Jed Handelsman Shugerman
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
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
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
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 […]
Robert D. Sloane
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 […]
Wayne E. Smith
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
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
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
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 […]
Maya Steinitz
Professor Maya Steinitz teaches civil procedure, international arbitration, and international business transactions. Her research focuses on a wide range of topics including the intersection of civil litigation and corporate law, public and business international law, transnational dispute resolution, and the global legal profession. She is one of the nation’s leading experts on litigation finance. Her […]