I need to find an expert on US conflicts of laws/choice of laws issues
to potentially testify in an arbitration. Professor Weintraub is
testifying for the other side but someone of his caliber would be
ideal. A couple of names of experts renowned in this field would be
very helpful. One place to start may be who has written texts and
articles on the issue. If a couple of names were to appear over and
over, that would be someone I would like to contact. I don't need
their contact information, though -- just their names would be great.

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Clarification of Question by christmas-ga on 01 Jun 2004 10:26 PDT

Lea Brilmayer sounds like a good candidate. I would hope for a couple
more possibilities with whom to compare her.  Thanks!

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Clarification of Question by christmas-ga on 01 Jun 2004 11:37 PDT

These look great!  Please post them as the official answer.  Thanks so much.

Dear Christmas,

Thank you for accepting my comments as the answer to your question.

I am reposting my findings below for you?re your convenience.


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Prof. Lea Brilmayer

March 05, 2004 : Prof. Lea Brilmayer Testifies before Senate Hearing
on Same-Sex Marriage

?Lea Brilmayer, Howard M. Holtzmann Professor of International Law and
an expert on conflict of laws, testified on March 3, 2004, before the
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the
Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights, in a hearing titled
"Judicial Activism vs. Democracy: What Are the National Implications
of the Massachusetts Goodridge Decision and the Judicial Invalidation
of Traditional Marriage Laws?"
Yale
http://www.law.yale.edu/outside/html/Public_Affairs/452/yls_article.htm

Read her prepared testimony through the link below.
http://www.law.yale.edu/outside/html/Public_Affairs/452/senatetestimony.pdf

Profile and contact information
Yale Faculty
http://www.law.yale.edu/outside/html/faculty/rlb37/profile.htm

Read more about Prof. "Lea Brilmayer" here:
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&q=%22Lea+Brilmayer+%22&btnG=Search


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Robert M. Waxman

Robert M. Waxman was the recipient of the American Juris Prudence
Award for Conflicts of Law.

Read his profile here.
http://www.ecjlaw.com/profiles/1199461
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David P. Currie

?Mr. Currie has written three major casebooks: Cases and Materials on
Federal Courts (1968, 1975, 1982, and 1990); Cases and Materials on
Pollution (1975); and Cases and Materials on Conflict of Laws (with R.
C. Cramton, 1968; with H. H. Kay, 1975, 1981 and 1987; with L. Kramer,
1993 and 2001).
Education: B.A., 1957, University of Chicago; LL.B., 1960, Harvard
University. ?
http://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/currie/index.html


David P. Currie, Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor 
http://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/currie/cv.html


Publications, Presentations and Works in Progress
http://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/currie/publications.html


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Eugene F. Scoles

Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Profile and contact information
http://www.law.uoregon.edu/faculty/escoles/


Conflict of Laws
By: Eugene F. Scoles
http://law.lotsofgoodbooks.com/us_law-item_id-0314238344-search_type-AsinSearch-locale-us.html


Search criteria 
?Conflict of laws? expert
?Conflict of laws? testimony
?Conflict of laws? author book

Best regards,
Bobbie7

Prompt, thorough, and much appreciated!

Prof. Lea Brilmayer

March 05, 2004 
Prof. Lea Brilmayer Testifies before Senate Hearing on Same-Sex Marriage 

?Lea Brilmayer, Howard M. Holtzmann Professor of International Law and
an expert on conflict of laws, testified on March 3, 2004, before the
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the
Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights, in a hearing titled
"Judicial Activism vs. Democracy: What Are the National Implications
of the Massachusetts Goodridge Decision and the Judicial Invalidation
of Traditional Marriage Laws?"
http://www.law.yale.edu/outside/html/Public_Affairs/452/yls_article.htm


You can read her prepared testimony through the link below.
http://www.law.yale.edu/outside/html/Public_Affairs/452/senatetestimony.pdf


Profile and contact information
Yale Faculty
http://www.law.yale.edu/outside/html/faculty/rlb37/profile.htm


Read more about Prof. "Lea Brilmayer" here:
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&q=%22Lea+Brilmayer+%22&btnG=Search


Does Prof. Lea Brilmayer meet your requirements?

Thanks,
Bobbie7

Hello again Christmas,

I found a few more candidates.

Robert M. Waxman

Robert M. Waxman was the recipient of the American Juris Prudence
Award for Conflicts of Law.
Read his profile here.
http://www.ecjlaw.com/profiles/1199461


David P. Currie
Mr. Currie has written three major casebooks: Cases and Materials on
Federal Courts (1968, 1975, 1982, and 1990); Cases and Materials on
Pollution (1975); and Cases and Materials on Conflict of Laws (with R.
C. Cramton, 1968; with H. H. Kay, 1975, 1981 and 1987; with L. Kramer,
1993 and 2001).
Education: B.A., 1957, University of Chicago; LL.B., 1960, Harvard
University. http://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/currie/index.html

David P. Currie, Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor 
http://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/currie/cv.html

Publications, Presentations and Works in Progress
http://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/currie/publications.html


Eugene F. Scoles
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Profile and contact information
http://www.law.uoregon.edu/faculty/escoles/

Books : Conflict of Laws
by: Eugene F. Scoles
http://law.lotsofgoodbooks.com/us_law-item_id-0314238344-search_type-AsinSearch-locale-us.html


If my findings are helpful, please let me know and I will gladly post
them as the official answer to your question.

Sincerely,
Bobbie7

Larry Kramer

"Larry Kramer, a professor and associate dean at New York University
School of Law, will succeed Kathleen Sullivan as dean of Stanford Law
School, President John Hennessy announced Wednesday.

Kramer is the associate dean for research and academics and the
Russell D. Niles Professor of Law at NYU. He has written extensively
in the areas of constitutional law and history, federal courts,
conflict of laws and civil procedure. He will begin his tenure as Dean
and Richard E. Lang Professor of Law Sept. 1. "
http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2004/may19/dean-512.html

Biography and Contact Information 
http://www.law.nyu.edu/faculty/profiles/bios/kramerl_bio.html

Read more about LArry Kramer at the following links:
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&q=%22Larry+Kramer%22+%22conflict+of+laws%22&btnG=Search

--Bobbie7

Thank you Christmas, for the nice rating and tip!
--Bobbie7