Ronald A. Brand

Background

Ronald A. Brand was born on September 19, 1952 in McCook, Nebraska, United States.

Education

Ronald A. Brand attended the University of Nebraska where he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1974. He also studied at Cornell Law School and received a Juris Doctor in 1977. Brand was admitted to the bar in 1977.

Career

Ronald A. Brand worked as a Professor at the the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He has lectured on international trade and business law matters at universities in the U.S. and abroad. Professor Brand represented the United States at Special Commissions and the Diplomatic Sessions of the Hague Conference on Private International Law that produced both the 2005 Convention on Choice of Court Agreements and the 2019 Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters.

Achievements

• Ronald A. Brand has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell. was the driving force behind the creation of the University of Pittsburgh's Center for International Legal Education (CILE) and its Master of Laws Program for Foreign Law Graduates. His reputation as a scholar on international and comparative law has helped the University of Pittsburgh School of Law attract prominent visiting scholars and lecturers from around the world and enhance opportunities for students to study and work abroad.
  
  Ronald A. Brand received the ABA Section of International Law, Leonard J. Theberge Award for Private International Law in 2011. He also received the Chancellor’s Distinguished Public Service Award, the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award and the Student Bar Association Excellence in Teaching Award