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Larry Catá Backer (B.A. 1977 Brandeis University; M.P.P. 1979 Harvard KSG; J.D. 1982 Columbia University) is the W. Richard and Mary Eshelman Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law, Penn State-Dickinson Law School, and Affiliate Professor, School of International Affairs Pennsylvania State University. He has taught and lectured widely in the United States, Latin America, Asia, and Europe. Professor Backer is a member of the American Law Institute (ALI), the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI), and a founding director of the Consortium for Peace and Ethics, a policy NGO. His research focuses on issues of globalization and governance issues where public and private law systems converge. Current projects include transnational corporate soft law governance, multinational corporations and human rights, regulatory frameworks for sovereign investments, odious debt doctrine, public functions of multinational corporations and non-state regulatory mechanics. He has published a casebook, "Comparative Corporate Law," an edited collection of essays, "Harmonizing Law in an Era of Globalization," and a number of articles on transnational corporate governance and public law. He is completing a book, “Corporate Governance, Financial Markets And Development” and a casebook, “Transnational Law and Legal Issues.” Additionally, shorter essays on various aspects of globalization and governance appear on his essay site, “Law at the End of the Day,”.