A Principled Pioneer of Corporate Law
Professor Emerita Tamar Frankel has a track record of firsts. At just 24, she became the first general counsel of the fledgling Israeli Air Force in 1949. About 20 years later, she was the first tenure-track woman on BU Law’s faculty and the first woman to receive tenure.
The Women of BU Law
Due to its groundbreaking inclusive charter, BU was one of the first law schools to admit women to its ranks.
After 50 Years, Tamar Frankel Is “Retiring” from LAW Faculty
At 93, she plans to continue teaching and “shaking up Wall Street.”
An Accomplished Career of Great Endurance
The BU Law community celebrates Robert B. Kent Professor Tamar Frankel’s work to foster trust and honesty in corporate law.
Tamar Frankel Named the Robert B. Kent Professor at Boston University School of Law
Endowed by Richard Godfrey (’79), the chaired professorship honors the former BU Law professor of civil procedure.
Professor Tamar Frankel to Retire after a Half Century Serving on the BU Law Faculty
The first female professor to join the LAW faculty when she began her career in 1968, Professor Frankel will retire at the end of the 2017–2018 academic year.
The 92-Year-Old Woman Who Is Still Shaking Up Wall Street
BU Law professor Tamar Frankel is considered the intellectual godmother of the fiduciary rule.
Tamar Frankel Interviewed by Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society
Frankel speaks with Kenneth Durr for the Virtual Museum and Archive of the History of Financial Regulation in an installment of the Society’s oral histories series.
Tamar Frankel to Receive Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lifetime Achievement Award
Created by the American Association of Law Schools, the award honors a lawyer whose work has had a significant impact on women, the legal community, and the academy.
Tamar Frankel Delivers Keynote at Grand Opening of The Museum of Trust in Tokyo, Japan
Professor Tamar Frankel recently traveled to Japan to give a talk at the opening of the Museum of Trust, in Tokyo, Japan.