Lateral hires in law with tenure or on tenure-track, 2024-25

These are non-clinical/non-LRW appointments that will take effect in summer or fall 2025 (except where noted); (new additions will be in bold.)  Last year's list is here.

 

*Christine Abely (property, contracts, international business transactions) from New England Law to the University of New Hampshire/Franklin Pierce College of Law (untenured lateral).

 

*Jonathan Adler (environmental law, administrative law) from Case Western Reserve University to the College of William & Mary.

 

*Maryam Ahranjani (criminal law, criminal procedure, constitutional law, education law) from University of New Mexico to University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

 

*Amna Akbar (criminal law & procedure, social movements) from Ohio State University to the University of Minnesota.

 

*Angela Aneiros (corporate, commerical law) from Gonzaga University to Lewis & Clark (untenured lateral).

 

*Albertina Antognini (family law, property, trusts & estates) from the University of Arizona to Loyola Law School, Los Angeles.

 

*Andrew Appleby (tax, corporate) from Stetson University to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

 

*Miriam Baer (criminal law, corporate law) from Brooklyn Law School to California Western School of Law (to become Dean).

 

*Katharine Baker (family law, property) from Chicago-Kent College of Law/Illinois Institute of Technology to the University of Iowa.

 

*Oren Bar-Gill (commercial law, contracts, law & economics) from Harvard University to New York University.

 

*Jeffrey Bellin (criminal law; criminal procedure; evidence) from the College of William & Mary to Vanderbilt University.

 

*Jason Bent (labor and employment law) from Stetson University to Chicago-Kent College of Law/Illinois Institute of Technology.

 

*Anya Bernstein (administrative law, civil procedure, law & society) from the University of Connecticut to Boston University (effective July 2026).

 

*Samuel Bray (remedies, equity, constitutional law) from the University of Notre Dame to the University of Chicago.

 

*Sara Bronin (property, land use, energy law) from Cornell University (City & Urban Planning) to George Washington University (Law).

 

*Ryan Bubb (corporate law, securities regulation, law & economics) from New York University to the University of Southern California.

 

*Devon Carbado (criminal procedure, constitutional law, Critical Race Theory) from the University of California, Los Angeles to New York University (effective January 2025).

 

*Caroline Cecot (administrative law, environmental law) from George Mason University to George Washington University.

 

*Shih-Chun Steven Chien (criminal law & procedure, evidence, professional responsibility) from Cleveland State University to University of Nevada, Las Vegas (untenured lateral).

 

*Bryan Choi (law & technology, patent law, intellectual property) from Ohio State University to the University of Colorado, Boulder.

 

*Jonathan Choi (tax, AI & law, statutory interpretation) from the University of Southern California to Washington University, St. Louis.

 

*Grant Christensen (Federal Indian law, civil procedure) from Stetson University to the University of Alabama (untenured lateral).

 

*Christopher Cotropia (patents, intellectual property, empirical legal studies) from the University of Richmond to George Washington University.

 

*Thomas Crocker (constitutional law, criminal procedure) from the University of South Carolina to Boston College.

 

*Jason Czarnecki (environmental law) from Pace University to Chicago-Kent College of Law/Illinois Institute of Technology (to become Dean).

 

*Nestor Davidson (property, land use, housing law, local government law) from Fordham University to Harvard University (Graduate School of Design).

 

*Anjali D. Deshmukh (health law) from Georgia State University to Seton Hall University (untenured lateral).

 

*Scott DeVito (commercial law, evidence) from Jacksonville University to Quinnipiac University (untenured lateral).

 

*Avihay Dorfman (torts, property, legal and political theory) from Tel Aviv University to University of Texas at Austin.

 

*Robin Effron (civil procedure, international business transactions) from Brooklyn Law School to Fordham University.

 

*Kristen Eichensehr (national security and foreign relations law, cybersecurity law) from the University of Virginia to Harvard University.

 

*Matthew Erie (Chinese law, Islamic law, international business transactions, law & anthropology) from Oxford University (Asian & Middle Eastern Studies) to American University (law).

