{"id":102206,"date":"2023-07-13T13:24:33","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T17:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/?post_type=profile&p=102206"},"modified":"2025-07-21T13:29:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T17:29:44","slug":"maya-steinitz","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/maya-steinitz\/","title":{"rendered":"Maya Steinitz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Professor Maya Steinitz<\/span> <\/span>teaches civil procedure, international arbitration, <\/span>and <\/span>international business transactions<\/span>.<\/span> 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.<\/span> <\/span>She is one of the nation\u2019s leading experts on litigation finance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Her articles have been published by leading law reviews and journals published by Harvard, Stanford, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell, and Vanderbilt Law Schools and Oxford University. Her book about transnational mass tort litigation, \u201cThe Case for an International Court of Civil Justice,\u201d was published by Cambridge University Press in 2019 and her next monograph, \u201cLitigation Finance, Law Firm Ownership, and The Future of the Legal Profession\u201d has been accepted for publication by Cambridge University Press.<\/span><\/p>\n

Professor Steinitz has been interviewed and cited by scores of leading news outlets globally, including\u00a0<\/span>CBS\u00a0<\/span>60 Minutes<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>New York Times<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Washington Post<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Wall Street Journal<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Financial Times<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>NBC<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>NPR<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>The Atlantic<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Chicago Tribune<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Reuters<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Bloomberg<\/span>, and\u00a0<\/span>The American Lawyer<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Professor Steinitz\u2019s expertise in international law and dispute resolution is further exemplified by her significant engagement with the Middle East. This includes teaching appointments at <\/span>Columbia<\/span><\/a> Law School, where she co-taught a course on The Legal Aspects of the Israeli \u2013 Palestinian Conflict, designed as an \u201cimpartial, dispassionate look\u201d at the legal issues from both sides. She also <\/span>served<\/span> as a Visiting Professor at Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where she taught courses in international dispute resolution. She was instrumental to the establishment of the Israeli-Palestinian ICC Jerusalem Arbitration Center (JAC) and served on its inaugural bench. Her scholarship includes an in-progress monograph on the governance of holy sites in Jerusalem. Her recent service includes service on Boston University\u2019s working group on antisemitism.<\/span><\/p>\n

While in private practice, she led the representation of the emerging government of Southern Sudan in drafting its national and sub-national constitutions and provided legal advice on various aspects of the Sudanese peace process, in a representation which\u00a0<\/span>The American Lawyer<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>described<\/span><\/a>\u00a0as \u201cone of the most ambitious international pro bono undertaking ever by a commercial law firm.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Professor Steinitz is a seasoned arbitrator with extensive experience in both private and public law, having served in over 100 arbitrations. Her representative matters include complex multibillion-dollar commercial disputes, sensitive NATO contracting, and a maritime boundary dispute.<\/span><\/p>\n

A sought-after expert in litigation finance and the future of law firms, Professor Steinitz <\/span>teaches a course on the topic at <\/span>Harvard<\/span><\/a> Law School. She <\/span>regularly <\/span>testifies, <\/span>advises<\/span>,<\/span> and speaks <\/span>on the topic at<\/span> <\/span>AmLaw<\/span> 100 firms, Fortune 500 corporations, <\/span>financial institutions<\/span>, and governments across the U.S. and internationally.<\/span><\/p>\n

Before joining academia, Professor Steinitz served as a litigator at Latham & Watkins, LLP (2003-2009) and <\/span>Flemming<\/span>, <\/span>Zulack<\/span> & Williamson LLP (2001-2002). She also clerked for the Hon. Esther <\/span>Hayut<\/span>, former Chief Justice of the Israeli Supreme Court (1998-1999).<\/span><\/p>\n

Professor Steinitz\u2019s publications are available on\u00a0<\/span>Social Science Research Network<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n