WAN LIZA MD AMIN
MADISON, WI 53705
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EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, WI
Doctoral Student (SJD) May 2009
Interest: Antitrust Law
Cardiff University, Wales United Kingdom
LLM, Commercial Law, Sept 2003
Thesis: Merger Control: Regulating Corporate Merger
EXPERIENCE
Senior lecturer at International Islamic University Malaysia
Appointed November 2007
Study leave till 2014
Taught Civil Procedure final year students
Conduct moot trial and court etiquettes
Coordinator Legal Practice Unit
Supervise all syllabus and practical training for final year subjects:
Evidence, Civil & Criminal Procedure, Lawyering Skills and Professional Papers
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PUPILLAGE- 1995-1996 MARCH
ZAID IBRAHIM & CO-COPRPORATE, COMMERCIAL AND CIVIL MATTERS,
BT LEE & CO-CRIMINAL MATTERS
KHALID YONG &CO- CONVEYANCING
Admitted as Advocate and solicitor, Malaysia High Court
Judicial Officer
Malaysian Judiciary, High Court and Lower Courts
MALAYSIAN JUDICIARY: MARCH 18, 1996
APPOINMENTEDS AS MAGISTRATE FROM 1996-1999 PENANG AND KUALA
LUMPUR MAGISTRATE COURTS
JOB SCOPE: HEARING AND DECISION MAKING IN ALL CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
CASES
SENIOR ASSISTANCE REGISTRAR HIGH COURTS KUALA LUMPUR, CIVIL
AND COMMERCIAL DIVISIONS.
POSTED UNDER THE CHIEF JUDGE FOR COMMERCIAL COURTS FOR THREE
YEARS (MANNING 8 HIGH COURTS)
JOB SCOPE: HEAR ALL COMMERCIAL CASES IN CHAMBERS (SAME
JURISDICTIONS WITH HIGH COURT JUDGE EXCEPT INJUNCTIONS AND FULL
TRIAL IN OPEN COURTS)
CIVIL CASES TRIED ARE CASES SUCH AS LAND, PROBATE, DEFAMATION
AND PERSONAL CLAIMS
PROMOTED TO DEPUTY REGISTRAR IN 2004 IN CHARGE OF THE HIGH
COURTS
JOB SCOPE; ADMINISTRATIONS TASKS, CONDUCT HEARINGS FOR CIVIL,
COMMERCIAL AND CRIMINAL CASES.
ACADEMIC
1. 2007 AUGUST, WAS ACCEPTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY
MALAYSIA TO TEACH CIVIL PROCEDURES FOR FINAL YEARS STUDENTS.
2. APPOINTED AS LEGAL PRACTICE UNIT CORDINATOOR (SUPERVISING CIVIL
PROCEDURE, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, PROFESSIONAL PAPERS, EVIDENCE,
EVIDENCE&SHARIAH PROCEDURES)
3. Attended training and consultancy work with Ministry of Domestic and
Consumer affairs
4. Attended Experts meeting conference in United Nations Geneva 15 th July -18th
July 2008 Paper prepared TRAINING MODULE FOR COMPETITION LAW AND
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POLICY, CAPACITY BUILDING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: GUIDELINES 2015 FOR
ASEAN REGION
5. Attended Study Trip (two weeks) on practical skills teaching methods at Leo
Cussen Institute Melbourne, June 2008
6. Directed Studies ( No Classes) PhD 2009 Till 2014- Antitrust Law
Conferences and Presentation:
1. American Antitrust institute 10th Annual Conference- Antitrust in a World without a
Center, National Press Club, and Washington, DC. June, 18 -19th 2009
2. Institute of Consumer Antitrust Studies, Loyola University Chicago School of
Law- Antitrust Symposium-9th Annual Loyola Antitrust Colloquium, April 30,
2009.
3. April 2010, International Legal Research Conference 2011,King College,
London UK- Poster Presentation
4. New York Annual Survey Of America Law- Critical Directions in
Antitrust, February 19th 2010.
5. Institute of Consumer Antitrust Studies, Loyola University Chicago School
of Law- Antitrust Symposium-10th Annual Loyola Antitrust Colloquium,
April 30, 2010.
6. March, 2nd International Conferences on Business & Economic Research,
2011-Paper Presentation :Competition Policy is it bad for business
7. April, 2011,University Of Washington, Missouri, USA- Paper Presentation
8. March, 2012, 6th Annual Postgraduate workshop -University Of Dublin,
Ireland- Paper Presentation: Addressing norms & institutional concerns in
advanced and emerging economies: towards effective competition law
enforcement
9. Publication Lexis Nexis: 2010, Seeking an equilibrium in competition policy
PERSONAL
Basic conversational French
Enjoy swimming, jogging and music
Extensive travel Europe
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UW Contact Person
Advisor: Professor Peter Carstensen
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