Faculty News
New York Law School’s faculty members produce influential and timely scholarship that advances legal education and breaks new ground.
Selected works from Spring 2025 are below:
- John Marshall Harlan II Professor Penelope Andrews was awarded the Law and Society Association’s 2025 Ronald Pipkin Service Award.
- Emeritus Professor Robert Blecker’s new play entitled “Father Anonymous,” the story of America’s Forgotten Founder Dr. Joseph Warren, opened Off Broadway.
- Professor Kirk D. Burkhalter ’04 was appointed Dean for Evening Division Engagement.
- Adjunct Professor Jenna Coudin won the National Legal Aid and Defender Association’s New Leaders in Advocacy Award.
- Dean and President Anthony W. Crowell was named to City & State New York’s 2025 Law Power 100 and Trailblazers in Higher Education lists.
- Professors from Practice Shahrokh Falati ’08 and Michael Pastor were appointed the new Co-Directors of NYLS’s Innovation Center for Law and Technology.
- Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Institutional Strategy Matt Gewolb was appointed as the Manhattan Borough President’s Commissioner on the New York City Charter Revision Commission.
- Professor Justin Murray was appointed a full Professor of Law.
- Professor from Practice Michael Pastor was appointed Dean for Technology Law Programs.
- Distinguished Adjunct Professor Jeffrey M. Wice has been appointed to serve as a member of the national States Count Action Network (S-CAN) Census 2030 Steering Committee by the Leadership Conference on Civil & Human RIghts and State Voices.
- Professor Britney Wilson was appointed a full Professor of Law and was selected to participate in the American Society for Legal History's J. Willard Hurst Summer Institute in Legal History.
Books and Chapters
- Wallace Stevens Professor Kris Franklin co-authored Contracts: A Context and Practice Casebook, Fourth Edition (Carolina Academic Press 2025)
- Emeritus Professor Michael Perlin and Distinguished Adjunct Professor Heather E. Cucolo ’03 co-authored the 41st supplement to Mental Disability Law: Civil and Criminal (Lexis Publishing).
- Emeritus Professor Michael Perlin authored a chapter titled “‘I'll Give You Justice’: Why the Use of Therapeutic Jurisprudence Is the Best Way to Eradicate Sanism in the Law” in the Routledge Handbook of Disability, Crime, and Justice (2025).
- Professor Andrew Scherer authored Residential Landlord-Tenant Law in New York, 30th edition (Thomson-Reuters 2024–25).
- Emerita John Marshall Harlan II Professor Nadine Strossen co-authored War on Words: 10 Arguments Against Free Speech—And Why They Fail (Heresy Press 2025)
- Ernst C. Stiefel Professor of Comparative Law Ruti G. Teitel authored Presidential Visions of Transitional Justice (Oxford University Press 2025) and co-authored a chapter titled “Transitional Justice and Cognitive-Behavioural Studies” in International Legal Theory and the Cognitive Turn (Oxford University Press 2025).
Law Reviews, Journals, and Articles
- Distinguished Adjunct Professor Barry Appleton authored “A New Mandate for Ottawa: Building Canada’s Sovereign Future” for the think tank Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI).
- Adjunct Professor Andrew C. Brunsden authored “Trump’s inspector general purge undermines a government watchdog” in The Hill.
- Professor from Practice Shahrokh Falati ’08 authored “Humans 1: Machines 0: Copyright Law's Impact on Commercializing Artificially Intelligent Software” in the New York Law Journal.
- Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Institutional Strategy Matt Gewolb authored “The Power of Student Prior Knowledge in Legal Education” in the New York Law Journal.
- Dean of Faculty and the Rita and Joseph Solomon Professor of Wills, Trusts, and Estates William P. LaPiana co-authored “No Contest Clauses and Lifetime Trusts” in the New York Law Journal.
