Originally from Revolution in the International Rule of Law: Essays in Honor of Don Wallace, Jr.

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I have known Prof. Wallace for more than fourteen years. In addition
to being a mentor, teacher and SJD supervisor at Georgetown University
Law Center, he has been an advisor and friend. My first encounter with
Prof. Wallace was in one of his seminar on International Trade and WTO
Law. I was impressed (and frankly intimidated) by his eloquence and
ability to master various areas of international law while formulating
incisive questions that resonate through time. Prof. Wallace later became
my doctoral supervisor on a dissertation involving international
customary rules of interpretation as applied by the ICJ and the Appellate
Body of the WTO, GATT Article XXIV on Regional Trade Agreements,
and Rules of Origin. Prof. Wallace's rigor, generosity and constructive
criticism were instrumental for my doctorate. Following publication of
my dissertation, while still working on international economic law, I
steered towards international investment arbitration; worked at ICSID
and later negotiated investment treaties on behalf of a sovereign nation.
Upon my return to Washington D.C. to work on investment-arbitration
after spending a couple of years abroad, I discovered that Prof. Wallace
had, not surprisingly, written a casebook with my friend Borzu Sabahi
and they were teaching a seminar on investment arbitration together.
Prof. Wallace continues to inspire me. Now as his colleague at
Georgetown, I co-teach a seminar on investment arbitration and
landmark judgments with my friend Ian Laird. I have also had the
pleasure to serve as advisor and lecturer of international investment