Ralph Folsom
Perla Bleisch
bleisch@SanDiego.edu
(619) 260-4019
Professor of Law
- LLM, 1973, London University, LSE
- JD, 1972, Yale University
- AB, 1968, Princeton University
Areas of Expertise
International Law, Comparative Law, Antitrust Law, Commercial Transactions, European Union Law, International Law, International Business Transactions
Professional Experience
Folsom spent two years as attorney-in-residence with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and two years as lecturer-in-law at the University of Warwick in England. He joined the USD School of Law faculty in 1975.
Honors and Affiliations
Folsom has been a senior Fulbright resident scholar in Singapore and a visiting professor at the University of Hong Kong, University of Aix-Marseille, University of Brest, University of Paris, University of Toulouse, University of Puerto Rico, Monash University in Australia and Tecnológico de Monterrey in México.
Scholarly Work
Foreign Investment Law (West Academic Publishing, 2016); International Business Transactions Practitioner's Treatise, 12th Ed. (West Academic Publishing, 2016); International Business Transactions: A Problem-Oriented Coursebook, 12th Ed. (with Gordon, Van Alstine, and Ramsey) (West Academic Publishing, 2015); Principles of International Litigation and Arbitration (2015); State Antitrust Laws (Mathew Bender, 2015); NAFTA, Free Trade and Foreign Investment in the Americas, 5th Ed. (West Academic Publishing, 2014); Principles of European Union Law, 4th Ed. (West Academic Publishing, 2014); and Principles of International Trade Law (West Academic Publishing, 2014).
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