Law School Faculty & Staff Directory

William Perkins

Lecturer

Co-chair of the Technology Practice at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C., Will has more than 25 years of experience representing US and international clients in a variety of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, venture financings and other partnering and licensing transactions. With a particular focus on strategic investments, Will has closed […]

Susan Permut

Lecturer

Susan I. Permut is a recognized thought leader in corporate governance. She is the former Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary at EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), a $25B global technology company, where she worked for 23 years, until the merger with Dell Technologies. Susan is currently consulting and advising Boards and management of public […]

Ayodeji Kamau Perrin

Associate Professor of Law

Dr. Ayodeji Kamau Perrin, J.D., Ph.D., is an interdisciplinary scholar of human rights, social movements, and legal mobilization. He is interested in all phases of litigation-based social change processes, including the factors that lead aggrieved individuals and groups to select a litigation-based strategy; the internal dynamics of a social change movement or campaign; countermobilization; the […]

Angelo Petrigh

Clinical Associate Professor

Angelo Petrigh teaches in the Defender Clinic. His scholarship examines the unspoken rules and pressures on legal actors that influence the actual operation of criminal law, such as the structural incentives placed on judges, defenders, and prosecutors. His scholarship has appeared in the Boston University Law Review and the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Prior […]

Kathleen M. Phelps

Lecturer

Kathleen Phelps is an assistant general counsel for Ameresco Inc., where she represents the company in the development and financing of its solar and other projects. Prior to this position, she was of counsel in the energy transactions section of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP’s Corporate & Business Transactions Group, where she represented major institutional […]

Ian C. Pilarczyk

Lecturer

Ian C. Pilarczyk is owner and managing member of Pilarczyk LLC, d/b/a Aussie Pet Mobile Arlington. He also serves as a lecturer in the Banking and Financial Law Program, teaching Introduction to the American Legal System. Dr. Pilarczyk was Director of Executive, Online and Special Initiatives at Boston University School of Law from 2017-2020. Prior […]

Karen Pita Loor

Clinical Professor of Law & Director

Karen J. Pita Loor (KPL) is a Michaels Faculty Research Scholar and Clinical Professor of Law. She is the Director of the Criminal Law Clinical Program and teaches Criminal Law to first year students. Loor previously served as Associate Dean for Experiential Education. Loor has been honored with the Dean’s Scholarship Award, the Dean’s Service […]

Ameek A. Ponda

Adjunct Professor

Ameek Ashok Ponda is a tax partner at Sullivan & Worcester in Boston and was previously a member of the firm’s Management Committee and director of the firm's Tax Department. His practice includes domestic and international taxation, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and real estate investment trusts. As an adjunct professor with the Boston […]

Arthur Pressman

Lecturer

Kevin Prussia

Lecturer

Kevin Prussia is a partner in WilmerHale's Litigation/Controversy Department, a member of the Intellectual Property Litigation and Trial Practice Groups, and a member of the firm’s Management Committee. Mr. Prussia is a nationally recognized litigator and trial lawyer, with significant experience representing leading life sciences and technology companies in major disputes involving intellectual property and […]

Nick Psyhogeos

Lecturer, Intellectual Property for LLMs

Nick Psyhogeos is an Instructor at the Harvard Extension School where he teaches a course on digital technology and the future of work. He also co-founded and serves as CEO of Fork, a tech start-up incubating at the Harvard Innovation Lab that uses AI to advance employees toward higher-pay and demand occupations. He started his […]

Christina Pujals Ronan

Lecturer

Christina Pujals Ronan is an Assistant District Attorney at the Essex County District Attorney's Office. During her fifteen years at the D.A.'s office, she was the lead prosecutor of the Essex County Gun Court, a fast track prosecution of firearm cases often including gang involvement. Currently, she is senior trial counsel at the Salem and […]

