East Asian Legal Studies Center at University of Wisconsin Law School

04/28/2026

Join the School of Business on Wednesday April 29 at the Fluno Center to hear Joseph Lyu - Chairman of the Chinese International Economic Cooperation Association (CIECA) give a lecture on Taiwan's role in the shifting sphere of emerging tech.

03/16/2026

01/20/2026

On Tuesday, February 24. The East Asian Legal Studies Center, in conjunction with the Center for East Asian Studies at UW-Madison will be hosting a talk with acclaimed lecturer - Terence Roehrig on North Korea and their nuclear weapons program.

The event will be taking place in the Law School. We hope you'll stop by and join us!

11/09/2025

Had a fantastic visit to Sao Paulo and Mackenzie University, courtesy of Dr. Luciano Timm and his firm, Carvalho, Machado & Timm. The course went well, but another highlight was a chance to meet with leading Brazilian business people, policy makers, and lawyers for an informal exchange of views on global economic affairs.

10/17/2025

📚 International Course Alert!🌎

Join Prof. Dr. John Ohnesorge and Prof. Dr. Luciano Benetti Timm for an in-depth exploration of "China, Brazil and the United States in the International Economic Order"

🗓️ October 20-24
⏰ 10h - 12h

Discover global trade dynamics, China's economic model, and the future of international relations. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from leading experts!

10/11/2025

Will be heading to Brazil soon for a short course with our friend Professor Luciano Timm, at the law faculty of Mackenzie University. A big topic to cover in five days, but we're going to give it a try.

- John

10/09/2025

Wanted to share a nice story about EALSC's longstanding program supporting student internships in East and Southeast Asia. Most students have gone to Bangkok or Vietnam, thanks especially to our friends at Thammasat University and the YKVN firm, but last summer we supported an intern in Taiwan and we would love to expand to other legal markets in the region. For students reading this, the application season has begun!

John

As Evan Feeley’s ’25 classmates lined up summer plans around Wisconsin and other states, he packed his bags for a destination more than 8,500 miles away: the Ho Chi Minh City office of YKVN, a leading law firm in Vietnam.

09/18/2025

Wanted to share another picture from the great event we had Tuesday with the team from Liberty in North Korea (LiNK). Thanks to David Fields (CEAS), Aaron Werner (Law & Entrepreneurship) and our friends from LiNK (from the left: Ha Young Kim, Rose Jang, Hannah Oh, Lindsey Ruenger and Kris Song). Special thanks to Ha Young, Rose and Hannah for sharing their own stories with us.

John