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Faculty News

丝瓜APP鈥檚 faculty members produce influential and timely scholarship that advances legal education and breaks new ground. Read about some of their selected works.

Faculty News

丝瓜APP鈥檚 faculty members produce influential and timely scholarship that advances legal education and breaks new ground.

Upcoming Faculty Events

Selected works from Spring 2025 are below:

  • John Marshall Harlan II Professor Penelope Andrews was awarded the Law and Society Association鈥檚 2025 Ronald Pipkin Service Award.
  • Emeritus Professor Robert Blecker鈥檚 new play entitled 鈥淔ather Anonymous,鈥� the story of America鈥檚 Forgotten Founder Dr. Joseph Warren, opened Off Broadway.
  • Professor Kirk D. Burkhalter 鈥�04 was appointed Dean for Evening Division Engagement.
  • Adjunct Professor Jenna Coudin won the National Legal Aid and Defender Association鈥檚 New Leaders in Advocacy Award.
  • Dean and President Anthony W. Crowell was named to City & State New York鈥檚 2025 Law Power 100 and Trailblazers in Higher Education lists.
  • Professors from Practice Shahrokh Falati 鈥�08 and Michael Pastor were appointed the new Co-Directors of 丝瓜APP鈥檚 Innovation Center for Law and Technology.
  • Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Institutional Strategy Matt Gewolb was appointed as the Manhattan Borough President鈥檚 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 鈥�03 co-authored the 41st supplement to Mental Disability Law: Civil and Criminal (Lexis Publishing).
  • Emeritus Professor Michael Perlin authored a chapter titled 鈥溾�業'll Give You Justice鈥�: Why the Use of Therapeutic Jurisprudence Is the Best Way to Eradicate Sanism in the Law鈥� 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鈥�25).
  • Emerita John Marshall Harlan II Professor Nadine Strossen co-authored War on Words: 10 Arguments Against Free Speech鈥擜nd 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 鈥淭ransitional Justice and Cognitive-Behavioural Studies鈥� in International Legal Theory and the Cognitive Turn (Oxford University Press 2025).

Law Reviews, Journals, and Articles

  • Distinguished Adjunct Professor Barry Appleton authored 鈥淎 New Mandate for Ottawa: Building Canada鈥檚 Sovereign Future鈥� for the think tank Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI).
  • Adjunct Professor Andrew C. Brunsden authored 鈥淭rump鈥檚 inspector general purge undermines a government watchdog鈥� in The Hill.
  • Professor from Practice Shahrokh Falati 鈥�08 authored 鈥淗umans 1: Machines 0: Copyright Law's Impact on Commercializing Artificially Intelligent Software鈥� in the New York Law Journal.
  • Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Institutional Strategy Matt Gewolb authored 鈥淭he Power of Student Prior Knowledge in Legal Education鈥� 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 鈥淣o Contest Clauses and Lifetime Trusts鈥� in the New York Law Journal.
  • Emeritus Robert F. Wagner Professor of Labor and Employment Law Arthur S. Leonard authored 鈥淔ederal court vacates Biden administration鈥檚 rule protecting LGBTQ students鈥�; 鈥淪upreme Court allows appeal of Fifth Circuit PrEP coverage ruling鈥�; and 鈥淪upreme Court may decide if parents can 鈥榦pt out鈥� children from LGBTQ content in public schools鈥� among many other articles in Gay City News.
  • Adjunct Professor Addison O'Donnell co-authored 鈥淭he New Red Tape: Agency Value Matching in a Post-Chevron World鈥� in Administration & Society.
  • Dean for Technology Law Programs Michael Pastor co-authored 鈥淣avigating AI in Legal Practice: A Road Map for In-House Counsel鈥� in the New York Law Journal.
  • Emeritus Professor Michael Perlin and Deborah Dorfman 鈥�92 authored 鈥溾�業t Don鈥檛 Matter Anyhow鈥�: How the Americans with Disabilities Act Has Become (Mostly) Irrelevant to the Criminal Trial Process.鈥�
  • Joseph Solomon Distinguished Professor Rebecca Roiphe co-authored 鈥淐an Prosecutors' Offices Preserve Public Confidence In Their Nonpartisanship-And, If So, How?鈥� in Fordham Law Review.
  • Emeritus Wallace Stevens Professor Richard Sherwin authored 鈥淒onald Trump鈥檚 Misrule of Law鈥� and 鈥淭rump鈥檚 Tariffs and the Will to Power鈥� in Project Syndicate.
  • Emerita John Marshall Harlan II Professor Nadine Strossen authored 鈥淏usiness Skills Will Help You Change the World鈥� in ABA Young Lawyer.
  • Distinguished Adjunct Professor Jeffrey M. Wice co-authored 鈥淐ensus 2030 is halfway here & N.Y. must prepare鈥� in New York Daily News.
  • Professor Britney Wilson authored 鈥淧redisposed: Race, Disability, and Death Investigations" in the UCLA Law Review.

