Dr. Natalie Mrockova

Biography

Natalie Mrockova is a Career Development Researcher and Lecturer in Law at Merton College, University of Oxford. She teaches Land Law, Contract Law, Roman Law, and Trusts. Natalie has affiliations with Oxford's Law Finance Associateship and the China Centre Associateship, as well as the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies. Before her appointment at Merton, she held a Supernumerary Teaching Fellowship in Law at St John's College and had Stipendiary Lecturerships at Pembroke College and St Hugh's College. She has taught at universities in Cambridge, Paris, and Wuhan and has held visiting research posts at Columbia University and New York University of Sydney. Natalie has received several scholarships and awards, including the ILA Debbie Philips Scholarship and the Freshfields Oxford Law Scholarship. She speaks multiple languages, which assist her in comparative legal research. Natalie obtained her undergraduate degree in Law from the University of Nottingham and completed her Master of Law in Finance at the University of Oxford. She earned her doctorate from the University of Oxford, focusing on Chinese insolvency law and its applications. Her research interests include private law, particularly commercial property, and the intersection of law, finance, and economics. She has practical experience as a commercial translator and negotiator, and she has worked with international organizations such as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the World Bank. Natalie also consults on transnational China-related commercial disputes and collaborates with various organizations.

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