Benjamin Cheng is a lawyer who has years of experience advising, mentoring, and teaching. Prior to joining the Two-Year LL.M. Program, Professor Cheng worked first in in the Office of Graduate Careers, where he administered the Taxation Interview Program and advised domestic and international LL.M. students of many backgrounds. He then worked in the Office of Career Strategy, where he oversaw career advising for a 1L section. In that capacity, he also specialized in advising students from underrepresented and underserved backgrounds as well as international students from all class years. Prior to Georgetown Law, Professor Cheng worked in private practice, where he was an associate at an international law firm. Before law school, he was a strategy consultant for a consulting firm in Boston and then served as an analyst for an international investment bank in New York City.

Professor Cheng received his A.B. in biochemical sciences from Harvard University and his J.D.
from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.