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Terry College of Business

Georgia's flagship business school, founded in 1912

Marisa Anne Pagnattaro

Legal Studies Program
Terry College of Business
  • Professor

Education

Degree Field of Study Institution Graduation Year
PhD English (American Lit.)
University of Georgia
 1998
JD Law
New York Law School
 1987
BA English
Colgate University
 1983

Research Interests

  • China
  • Employment Law - International and Domestic

Prior Professional Positions

Organization / Department Title Years of Service
Kilpatrick & Cody (now Kilpatrick Townsend LLP)
Litigation
 Attorney 1987 to 1992

Awards

Award Name Awarded By Year Awarded
Outstanding Teaching Award
University of Georgia
Terry College of Business
 2011
Master Teacher
Academy of Legal Studies in Business
 2010
Ralph J. Bunche Award - Best International Research Paper
Academy of Legal Studies in Business - International Section
 2010
Outstanding Teacher Recognition
Student Government Association
 2008
Lothar Tresp Outstanding Honors Professor
Honors Program
 2006
Emil S. Troelston Award for Outstanding Business Education
Alpha Kappa Psi
 2005
Hober Excellence in Research Award
Journal of Legal Studies in Education
 2005
Richard Russell Undergraduate Teaching Award
University of Georgia
 2004
J. Hatten Howard Teaching Award
UGA Honors Program
 2003

Editorial Appointments

Position Name of Journal Year(s)
Managing Editor
American Business Law Journal
 2012 -
Articles Editor
American Business Law Journal
2009 - 2012
Managing Editor
Journal of Legal Studies in Business
2002 - 2005
Editor-In-Chief
Georgia Bar Journal
2001 - 2002

Service

Organization Title Year(s) Service Type
International Law Section, Academy of Legal Studies in Busin
 President 2008 - 2009 Professional
Labor & Employment Section, Academy of Legal Studies in Busi
 Chair 2006 - 2007 Professional
Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business
President 2005 - 2006 Professional
International Committee, ABA Labor & Employment Section, Emp
 Co-Chair 2004 - Professional

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

  • Marisa Anne Pagnattaro. 2012. Preventing Know-How from Walking out the Door in China: Protection of Trade Secrets. Business Horizons, 55(4).
  • Marisa Anne Pagnattaro. 2012. U.S. Trade Policy: Increased Emphasis on Worker Rights. Georgia Journal Of International And Comparative Law, 40(3).
  • Marisa Anne Pagnattaro & Stephanie Greene. 2011. Say on Pay: The Movement to Reform Executive Compensation in the U.S. and Europe. Northwestern Journal Of International Law & Business, 31: 591-634.
  • Marisa Anne Pagnattaro and Ellen Peirce. 2010. From China to Your Plate: An Analysis of New Regulatory Efforts and Stakeholder Responsibility to Ensure Food Safety. George Washington International Law Review, 42(1): 1-55.
  • Marisa Anne Pagnattaro. 2009. Is Labor Really Cheap In China? Compliance with Labor and Employment Laws. San Diego International Law Journal, (10:2).
  • Marisa Anne Pagnattaro. 2008. Protecting Trade Secrets in China: Update on Employee Disclosures and the Limitations of the Law. American Business Law Journal, (45:2).
  • Marisa Anne Pagnattaro. 2008. Getting Under Your Skin-Literally: RFID in the Employment Context. Journal Of Law, Technology & Policy.
  • Marisa Anne Pagnattaro & Ellen Peirce. 2007. Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Conflict Between U.S. Corporate Codes of Conduct and European Privacy and Work Laws. Berkeley Journal Of Employment And Labor Law, (28:2).
  • Marisa Anne Pagnattaro. Winter 2007. The Google Challenge: Enforcement of Non-Compete and Trade Secret Agreements in China. American Business Law Journal, (44.4).
  • Marisa Anne Pagnattaro. . Leveling the Playing Field: Labor Standards in CAFTA. Fordham Journal Of International Law, 29(2).
  • Marisa Pagnattaro. 2004. The Perils of Control: Affiliated Liability Under the WARN Act. American Business Law Journal, 41(2-3).
  • Marisa Pagnattaro. 2004. Enforcing International Labor Standards: The Potential of the Alien Tort Claims Act . Vanderbilt Journal Of Transnational Law, 37.
  • Marisa Pagnattaro, Larry DiMatteo, Lucian Dhooge, Stephanie Greene, Virginia Maurer. 2004. An Interpretive Turn in International Sales Law: An Analysis of Fifteen Years of CISG Jurisprudence. Northwestern Journal Of International Business Law, 24(2).
  • Marisa Pagnattaro. 2004. What Do You Do When You Are Not At Work? Limiting the Use of Off-Duty Conduct as the Basis for Adverse Employment Actions. Journal Of Labor And Employment Law (University Of Pennsylvania), 6(3).
  • Marisa Pagnattaro. 2001. Genetic Discrimination in the Workplace: Employee's Right to Privacy v. An Employer's Need to Know. American Business Law Journal, 39(1).

Books

  • Lee Reed, Marisa Anne Pagnattaro, Dan Cahoy, Peter Shedd & Jere Morehead. forthcoming. Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business. Mcgraw-Hill/Irwin, (16th edition).
  • Marisa Anne Pagnattaro, Larry DiMatteo, Lucien Dhooge, Stephanie Greene, Virginia Maurer. 2005. International Sales Law: A Critical Analysis of CISG Jurisprudence. Cambridge University Press.
  • Marisa Pagnattaro. 2001. In Defiance of the Law. Peter Lang.
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