Prof. Marcia Wiss has been a practicing lawyer in the field in the field of international finance and development for over 30 years, having retired as an equity partner in the international law firm of Hogan Lovells. She now is managing partner of a boutique law firm doing international and domestic projects. She has taught international project finance and investment at Georgetown Law Center for over 30 years at at SAIS she has taught international investment law for almost 20 years.