List of NYU Law School people


Legal academia

Derrick BellVisiting Professor at NYU Law School
John C. CoffeeAdolf A. Berle Professor at Columbia Law SchoolLLM, 1976
Ronald DworkinFrank Henry Sommer Professor at NYU Law School
Deborah EpsteinProfessor of Law at Georgetown Law SchoolJ.D., 1988
Richard EpsteinLaurence A. Tisch Professor at NYU Law School
Noah FeldmanNYU Law School faculty ; professor at Harvard Law School
Brant J. HellwigDean of the Washington and Lee University School of LawL.L.M., 2000
Raymond LisleDean of the Brooklyn Law SchoolJ.D., 1936
Bridget McCormackProfessor of Law; founder and co-director of the Michigan Innocence Clinic at the University of Michigan Law SchoolJ.D., 1991
John Henry MerrymanNelson Bowman Sweitzer Professor at Stanford Law SchoolLLM, 1951; JSD, 1955
Arthur R. MillerUniversity Professor at NYU Law School
Thomas NagelUniversity Professor at NYU Law School
Eric PosnerVisiting Professor at NYU Law School
Judith ResnikProfessor at Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 1975
Richard ReveszLawrence King Professor at NYU Law School
Peter H. SchuckSimeon E. Baldwin Professor at Yale Law SchoolLLM, 1966
Abbe SmithProfessor of Law at Georgetown University Law CenterJ.D., 1982
Jane M. SpinakEdward Ross Aranow Clinical Professor at Columbia Law SchoolJ.D., 1979
Jeremy WaldronUniversity Professor at NYU Law School

Cherry ChevapravatdumrongWriterJ.D.Co-Producer, Family Guy
Deborah CoontsWriterLL.M, 2006Romantic mystery novelist
Michael GartnerJournalistJ.D. 19722001 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
Richard JoelPresidentJ.D. 1975President, Yeshiva University
Sally KohnJournalist and Political CommentatorJ.D. 2002CEO of Movement Vision Lab
Demetri MartinComedianJ.D. 1998 Comedian, Important Things with Demetri Martin, The Daily Show
Charles ReznikoffPoetLL.B., 1916Objectivist poet
Gerald SchoenfeldTheater owner and managerLL.B. 1949Chairman of the Shubert Organization 1972–2008
Will TrumanFictional lawyer Played by Eric McCormack
Matthew AhnGuinness World Record holderJ.D. 2014Holds the Guinness World Record for fastest time to travel to all New York City Subway stations.
Shana KnizhnikBestselling authorJ.D. 2015Creator of the Notorious R.B.G. blog and co-author of Notorious R.B.G.: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Business

John J. CreedonManagerB.S. 1955, JD. 1957Former CEO and Chairman, MetLife
Michael KarlanFounderLL.M., 1993Professionals in the City
Victor F. GanziPresident and CEOLL.M., 1981President and CEO of Hearst Corporation.
Herb KelleherFounder and CEOLL.B., 1955Southwest Airlines
Robert A. KindlerVice ChairmanJ.D., 1980Morgan Stanley
Martin LiptonCo-founder, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzJ.D., 1955Inventor of the "poison pill", M&A Master
Harold M. MessnerCEOJ.D. 1970CEO of Robert Half International.
Paul Moore, Sr.Financier, industrialistLL.B. 1911Republic Airways
Barry SalzbergCEOLL.M.CEO of Deloitte
Milton SchwartzSenior Partner, , and Adjunct Professor of Law, NYU School of Law Graduate ProgramLL.B. 1955, LL.M. 1961Student of Professor , taught comparative commercial law and comparative company law, expert on the laws of Latin America.
Stuart SubotnickJ.D.
Charles A. RatnerCEO and chairman of the boardJ.D.CEO and chairman of the board of Forest City Enterprises.

