Established in 2008, Peking University Transnational Law School is the only law school in China and even in the world that combines the American law training mode (J.D.) with the traditional China law master training mode (J.M.) to train legal talents. The first president of the college is Professor Jeffrey Lehman, former president of Cornell University in the United States, executive vice president of nyu shanghai, winner of "Friendship Award" of 201China government, and one of the 40 most influential foreign experts in the 40th anniversary of reform and opening up. Philip McConnaughay, the current dean, was the dean of the School of Law of Pennsylvania State University, the founding dean of the School of International Relations, a professor of the Law School of Illinois University, and a partner of Meifu Law Firm, a top multinational law firm.