Christopher Jarvinen, M.A.

Christopher Andrew Jarvinen (M.A. 2002) has been named a senior Fulbright Specialist by the U.S. Department of State. Christopher has accepted an invitation from the Bankruptcy Law and Restructuring Research Center (“Center”) of the China University of Political Science and Law (“CUPL”) and the Ministry of Justice to be in residence between late March-May, 2019. CUPL is a “Project 211” university―a government honor bestowed upon China’s finest institutions of higher education. Over the past 60 years, CUPL has played an active role in key legislative efforts in China. CUPL has also assumed a leadership role in the development and innovation of legal thought in China. The Center is the very first professional research institution on bankruptcy law and corporate restructuring in mainland China. Among other consultative roles, the Center participated in the drafting of China’s new Enterprise Bankruptcy Law (“EBL”). Christopher will work with the Center, the CUPL and Chinese judges, government officials, academics, and practitioners to co-develop projects focused on the EBL. Like its well-known counterpart for students, the Fulbright Specialist program is one of the most widely-recognized and prestigious exchange programs in which the U.S. Department of State pairs highly-qualified, senior U.S. professionals and scholars with host institutions so that they may share their expertise.