RONG TAO KOHTZ, ESQ.
1-989-272-4221
RONG.KOHTZ@KOHTZLAW.COM
20-year career with extensive experience in complex litigation in federal and state courts.
An expert in international family law, U.S. family law and Chinese family law, I have counseled clients from nearly 60 countries, and litigated high-impact family law cases in federal and state courts since 2004. I frequently provide objective, analytical expert opinions on complex international law issues to courts and law firms around the world. I am a fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers, an exclusive association of practicing lawyers who are recognized internationally by their peers as the most experienced and skilled family law specialists.
I have remained engaged academically while practicing law. My scholarship explores how courtroom discourses have constructed particular ideas about family relations, and how these ideas come to frame the social imaginary of what is possible, plausible, and legitimate law of family. I am most interested in the interplay between trial court processes and transnational law.
I earned my J.D. /L.L.M. from Columbia University Law School in New York City, where I was a John M. Olin Fellow in Law and Economics. I received a Masters of Law from Peking University Law School, and a B.A. in Economics from Beijing Normal University. I am a co-Vice Chair of the International Family Law Committee of the American Bar Association.
I have remained engaged academically while practicing law. My scholarship explores how courtroom discourses have constructed particular ideas about family relations, and how these ideas come to frame the social imaginary of what is possible, plausible, and legitimate law of family. I am most interested in the interplay between trial court processes and transnational law.
I earned my J.D. /L.L.M. from Columbia University Law School in New York City, where I was a John M. Olin Fellow in Law and Economics. I received a Masters of Law from Peking University Law School, and a B.A. in Economics from Beijing Normal University. I am a co-Vice Chair of the International Family Law Committee of the American Bar Association.
Recent publications
American Bar Association Publishing, 2023
Chinese Family Law and Practice provides the most up-to-date information about Chinese family law statutes, court rules and court decisions. It is a much-needed reference guide on Chinese family law for practitioners around the world. This book is also a critical introduction to Chinese family law, from a practitioner’s perspective, for further academic research. Written in plain language, this book is a good source of information for non-lawyers as well.
“An insightful and comprehensive account of family law in China,” and an “essential reading for anyone interested in the practice of family law in China.”
- Benjamin L. Liebman, the Robert L. Liejf Professor of Law, Columbia Law School
"It is absolutely vital when advising on a multi-jurisdictional family law case, to have a fundamental grasp of the foreign jurisdiction's laws and practice. Rong Kohtz has artfully pulled together a treatise, geared for U.S. lawyers, on the basic principles in Chinese family law in what will be a staple of any family lawyer's library.”
- Melissa Kucinski, International Family Lawyer, MK Family Law
