Xiao Ma
S.J.D. Candidate
xma at sjd.law.harvard.edu
Dissertation
Political Determinants of Bankruptcies in China
Fields of Research and Supervisors
- Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization with Professor Mark J. Roe, Harvard Law School, Principal Faculty Supervisor
- Comparative Corporate Law and Corporate Theories with Professor Reinier H. Kraakman, Harvard Law School
- China’s Political Economy with Professor Mark Wu, Harvard Law School
Additional Research Interests
- Economic History
- Financial Regulations
- Law and Public Policy
Education
- Harvard Law School, S.J.D. Candidate 2021 – Present
- Harvard Law School, LL.M. 2016
- University of Oxford, MJur, 2012
- Beijing Foreign Studies University, B.A., LL.B., 2011
Academic Appointments and Fellowships
- Harvard Law School, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Bankruptcy, Teaching Fellow
- Harvard Law School Graduate Program, 2021-2022, LL.M. Advisor
- Harvard Law School, 2019-2020, Bankruptcy Fellow
- Harvard Law School East Asian Legal Studies Program, 2020-2021, Visiting Scholar
- Harvard Law School Graduate Program, 2019-2020, Visiting Researcher
- Harvard Law School, 2015-2016, F.Y. Chang Scholarship
- University of Oxford, China Oxford Scholarship
Additional Information
- Languages: English (fluent), Mandarin (native), French (beginner)
- Bar Admissions: China, New York State
Last Updated: December 4, 2025