News and Media

  • Distinguished Adjunct Professor Barry Appleton was quoted in 鈥淭rump Slaps Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China in Opening Salvo of Trade War鈥�; 鈥淗egseth Warned of Military Action if Mexico Fails to Meet Trump鈥檚 Border Demands鈥�; 鈥淭rump鈥檚 Tariff War Forces Allies to Choose Resistance or Surrender鈥�; and 鈥淩esistance Is Futile, Make a Deal: Trump鈥檚 Tariff Message to the World鈥� in The Wall Street Journal.
  • Professor from Practice Ann Schofield Baker 鈥�97 was quoted in 鈥淒onald Trump's talk of annexing Canada and imposing tariffs rattles neighbor to north鈥� on Lohud.com.
  • Distinguished Chair in Immigration and Human Rights Law Lenni B. Benson was the featured legal expert interviewed for 鈥淚mmigration Questions Answered for High School Students During Uncertain Times鈥� 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 鈥�04 was a featured expert in 鈥淣ew details on how UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect left New York鈥� and 鈥淔ormer NYPD detective on DOJ resignations amid dropped Eric Adams charges鈥� on CBS News.
  • Professor Anna G. Cominsky 鈥�05 was featured in 鈥淜aren Read Trial Aftermath: Jurors Speak Out; 1 Officer On Leave & Another Re-Assigned鈥� and 鈥淥ne Month Until Donna Adelson Stands Trial for the Murder of Dan Markel鈥� on Surviving The Survivor: #BestGuests in True Crime.
  • Dean and President Anthony W. Crowell was profiled in 鈥溗抗螦PP dean centers approach on the economic heart of the Big Apple鈥� in AM New York and was quoted in articles spanning Reuters and Law.com.
  • Distinguished Adjunct Professor Heather E. Cucolo 鈥�03 was quoted in 鈥淔act Check: US Law Does NOT Allow For Anthony Fauci To Be Extradited To Russia鈥� 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 鈥淕eorgia Gov. Kemp wants to limit lawsuits. But would that keep insurance rates from rising?鈥� in AP News and in 鈥淗ow Brian Kemp鈥檚 proposed legal overhaul could affect your health care鈥� in Atlanta Journal Constitution.
  • Adjunct Professor Lucas Ferrara was quoted in 鈥淟ong Island City landlord accused of 421-a violations鈥� and 鈥淟andlord using rental concessions to abuse 421鈥揳 benefits at Jamaica project, suit claims鈥� in Crain鈥檚 New York Business, and in other articles spanning the Queens Post and Gothamist.
  • Emeritus Professor Ronald Filler was quoted in 鈥淐FTC Rocked by Exits and Sanctions as Crypto Reform Awaits鈥� in Bloomberg News.
  • Professor Doni Gewirtzman gave a talk for the Wilf Impact Center on 鈥淭he Trump Administration and the Future of Constitutional Law.鈥�
  • Visiting Professor Brandt Goldstein was featured in 鈥淭rump vs. Courts鈥� on CNN.
  • Dean of Faculty and the Rita and Joseph Solomon Professor of Wills, Trusts, and Estates William P. LaPiana was quoted in 鈥淛effrey Epstein鈥檚 Estate Got a $112 Million Tax Refund鈥� in The New York Times.
  • Distinguished Adjunct Professor Stephen Louis was quoted in 鈥淐ity Council鈥檚 'Crackdown' on Bogus Parking Placards Is Itself Bogus, Data Reveals鈥� in Hell Gate, and in other articles in Gothamist and AP News.
  • Adjunct Professor Dan Lust is quoted in 鈥溾�楤ack in the Spotlight鈥�: How Mike Repole鈥檚 Millions Pulled St. John鈥檚 Into the NIL Era鈥� in Front Office Sports.
  • Adjunct Professor Diane Kiesel and Dean Anthony W. Crowell were featured on 鈥淎merican History TV: When Charlie Met Joan鈥� 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鈥攊ncluding NYC Department of Investigation Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, and NYC Council Member Alexa Avil茅s鈥攐n Max Politics, his New York policy and politics podcast.
  • Dean for Adjunct Faculty Engagement Howard Meyers was featured in 鈥淐redit Card Approval: Ask the Experts鈥� 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 鈥淗ow 丝瓜APP is Training Tomorrow鈥檚 GCs鈥� on the Lawyers Who Learn podcast.
  • Interim Director of The Mendik Library and Professor of Legal Research Michael Roffer 鈥�83 was quoted in 鈥淩oger Miner & today's Supreme Court鈥� in Main Street Magazine.
  • Joseph Solomon Distinguished Professor Rebecca Roiphe was featured as a CBS legal analyst in segments on 鈥淭he wide-ranging implications of Supreme Court's immunity ruling for Trump鈥�; 鈥淓ric Adams sought illegal contributions for campaign, indictment alleges鈥�; and 鈥淛udge unseals crucial Jack Smith documents in Trump 2020 election case,鈥� among several others.
  • Adjunct Professor Lawrence Schnapf was featured in 鈥淲hat Will the JFK Files Tell Us?鈥� on Dan Abrams Live on News Nation.
  • Professor Andrew Scherer was quoted in 鈥淎fter NYC man鈥檚 deed is allegedly stolen, supporters rally to prevent eviction鈥� on PIX 11, and in other articles spanning Hell Gate, AP News, and City Limits.
  • Emeritus Wallace Stevens Professor Richard Sherwin was quoted in 鈥淥pinion | Trump tests US rule of law, again鈥� in fDi Intelligence, and featured in 鈥淐an US Institutions Withstand Trump 2.0?鈥� in Project Syndicate.
  • Emerita John Marshall Harlan II Professor Nadine Strossen was featured in 鈥淐olumbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil's arrest sparks First Amendment debate鈥� 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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