Anita Ramasastry is the D. Wayne & Anne Gittinger Professor of Law at the

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and a director of the Shidler Center for Law, Commerce & Technology. She is also a regular columnist for the online legal commentary ''

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''. Ramasastry earned a

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in 1988 from

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, a

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in 1990 from

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, and a J.D. in 1992 from Harvard Law School. Upon graduation, she worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and worked and taught in

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. She clerked for Justice Alan B. Handler of the

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and has taught at University of Washington since 1996. As of 2011, Ramasastry is a senior advisor in the International Trade Administration at the US Dept. of Commerce as part of the Obama administration. She is working with former

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Governor, Gary Locke who is currently the Secretary of Commerce. Ramasastry is a member of the Department of Commerce Internet Policy Task Force.

Awards

* Fulbright Senior Scholar Award, National University Ireland (Galway) (2008) * Asia Society, Asia 21 Young Leader Fellowship (2008) * Philip A. Trautman 1L Professor of the Year (2006, 2003, 1997) * Outstanding Academician Award, North American South Asian Bar Association (2004) * University of Washington Outstanding Public Service Award (for Immigrant Families Advocacy Project) (2002) * University of Washington Distinguished Teaching Award (1998)

External links

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