Biography

Prior to entering teaching, Professor Szto practiced law in New York City, served as commercial lending counsel at Citibank and was co-founder of a legal services organization in New York. She has taught at Regent and Pepperdine Schools of Law and served as a visiting professor at Touro Law Center, Xiamen University (China), Santa Clara Law School and Suffolk University Law School. Professor Szto has lectured and written on a variety of matters dealing with both the Chinese and American legal systems. She is co-authoring two books on Chinese law for Carolina Academic Press. Her research interests include gender and the Chinese legal profession; and the relationship between Chinese ritual and law.