Ari Afilalo is a celebrated writer, author and a philosopher who is also an active member of the Sephardic Jewish community in the New York city. Ari Afilalo is a specialist in international trade law, business transactions and contracts. His scholarly interests include the treatment of intellectual property in free trade areas, the law governing the elimination of non-tariff barriers to trade, the European Union's system of judicial remedies and the international rules for the protection of cross-border investment.