Kate is an Academic Fellow and Lecturer in Law at Columbia Law School.
Her research interests lie at the intersection of international law and private law, particularly the law of contracts,. .
Education
A.B. Harvard College, summa cum laude
Hoopes Prize, Mill-Taylor Prize for work in political theory
DPhil in Politics, University of Oxford
J.D., Yale Law School
Ambrose Gherini Prize for best essay in international law
Publications (Representative)
When the Sovereign Contracts: Troubling the Public/Private Distinction in International Law, Yale L.J. (2024)
Oriental Despotism and the Limits of Doux Commerce, from Montesquieu to Raynal, Political Theory (2023)
Experience
Kate worked at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, where she assisted in arbitrations involving sovereign states, state entities and international organizations. She also worked at the World Bank's International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes.
