Senior Scholars' Series with Pitman Potter on November 9, 2021
Channel: UBC Emeritus College
Date: 23/11/2021

Pitman Potter,  Professor Emeritus of Law (2020)

"Reflections From a China Scholar"

Potter’s teaching and research have focused on PRC and Taiwan law and policy in the areas of international trade and investment, dispute resolution, property and contract law, business regulation, and human rights. He has published many books and essays on China law and policy, including Exporting Virtue? China’s International Human Rights Activism in the Age of Xi Jinping (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2021).

Prior to his retirement in 2020, Dr. Potter also served as an attorney licensed in British Columbia, Washington State and California handling China business and arbitration matters. Dr. Potter has served on the Boards of Directors of several public institutions, including the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada where he is currently a Distinguished Fellow Emeritus and the Canada-China Business Council. Dr. Potter is a Deacon in the Anglican Church of Canada (Diocese of New Westminster) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

Moderator: Rhodri Windsor-Liscombe
Professor Emeritus of Art History, Visual Art and Theory (2015)