Prior to joining the faculty at Widener, Professor Baldia was a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Mayer Brown LLP and co-chair of the firm's global India practice where she focused on U.S. and international business transactions, intellectual property and corporate matters. She also served as pro bono General Counsel to the Asian University of Women Support Foundation, a not-for-profit organization supporting the creation and management of the Asian University For Women established in Chittagong, Bangladesh, in Fall 2008. Prior to joining Mayer Brown, she was a consultant to the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Department of Commerce advising foreign governments on site in technology, telecommunications, and intellectual property-related developmental projects.