Michael W. Meier

Michael W. Meier is an experienced international law attorney with a career in government and academia.  He is currently an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) and an Associate Fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy.  Mr. Meier is also a consultant with organizations such as Open AI and the Institute for Defense Analysis (IDA).

Mr. Meier was a Visiting Professor of Practice at Emory University School of Law and the Acting Director of the Emory International Humanitarian Law Clinic for the academic year 2023-2024.  From 2016-2023, Mr. Meier served as the Special Assistant to the Army Judge Advocate General for Law of War Matters where he advised on legal and policy issues involving the law of war.

From 2009-2016, Mr. Meier served as an Attorney-Adviser with the Office of the Legal Adviser for Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State. He provided advice regarding the transfer and direct commercial sales of defense articles and services, the application of the law of war to U.S. military operations and weapons issues, and supported U.S. diplomatic initiatives, including ongoing dialogue with the ICRC, the United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations. In addition, Mr. Meier served as Head of the U.S. Delegation to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons for expert meetings on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and was a member of the U.S. Delegation that negotiated the Arms Trade Treaty. From 1986 to 2009, Mr. Meier served as an Army Judge Advocate and retired at the rank of Colonel.

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