Introducing the Head of International Religious Law, Professor Jonathan Arnold, Esq.

As part of our commitment to bringing you the latest social-scientific research on religion, GCRR is proud to introduce the Head of our "International Religious Law" division, Professor Jonathan Arnold, Esq.

Prof. Jonathan Arnold, Esq. is an Oxford-educated attorney and professor versed in the Academic, Commercial, Export, General Counsel, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Legal History, Publishing/Podcasting, Transactional and UCC Law fields. Some of his recent articles include: Exodus to Leviticus to Haggadah: The Dynamism of Torahistic Law (GCRR Press, 2021); Development of New Approaches in Int'l Trade Law, (Cal. Int'l. Law Journal, 2018); and, The Emerging Locality of International Law, (Valley Lawyer, 2016). He has been cited by the California Court of Appeal regarding the proper scope/application of Specific Jurisdiction in international-based litigation: VirtualMagic Asia, Inc. v. Fil-Cartoons, Inc. (2002) 99 Cal.App.4th 228, 121 Cal.Rptr.2d 1, 9-11 and authored a Legal Opinion Letter accepted by Lloyd's of London for underwriting new media insurance coverage. He has worked as both an arbitrator and mediator for the Los Angeles Superior Court, and his contract drafting/negotiation encompasses expertise with both national and international agreements, including work with Apple, Google, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, metroPCS, Microsoft and Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co., oHG. He negotiated and drafted the option/development contract(s) for the holders of the international film rights to the Gabriel Garcia Marquez novel Love in the Time of Cholera and, while at Paramount Pictures, worked on clearance/licensing matters to profitably coordinate emerging new media into multimillion-dollar ad campaigns for films such as Braveheart, Sabrina and Star Trek: Generations.