Steven L. Schwarcz is an American lawyer. He is the Stanley A. Star Professor of Law and Business at Duke University.

Steven L. Schwarcz
Born
New York, United States
Spouse
Susan Beth Kolodny
(m. 1976)
Academic background
EducationB.S., 1971, New York University Tandon School of Engineering
J.D., 1974, Columbia Law School
Academic work
DisciplineBankruptcy law
InstitutionsShearman & Sterling
Kaye Scholer
Yale University
Columbia Law School
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Duke University

Early life and education edit

Schwarcz was born and raised in New York City[1] to father Charles Schwarcz.[2] After earning his Bachelor of Science from New York University Tandon School of Engineering, he received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) in 1974 from the Columbia Law School.[1]

Career edit

With his J.D. degree, Schwarcz worked as a partner at the law firms of Shearman & Sterling and Kaye Scholer and as a faculty member at Columbia Law School, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, and Yale University.[1] He eventually joined the law faculty at Duke University in 1996,[1] and was shortly thereafter appointed the Stanley A. Star Professor of Law and Business.[3] In 2010, Schwarcz was elected a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy[4] and later a Senior Fellow of the Centre for International Governance Innovation.[5]

In 2017, Schwarcz accepted multiple visiting fellowships in the United Kingdom and two of his texts on international trade were chosen by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law to present at its 50th anniversary Congress.[6]

Personal life edit

Schwarcz married Susan Beth Kolodny in 1976.[2] Two years later, Schwarcz, Gerard R. Wolfe, and Paul P. E. Bookson collaborated to restore the Eldridge Street Synagogue, which his grandfather has presided over in his prime.[7]

External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "PROFILE OF STEVEN L SCHWARCZ". vinodkothari.com. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Susan B. Kolodny Fiancee of Lawyer". The New York Times. February 9, 1975. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "Duke Honors Distinguished Professors". dukenews.duke.edu. April 30, 2004. Archived from the original on June 7, 2004. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "Schwarcz selected a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy". law.duke.edu. March 12, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  5. ^ Dias, Kevin (November 11, 2014). "CIGI appoints international financial law expert Steven L. Schwarcz as Senior Fellow". cigionline.org. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  6. ^ "CIGI Senior Fellow Steven Schwarcz Receives Multiple International Honours for his Research". cigionline.org. February 16, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  7. ^ Dunlap, David W. (September 24, 1984). "ON LOWER EAST SIDE, A SYNAGOGUE BEGINS A NEW LIFE". The New York Times. Retrieved March 28, 2020.