Politics and government

Members of the United States Congress

Government, international organizations and other

Nancy Friedman AtlasJudgeJ.D., 1974Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
Carol BellamylawyerJ.D., 1968Executive Director, UNICEF
Richard M. BermanJudgeJ.D., 1967Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
David BoiesLawyerLL.M., 1967United States v. Microsoft, Bush v. Gore
Thomas BuergenthalLegal scholarJ.D., 1960Judge, International Court of Justice
Roberto de Oliveira CamposDiplomatGraduate workBrazilian politician and legislator; Ambassador to the U.S. and UK.
Evan CheslerLawyerJ.D., 1975Chairman, Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Raymond T. ChenJudgeJ.D., 1994Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Amal ClooneyHuman rights lawyerLL.M., 2002Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, London, UK
Clay ConstantinouDiplomatLL.M., 1986U.S. Ambassador to Luxemburg
Albert DiazJudgeJ.D., 1988Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Crystal EastmanActivistJ.D., 1907Peace activist
Nabil ElarabyLegal scholarLL.M., 1969; J.S.D., 1971Judge, International Court of Justice
Mohamed ElBaradeiDiplomat and Nobel laureateLL.M., 1971; J.S.D., 1974Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency
Guillermo EndaraLawyerLL.M., 1963President of Panama
Katherine B. ForrestJudgeJ.D., 1990Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Abraham FoxmanJ.D., 1965National Director and Chairman of the Anti-Defamation League
Louis FreehPoliticianLL.M., 1984FBI Director
Philip FriedmanAuthorJ.D. 1969N.Y. Times best-selling author
Rudy GiulianiPoliticianJ.D., 1968Mayor of New York City ; Presidential candidate
Nancy GraceLL.M.Court TV host
Bob FergusonJ.D.Washington State Attorney General
Janet C. HallChief JudgeJ.D., 1973Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
Seth D. HarrisJ.D., 1990U.S. Deputy Secretary of Labor
Arthur HeltonLawyer, refugee advocate1976
David HittnerJudgeJ.D., 1964Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
Dennis G. JacobsJudgeJ.D., 1973Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judith KayeLegal scholarLL.B., 1958Chief Judge, New York Court of Appeals
John F. Kennedy, Jr.Lawyer, journalistJ.D., 1989Son of President John F. Kennedy
Jon LeibowitzLawyerJ.D., 1984Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
Sheryl LipmanJudgeJ.D., 1987United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Raymond LohierJudgeJ.D., 1991Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
James M. MaloneyLawyerLL.M., 2004Known for challenging New York's nunchaku ban
Bridget McCormackJ.D., 1991Associate Justice, Michigan Supreme Court
Roy W. McLeese IIIJudgeJ.D., 1985Associate Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Kevin McNultyJudgeJ.D., 1983Judge, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
M Blane MichaelJudgeJ.D., 1968U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
William MoehleLawyerJ.D., 1979Town Supervisor for Brighton, Monroe County, New York, 2012-present
Lynn NakamotoJudgeJ.D., 1985Associate Justice, Oregon_Supreme_Court
Yaakov NeemanPoliticianLL.M., J.S.D.Finance Minister of Israel; Chair, Neeman Committee
Edward T. O'Connor, Jr.PoliticianLL.M.New Jersey State Senator
Solomon Oliver Jr.JudgeJ.D., 1972Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Charles P. RettigAttorneyLL.M., 1982Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Jenny RiveraJudgeJ.D., 1985Associate Judge, New York Court of Appeals
Burton B. RobertsJudge1949Bronx judge known for his no-nonsense imperious handling of cases; model for the character of Myron Kovitsky in Tom Wolfe's The Bonfire of the Vanities
Joseph RussonielloUnited States AttorneyJ.D., 1966U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California
Berle M. SchillerJudgeJ.D., 1968Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Lorna G. SchofieldJudgeJ.D., 1981Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
M. Patricia SmithLawyerJ.D.Solicitor, United States Department of Labor
Theodore TrautweinJudgeSentenced a reporter from The New York Times to 40 days in jail in the "Dr. X" trial of Mario Jascalevich
Eric N. VitalianoJudgeJ.D., 1971Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
Benjamin B. WagnerAttorneyJ.D.United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California
Martha M. WalzPoliticianJ.D., 1987Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Ma Ying-JeouPoliticianLL.M., 1976President of the Republic of China