Mr. Al Bawardi is a JSD candidate at the University of Chicago Law School, where he also completed his LLM with an interest in law & economics and his BA in political science at the College with departmental honors.

Mr. Al Bawardi is also an alum of: Williams College, The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Harvard Law School, and Harvard Kennedy School of Government, graduating in that order.

Prior to returning to University, Mr. Al Bawardi worked extensively in the private equity and investment banking industries, working for other firms, and founding his own.

Current research interests include: comparative law, law & economics, sovereign debt management, law & finance, and bankruptcy law (the US, EU, and UK).

Advisors: Mary Anne Case & Tom Ginsburg