- Emeritus Robert F. Wagner Professor of Labor and Employment Law Arthur S. Leonard authored “Federal court vacates Biden administration’s rule protecting LGBTQ students”; “Supreme Court allows appeal of Fifth Circuit PrEP coverage ruling”; and “Supreme Court may decide if parents can ‘opt out’ children from LGBTQ content in public schools” among many other articles in Gay City News.
- Adjunct Professor Addison O'Donnell co-authored “The New Red Tape: Agency Value Matching in a Post-Chevron World” in Administration & Society.
- Dean for Technology Law Programs Michael Pastor co-authored “Navigating AI in Legal Practice: A Road Map for In-House Counsel” in the New York Law Journal.
- Emeritus Professor Michael Perlin and Deborah Dorfman ’92 authored “‘It Don’t Matter Anyhow’: How the Americans with Disabilities Act Has Become (Mostly) Irrelevant to the Criminal Trial Process.”
- Joseph Solomon Distinguished Professor Rebecca Roiphe co-authored “Can Prosecutors' Offices Preserve Public Confidence In Their Nonpartisanship-And, If So, How?” in Fordham Law Review.
- Emeritus Wallace Stevens Professor Richard Sherwin authored “Donald Trump’s Misrule of Law” and “Trump’s Tariffs and the Will to Power” in Project Syndicate.
- Emerita John Marshall Harlan II Professor Nadine Strossen authored “Business Skills Will Help You Change the World” in ABA Young Lawyer.
- Distinguished Adjunct Professor Jeffrey M. Wice co-authored “Census 2030 is halfway here & N.Y. must prepare” in New York Daily News.
- Professor Britney Wilson authored “Predisposed: Race, Disability, and Death Investigations" in the UCLA Law Review.
News and Media
- Distinguished Adjunct Professor Barry Appleton was quoted in “Trump Slaps Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China in Opening Salvo of Trade War”; “Hegseth Warned of Military Action if Mexico Fails to Meet Trump’s Border Demands”; “Trump’s Tariff War Forces Allies to Choose Resistance or Surrender”; and “Resistance Is Futile, Make a Deal: Trump’s Tariff Message to the World” in The Wall Street Journal.
- Professor from Practice Ann Schofield Baker ’97 was quoted in “Donald Trump's talk of annexing Canada and imposing tariffs rattles neighbor to north” on Lohud.com.
- Distinguished Chair in Immigration and Human Rights Law Lenni B. Benson was the featured legal expert interviewed for “Immigration Questions Answered for High School Students During Uncertain Times” in Documented. She was also featured in projects across Voice of America, Uptown Radio, Austin Kocher Substack, and CBS News.
- Emeritus Professor Robert Blecker was featured in an episode of The Arthur Aidala Power Hour.
- Dean for Evening Division Engagement Kirk D. Burkhalter ’04 was a featured expert in “New details on how UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect left New York” and “Former NYPD detective on DOJ resignations amid dropped Eric Adams charges” on CBS News.
- Professor Anna G. Cominsky ’05 was featured in “Karen Read Trial Aftermath: Jurors Speak Out; 1 Officer On Leave & Another Re-Assigned” and “One Month Until Donna Adelson Stands Trial for the Murder of Dan Markel” on Surviving The Survivor: #BestGuests in True Crime.
- Dean and President Anthony W. Crowell was profiled in “New York Law School dean centers approach on the economic heart of the Big Apple” in AM New York and was quoted in articles spanning Reuters and Law.com.
- Distinguished Adjunct Professor Heather E. Cucolo ’03 was quoted in “Fact Check: US Law Does NOT Allow For Anthony Fauci To Be Extradited To Russia” in Lead Stories, and in other articles spanning in the Daily Business Review, BBC News, Reuters, USA Today, NBC News, The Guardian, and PIX 11.
- Adjunct Professor Joanne Doroshow was quoted in “Georgia Gov. Kemp wants to limit lawsuits. But would that keep insurance rates from rising?” in AP News and in “How Brian Kemp’s proposed legal overhaul could affect your health care” in Atlanta Journal Constitution.