Benjamin David Pyle

Associate Professor of Law

Benjamin Pyle teaches and writes in empirical legal studies, employment law, and criminal law, with a particular focus on how the law influences employment prospects and post-conviction opportunities for people with criminal records. He has published work in law reviews and peer-reviewed journals, including the Notre Dame Law Review and the International Review of Law […]

Jacqueline Querubin

Enrollment Marketing Manager

Ilana Quirk

Lecturer of Law

Nicholas Ramacher

Lecturer

Weijia Rao

Professor of Law

Weijia Rao’s research applies empirical methods to the study of international and comparative law, with a focus on legal institutions governing global trade and investment. Her work has examined the influence of global businesses on government regulations, the role of domestic politics in international dispute resolution, the evolution and impacts of international investment agreements, and […]

Hugh Dun Rappaport

Lecturer

Michael Refolo

Lecturer

Professor Refolo teaches a course on UCC Article 9 (Secured Transactions), and has also written a book on the Massachusetts Uniform Commercial Code, now in its second edition. Professor Refolo focuses his legal practice on business law, including mergers and acquisitions, securities, banking, loan documentation review, legal opinions, and in the drafting and review of business […]

Jarrod F. Reich

Senior Lecturer

Jarrod Reich is Senior Lecturer in the Lawyering program. He most recently served as a Professor of Legal Writing at the University of Miami School of Law, where he taught first-year and upper-level writing courses and evidence. Previously, he served on the faculties of Georgetown University Law Center and Florida State University College of Law, […]

Brian Reid

Associate Director of JD Admissions

Seth Reiner

Visiting Lecturer

Seth Reiner joins the Legal Writing and Advocacy Program as a Visiting Professor for the 2025/26 and 2026/27 academic years. Prior to joining Boston University, Professor Reiner worked as an associate at Foley Hoag LLP in their Boston office, where he represented clients in employment, healthcare, and attorneys general matters. As part of his practice, […]

Sadiq Reza

Lecturer

Sadiq Reza is a lecturer at BU School of Law, professor emeritus at New York Law School, and former public defender in Washington, DC. He teaches and writes on criminal law, criminal procedure, professional responsibility, trial advocacy, and Islamic law. He has been a visiting professor at BU Law and other Boston-area law schools, and […]

Christina Rice

Assistant Dean, Graduate, International & Online Programs

Christina brings a unique perspective to her role Assistant Dean Graduate, International & Online Programs, having been a student of both the JD and LLM in Taxation programs at BU Law and an instructor in the GTP prior to assuming the director role. She also has a BA in Theater Education from Emerson College and […]

James Richardson

Employer Outreach & Recruitment Program Manager

Jennifer L. Robble

Senior Information Resources Management Librarian

Jennifer Robble received her J.D., summa cum laude, from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law and her M.L.S. from Indiana University. She joined the Fineman and Pappas Law Libraries as a Legal Information Librarian in 2011, became the Information Resources Management Librarian in 2013, and was promoted to Senior Information Resources Management […]

Christopher Robertson

Professor of Law, BU School of Law

Christopher Robertson is a tenured professor and N. Neal Pike Scholar in Health & Disability Law. He is also a Professor of Health Law, Policy & Management in the BU School of Public Health. Professor Robertson is an expert in health law, institutional design, scientific integrity, and decision making. His wide-ranging work includes drug and device law, torts, […]

Emily Robichaud

Associate Director, Academic Administration

Justin Rosen

Lecturer

Mr. Rosen’s area of focus is regulatory compliance. He is currently the Global Chief Compliance Officer of Natixis Investment Managers, a financial services firm with over 50 offices globally. In this role, he is responsible for administering the firm’s Enterprise Compliance Program, which is the overarching compliance framework applicable to the firm’s operations. Mr. Rosen […]

Rachel Rosenberg

Lecturer

Rachel Rosenberg joins BU Law as a Lecturer to co-teach the Mental Health Litigation Practicum. Rachel began her career in public service by representing court-involved students in school discipline and special education matters as a Skadden Fellow at the EdLaw Project. She then joined the Public Defender Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services […]

