Gregory Shaffer

Who is Gregory Shaffer?

Gregory Shaffer is a leading scholar of the World Trade Organization, of law and globalization, and of transnational regulation, working in the tradition of legal realism and socio-legal studies. He introduced the concept of public-private partnerships in the WTO dispute settlement system, examining how they work in practice in the United States, the European Union and Brazil. He also has written major books on the international law and politics governing genetically modified foods, and of transatlantic relations. Shaffer is the Melvin C. Steen Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School. He previously held the first Chair at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, and was a Professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he was Co-Director of the Center on World Affairs and the Global Economy. He serves as the Senior Research Fellow at the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development for its project on WTO Dispute Settlement and Developing Countries, and served on the Executive Council of the American Society of International Law. He received his B.A. from Dartmouth College and his J.D. from Stanford Law School.