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Associate Dean for Academic Affairs: Faculty and Research

Professor of Law, Northwestern School of Law

Professor of Strategy (Courtesy)

Portrait of David Dana, Faculty at the Kellogg School of Management

David Dana is Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs: Faculty and Research at the Northwestern University Law School. He is a leading scholar in the fields of environmental, property, intellectual property, and professional responsibility law. Before becoming a professor, he was an environmental litigator in both the private (Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering) and public (U.S. Department of Justice) sectors.

  • B.A., 1985, Social Studies, Harvard University, summa cum laude
    J.D., 1988, Law, Harvard University, magna cum laude
    M.A., 1985, Social Studies, Harvard University, summa cum laude
  • Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law, Law, Northwestern University, 2004-present
    Visiting Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, 2003
    Visiting Professor of Law, Tel-Aviv University, 1999
    Visiting Associate Professor of Law, School of Law, University of Viriginia, 1997
    Associate Professor of Law, then Professor of Law, School of Law, Boston University, 1993-1999
  • Trial Attorney, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 1991-1993
    Associate, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, 1989-1991
    Judicial Law Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1988-1989

Property (PPTYTORT-530)

Please see Caesar for the description of this course.