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Biography

Dr. Georgios (George) Dimitropoulos is a Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research and S.J.D. Program Coordinator at the College of Law, as well as an adjunct faculty member at Georgetown University in Qatar. His research focuses on redefining the boundaries of domestic and international law, with particular emphasis on economic sovereignty and the impact of digital technologies on traditional legal models.

Dr. Dimitropoulos is currently the Lead Principal Investigator of the Industrial Policy for Digital Development (IPDD) Project, funded by the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF). He is also an incoming WTO Chairholder of the World Trade Organization Chairs Programme (WCP). He serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of World Investment & Trade and the Asia Pacific Law Review and is Vice-Chair of the International Law and Technology Interest Group of the American Society of International Law (ASIL).

George holds an LL.M. and J.S.D. from Yale Law School, and an LL.M. and Ph.D. summa cum laude from the University of Heidelberg. He has held visiting positions at institutions like NYU, UCL, and SMU. His work has appeared in leading journals such as the Washington Law Review, the World Trade Review, and the Journal of International Economic Law. Some of his recent work includes the books Regulating Blockchain: Techno-Social and Legal Challenges (co-edited with Philipp Hacker, Ioannis Lianos, and Stefan Eich, OUP, 2019) and International Commercial Courts: The Future of Transnational Adjudication (co-edited with Stavros Brekoulakis, CUP, 2022).