Phillip G. Roshak

Lecturer

Mr. Roshak is a tax partner in the Boston office of Ernst & Young with over 19 years of experience providing tax services in both public accounting and corporate tax practice; he focuses on serving clients in the retail and consumer products industries. His experience also includes working with companies in the technology, medical device, […]

Carolina Rossini

Lecturer

Carolina Rossini is an internationally recognized expert in the field of technology policy and law, with over 25 years of experience, having worked in the private, non-profit and academic sectors, and as an advisor to various governments, policy makers and international organizations. She is a member of the World Economic Forum Global Council on the […]

David Rossman

Professor of Law Emeritus

Since 1978, David Rossman has served as director of BU Law’s Criminal Law Clinical Programs. He teaches courses in criminal procedure, criminal trial practice, criminal trial advocacy and issues in criminal justice. “Working with young lawyers on actual litigation is immensely satisfying,” he says. “I’m always energized by the new ways in which they attack problems that […]

Rita Ryan

Lecturer

Elizabeth Ryan Catalano

Senior Major Gifts Officer

Victoria Sahani

Professor of Law

Victoria Shannon Sahani is a Professor of Law at Boston University School of Law and previously served as the Associate Provost for Community and Inclusion at Boston Universityfrom 2022-2025. Before joining BU, she served as Associate Dean of Faculty Development / Special Projects and Professor of Law at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College […]

Faith Sapp

Legal Information Librarian

Faith joined Boston University School of Law’s Fineman & Pappas Law Libraries in November 2024 as a Legal Information Librarian. She provides legal research services to faculty and students and teaches certification courses. As the student services librarian, Faith works with library staff and law school students to provide a welcoming and productive study environment. […]

Jeffrey N. Saviano

Lecturer

Jeffrey N. Saviano is the EY Global Tax Innovation Leader. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts Jeff is a Partner with EY and a member of EY’s global innovation leadership team. He advises governments and commercial enterprises on the risks, opportunities, and policy implications emanating from innovative technology and data systems. Jeff also leads teams in the […]

Christina R. Schaper

Lecturer

Ms. Schaper received her JD, cum laude, from Boston College Law School in 1995. As a law student, she was Executive Editor of the Boston College Third World Law Journal. After graduating, she worked as a corporate law associate at Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP. From 1999 to 2000, she worked at Hemenway & Barnes […]

Matthew D. Schnall

Adjunct Professor

Matthew D. Schnall, a partner in the Boston office of WilmerHale, handles a diverse range of business-related tax matters, and has extensive experience with state tax controversies. He lectures frequently on subjects in federal and state tax law. Mr. Schnall has served as chair of the Boston Bar Association Tax Section and of its State […]

Kevin Schwartz

Senior Program Coordinator

David J. Seipp

Professor of Law Emeritus

Though born and raised in the heartland of America—Dubuque, Iowa—noted legal historian and property law teacher David Seipp often looks across the Atlantic for inspiration in his legal research. Among his scholarly interests are the roles of judges, lawyers and jurors in the development of medieval English common law, the persistence and evolution of basic […]

Jennifer Serafyn

Lecturer

Jennifer Serafyn is an assistant United States attorney in the Civil Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts. As an assistant US attorney, Jennifer both prosecutes cases on behalf of the United States and defends the government, its agencies and employees in cases brought in federal court. Jennifer has handled […]

Andrew Shact

Lecturer

Andrew Shact is a seasoned corporate tax executive with extensive experience organically building, externally acquiring, and tax efficiently restructuring multinational companies. He has a proven record delivering bottom-line tax expense reduction and cash savings. Andrew has built and revitalized tax departments at several high growth publicly traded and private equity owned US and foreign based […]