- Adjunct Professor Lucas Ferrara was quoted in “Long Island City landlord accused of 421-a violations” and “Landlord using rental concessions to abuse 421–a benefits at Jamaica project, suit claims” in Crain’s New York Business, and in other articles spanning the Queens Post and Gothamist.
- Emeritus Professor Ronald Filler was quoted in “CFTC Rocked by Exits and Sanctions as Crypto Reform Awaits” in Bloomberg News.
- Professor Doni Gewirtzman gave a talk for the Wilf Impact Center on “The Trump Administration and the Future of Constitutional Law.”
- Visiting Professor Brandt Goldstein was featured in “Trump vs. Courts” on CNN.
- Dean of Faculty and the Rita and Joseph Solomon Professor of Wills, Trusts, and Estates William P. LaPiana was quoted in “Jeffrey Epstein’s Estate Got a $112 Million Tax Refund” in The New York Times.
- Distinguished Adjunct Professor Stephen Louis was quoted in “City Council’s 'Crackdown' on Bogus Parking Placards Is Itself Bogus, Data Reveals” in Hell Gate, and in other articles in Gothamist and AP News.
- Adjunct Professor Dan Lust is quoted in “‘Back in the Spotlight’: How Mike Repole’s Millions Pulled St. John’s Into the NIL Era” in Front Office Sports.
- Adjunct Professor Diane Kiesel and Dean Anthony W. Crowell were featured on “American History TV: When Charlie Met Joan” on C-SPAN.
- Executive Editor for the Center for New York City and State Law Ben Max interviewed a number of elected and appointed government officials, candidates for office, advocates, academics, journalists, and other guests—including NYC Department of Investigation Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, and NYC Council Member Alexa Avilés—on Max Politics, his New York policy and politics podcast.
- Dean for Adjunct Faculty Engagement Howard Meyers was featured in “Credit Card Approval: Ask the Experts” on WalletHub.
- Professor Justin Murray was interviewed on the Public Defenseless podcast to discuss his forthcoming article "Prosecutorial Reform and the Myth of Individualized Enforcement."
- Dean for Technology Law Programs Michael Pastor was featured in “How New York Law School is Training Tomorrow’s GCs” on the Lawyers Who Learn podcast.
- Interim Director of The Mendik Library and Professor of Legal Research Michael Roffer ’83 was quoted in “Roger Miner & today's Supreme Court” in Main Street Magazine.
- Joseph Solomon Distinguished Professor Rebecca Roiphe was featured as a CBS legal analyst in segments on “The wide-ranging implications of Supreme Court's immunity ruling for Trump”; “Eric Adams sought illegal contributions for campaign, indictment alleges”; and “Judge unseals crucial Jack Smith documents in Trump 2020 election case,” among several others.
- Adjunct Professor Lawrence Schnapf was featured in “What Will the JFK Files Tell Us?” on Dan Abrams Live on News Nation.
- Professor Andrew Scherer was quoted in “After NYC man’s deed is allegedly stolen, supporters rally to prevent eviction” on PIX 11, and in other articles spanning Hell Gate, AP News, and City Limits.
- Emeritus Wallace Stevens Professor Richard Sherwin was quoted in “Opinion | Trump tests US rule of law, again” in fDi Intelligence, and featured in “Can US Institutions Withstand Trump 2.0?” in Project Syndicate.
- Emerita John Marshall Harlan II Professor Nadine Strossen was featured in “Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil's arrest sparks First Amendment debate” on CBS News New York and was quoted in several articles spanning The New York Times, Time, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Law360, and ABC6 Action News.
- Distinguished Adjunct Professor Jeffrey M. Wice was profiled in the State Legislatures Magazine published by the National Conference of State Legislatures and was quoted in several articles spanning City & State New York, Amsterdam News, the New York Law Journal, Times Union, CBS News, and Spectrum News.
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