and finance industries across multiple jurisdictions. Also lectured in various other countries including USA and Surinam. Carmen actively advocates for the rule of law and speaks at conferences to promote legal empowerment awareness and understanding.