Aaron Afilalo

Aaron Afilalo obtained his Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law and his LL.M. from Harvard Law School, where he specialized in international law.

He specializes in international trade law, business transactions, and contracts. A key interest of his is the treatment of intellectual property in free trade zones, the elimination of non-tariff trade barriers, the judicial remedy system of the European Union, and international investment protection rules.

Afilalo worked as a law clerk for Chief Justice Paul J. Liacos of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. For several years, he practiced law in New York City, focusing on cross-border financial and commercial transactions between Europe and the United States, as well as intellectual property law. In addition to practicing law, he taught courses in international trade and intellectual property at Suffolk Law School in Boston and taught legal writing at Harvard Law School. For one year before joining Rutgers-Campden faculty, he was the Croft Assistant Professor of Law and International Studies at the University of Mississippi School of Law, teaching courses on European Union law, public and private international law, and banking law.

In his current position, Aaron Afilalo is a Professor of Law at Rutgers Law School. Among the courses Professor Afilalo teaches are international trade law, international business transactions, and contracts. The treatment of intellectual property in free trade areas, the law governing the elimination of non-tariff trade barriers, the judicial remedies system of the European Union, and the protection of cross-border investment are among his scholarly interests.