Nikhil Shanbhag

Lecturer

Eric Sherbet

Lecturer

Amy Sheridan

Lecturer

Amy Sheridan is a Lecturer in Law in the Graduate Tax Program at Boston University School of Law, where she has taught Executive Compensation since 2019. She is also a partner at Sullivan & Worcester LLP and a member of the firm’s Management Committee. Amy concentrates her practice in the area of employee benefits and […]

Sarah R. Sherman-Stokes

Clinical Professor of Law

Sarah Sherman-Stokes is a clinical associate professor at Boston University School of Law. Ms. Sherman-Stokes teaches Immigration Law and is the associate director of the Immigrants’ Rights & Human Trafficking Clinic. Her scholarship takes a critical look at immigration law and policy, including at the intersections of asylum law, detention and deportation, and immigrant surveillance, enforcement […]

Jed Handelsman Shugerman

Professor of Law

Jed Handelsman Shugerman joined BU Law in 2023 after spending a year as a visiting professor. He received his BA, JD, and PhD (History) from Yale. His book, The People’s Courts (Harvard U. Press 2012), traces the rise of judicial elections, judicial review, and the influence of money and parties in American courts. It is […]

Katharine B. Silbaugh

Professor of Law

Katharine Silbaugh is widely recognized for her pioneering work on gender, family and household labor, and adolescent interaction with the legal system. Her research highlights the economic and social value of work done within households; the complex relationship between families and institutions, such as employers, schools, and commercial entities; and the inadequacy of the legal […]

Jessica Silbey

Associate Dean for Intellectual Life

Jessica Silbey teaches and writes in the areas of intellectual property and technology law, constitutional law, and law and the humanities. In addition to a law degree, she has a PhD in comparative literature and draws on her studies of literature and film to better account for law’s force and limitations. In 2018, she was a Guggenheim […]

Theodore S. Sims

Professor of Law

Following law school, Theodore Sims clerked for the Honorable John C. Godbold, of the United States Court of Appeals for the (then) 5th Circuit, practiced with (then) Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, in Washington, DC, and served with the Office of Tax Policy of the United States Treasury. Upon leaving government service in 1981 he joined […]

Krista Singh-Woods

Academic Administration Manager

Linda J. Skinner

Facilities Manager

Robert D. Sloane

Professor of Law

After receiving his JD in 2000, Professor Robert D. Sloane worked for the International Committee of Lawyers for Tibet (now known as Tibet Justice Center) under the auspices of Yale Law School’s Robert L. Bernstein Fellowship in International Human Rights. He led fact-finding missions to Nepal, India, and Tibet; wrote submissions for the UN Commission […]

Teagan Smith

Digital Marketing Manager

Wayne E. Smith

Adjunct Professor

Mr. Smith, a retired tax partner with Deloitte Tax LLP in Boston, practiced his craft with the firm for some 33 years. During those years he served clients in a multitude of industries operating through a host of different legal structures. Most recently he was a tax practice leader in their Tech-Venture Center serving venture-backed […]

Molly Soiffer

Lecturer

Molly R. Soiffer is a Partner in the law firm of Bove Langa Witherell & Soiffer P.C., located in Boston, Massachusetts. Her practice is focused on estate planning, asset protection, and estate administration, which includes advising clients on wealth preservation, estate tax minimization, incapacity, domestic and international estate planning, gift transaction planning, preparation of gift and […]

William J. Squires

Lecturer in Law

Bill focuses his practice on environmental, land use and real estate matters. He counsels corporations, developers, manufacturers, private equity firms, lenders and individuals in litigation, transactional and regulatory settings. Bill’s practice includes the acquisition and disposition of real property and operating businesses, the cleanup of contaminated properties, compliance, enforcement defense, permitting, zoning, wetlands matters, litigation […]

Jessica A. Stanton

Visiting Professor of Law

Jessica Stanton is an associate professor of political science at Temple University. Her research focuses on international relations and international law, including the impact of law on the dynamics and resolution of civil wars; domestic and international criminal accountability for wartime violence and terrorism; and the influence of law and institutions in international affairs more […]

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