Alexandra Devorah Lahav is an American lawyer and academic specializing in litigation and civil procedure.[1][2][3] She is the Anthony W. and Lulu C. Wang Professor of Law at Cornell Law School.[4]
Alexandra Lahav | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Law professor |
| Academic background | |
| Education | B.A., Brown University (1993) J.D., Harvard Law School (1998) |
| Alma mater | Harvard Law School |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Law |
| Sub-discipline | Civil procedure, tort law |
| Institutions | Cornell Law School |
| Website | alexandralahav.com |
Career edit
Lahav studied history and graduated from Brown University with honors in 1993.[2] She then studied at Harvard Law School, where she earned her J.D. magna cum laude.[5] During law school, she worked as a summer associate at Debevoise & Plimpton,[5] She then clerked for Justice Alan B. Handler on the Supreme Court of New Jersey for a year. In 1999, she joined Emery Cuty Brinckerhoff & Abady, a boutique litigation law firm in New York City.[2] She has previously been selected as a Radcliffe fellow.[6] In 2019, she won the Civil Justice Scholarship Award for her book, In Praise of Litigation.[7]
Selected works edit
Books edit
- Lahav, Alexandra (January 2, 2017). In Praise of Litigation. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199380817.
Journal Articles edit
- Lahav, Alexandra (April 2008). "Bellwether Trials". George Washington Law Review. 76 (576): 576–638 - via HeinOnline.
- Lahav, Alexandra (2003). "Fundamental Principles for Class Action Governance". Indiana Law Review. 37 (65): 65-140 - via HeinOnline.
References edit
- ^ "Alexandra Lahav". Cornell Law School. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ a b c The American Law Institute. "Members". American Law Institute. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ "Alexandra D. Lahav". Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ "Alexandra Lahav Joins Cornell Law School as Professor of Law". Cornell Law School. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ a b Leblanc, Jeanne (2019-07-31). "Professor Alexandra Lahav Elected to American Law Institute". UConn Today. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ "Alexandra D. Lahav". Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ "Civil Justice Scholarship Award". National Civil Justice Institute. Retrieved 2024-01-22.