Henry Gao

Education

• J.D., Vanderbilt, 2002
• Certificate of Law and Business, Law School, Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University, 2002
• LL.M., University College London, 1999
• Certificate in Law Teachers Program, University College London, 1999
• LL.B. (summa cum laude), China Youth Politics Institute, 1998

Academic Positions Held

Current Appointment:

• Professor of Law, Singapore Management University, Jul 2022-Present

Previous Appointments:

• Associate Professor of Law (Tenured), Singapore Management University, Jan 2010-Jun 2022
• Associate Professor of Law (tenure-track), Singapore Management University, Dec 2007-Dec 2009
• Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong (HKU), 2005-2007
• Lecturer, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong, 2003-2004

Honors and Awards

• Raymonde I. Paul Scholarship in Transnational Law, Vanderbilt University, 2002
• Dean’s Scholarship, Vanderbilt University, 1999-2002
• UCL/China Vinson Chu Scholarship, 1998
• Grand Prize of the National Jianhao (Genius Power) Scholarship (renamed May 4th Scholarship after 1999), China Youth League, All-China Students Federation, 1997

Courses Taught in SMU

• WTO: Law and Policy
• Chinese Law
• Torts

Research Areas

• WTO, International Trade Law
• Chinese Law
• Law and Economics

Areas of Specialisation

• WTO
• Free Trade Agreements
• International Trade Law
• International Law
• Chinese Law
• Law and Economics