Education
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1987 (Distinction: Cum Laude)
B.A., History and Economics, Brown University,1981 (Distinctions: Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member of the Bar of New York State, 1988-Present
Member of the Bar of Washington, D.C., 1988-Present
LANGUAGES
English – Mother Tongue
French – Fluent
Greek – Conversational
Spanish – Conversational
Qualifications
BASIL C. BITAS – PROFILE
Attorney-at-Law
Member of the Bars of New York State and Washington, D.C.
Facilitator and Associate Principal Trainer, Singapore Academy of Law
International Research Fellow, International Academy of the Belt and Road (Hong Kong)
Former Associate Professor (Practice), Singapore Management University – School of Law
LATEST PUBLICATIONS
November 2023 -China-US Relations on the Eve of a Technological, Social and Geopolitical “Unconformity”, China and the World (World Scientific)
November 2022 – Finding Equilibrium Amid the Deep Disruption of the “Geopolitical Metaverse”: Implications for the Sino-US Relationship and ASEAN”, News and Commentaries Section, China and the World Vol. 05, No. 01n04, 2230001 (2022) (World Scientific)
October 2022 – Commentary – “Disparate perceptions muddy US–China relations”, East Asia Forum
March 2022 – Commentary – “The EU answer to great power competition”, East Asia Forum