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John E. Parkerson

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John Parkerson is an international business attorney at Kaufman & Hilbert, P.C.. His law practice focuses on international business and related corporate and commercial matters, defense contracting, international regulatory compliance, export/import, international aviation, national security law and governmental affairs. He is co-owner of a boutique consulting company, P&S International Strategies, that assists primarily Central and Eastern European SMEs with international business expansion. Parkerson is Adjunct Professor in the MBA “International Practicum” program at Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business and formerly was Adjunct Professor of Contract Drafting at Emory Law School. He is a frequent lecturer on international business and law topics at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and Emory Law School.
Parkerson was an international attorney in Delta Air Lines’ Law Department from 1993-2008. Before Delta, he served as Judge Advocate General (“JAG”) Army officer in a variety of international law assignments including the Pentagon, the U.S. Embassy in Germany, and Professor of International and Operational Law at the U.S. Military Academy/West Point.
John Parkerson serves as Honorary Consul General and Foreign Economic Counselor of Hungary. He focuses primarily on cultivating business, educational and cultural ties between Hungary, on the one hand; and companies, institutions and individuals in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, and South Carolina. The Government of Hungary awarded Parkerson the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit, its highest honor for foreign citizens.
Parkerson serves on the Georgia District Export Council of the U.S. Department of Commerce. He has held leadership roles in numerous civic and charitable organizations, including past President of the World Trade Center Atlanta, and current Secretary of the Atlanta Consular Corps Board. Parkerson also holds Board positions on the State Bar of Georgia’s International Law Section.
Parkerson holds B.A. (European History), M.A. (Diplomatic History) and JD (Law) degrees from Emory University; an M.A. (International Relations) from Boston University; and an LL.M (International and Comparative Law) from The George Washington University. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army’s Command & General Staff College and completed the Public International Law course of study at The Hague Academy of International Law.
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