 

*Meredith Esser (criminal law & procedure, evidence) from University of Wyoming to University of Nevada, Las Vegas (untenured lateral).

 

*Pamela Foohey(bankruptcy, commercial law, consumer law) from the University of Georgia to the University of Minnesota (effective fall 2026).

 

*Andrew Guthre Ferguson (criminal law & procedure, evidence) from American University to George Washington University.

 

*Brian Galle (tax) from Georgetown University to the University of California, Berkeley.

 

*George Georgiev (corporate law, securities regulation) from Emory University to the University of Miami.

 

*Heather Gerken (constitutional law, election law) from Yale University (where she is Dean) to the Ford Foundation (to become President).

 

*Andrew Gilden (intellectual property, law & technology, civil rights, law & gender/sexual orientation) from Willamette University to Southwestern Law School.

 

*Myriam Gilles (civil procedure, torts, civil rights) from Cardozo Law School/Yeshiva University to Northwestern University.

 

*Paul Gugliuzza (patents, federal courts, civil procedure) from Temple University to the University of Texas, Austin.

 

*Jonathan Gould (legislation, constitutional law, administrative law, law & politics) from the University of California, Berkeley to New York University.

 

*Sergio Gramitto Ricci (corporate law) from the University of Missouri, Kansas City to Hofstra University (untenured lateral) (effective January 2025).

 

*Jamie Grischkan (legal history, financial institutions) from Arizona State University to Fordham University (untenured lateral).

 

*Sarah Haan (corporate law, First Amendment) from Washington & Lee University to Brooklyn Law School.

 

*Victoria Haneman (tax, trusts & estates) from Creighton University to the University of Georgia.

 

*Jonathan Harris (labor & employment law, contracts, consumer law) from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles to Temple University (untenured lateral).

 

*Christopher Havasy (administrative law, constitutional law, legal history) from Dickinson School of Law, Pennsylvania State University to George Washington University (untenured lateral).

 

*Jill Horwitz (health law & policy) from the University of California, Los Angeles to Northwestern University.

 

*Jeffrey Kahn (constitutional law, administrative law, human rights) from Southern Methodist University to American University.

 

*Peter Karol (intellectual property, art law) from University of New Hampshire/Franklin Pierce College of Law to Suffolk University.

 

*Orin Kerr (criminal procedure, computer crime law) from the University of California, Berkeley to Stanford University (effective January 2025).

 

*Ido Kilovaty (law & technology, criminal law & procedure) from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville to Dickinson School of Law, Pennsylvania State University.

 

*Aneil Kovvali (corporate) from Indiana University, Bloomington to Cardozo Law School/Yeshiva University (untenured lateral)

 

*Sarah Lawsky (tax, law & technology, law & philosophy) from Northwestern University to the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

 

*Ann Lipton (corporate law, securities regulation) from Tulane University to the University of Colorado, Boulder.

 

*Anne Maria Lofaso (labor & employment law) from West Virginia University to the University of Cincinnati (effective January 2025).

 

*Wayne Logan (criminal law & procedure) from Florida State University to Wake Forest University.

 

*James Macleod (evidence, criminal law, torts, statutory interpretation, experimental jurisprudence) from Brooklyn Law School to Cardozo Law School/Yeshiva University.

 

*Jane Manners (legal history, torts, legislation) from Temple University to Fordham University (untenured lateral).

 

*Goldburn Maynard, Jr. (tax law & policy) from Indiana University, Bloomington (business school) to the University of Connecticut (Law School).

 

*Jeremy McClane (corporate law, commercial law) from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign to George Washington University.

 

*Robert T. Miller (corporate law, securities regulation, law & economics) from the University of Iowa to George Mason University.

 

*Joy Milligan (civil rights, anti-discrimination law, civil procedure) from the University of Virginia back to the University of California, Berkeley.

 

*Aaron Nielson (administrative law, civil procedure) from Brigham Young University to the University of Texas, Austin. 

 

*Sean O'Connor (intellectual property, law & technology, entertainment law) from George Mason University to Brooklyn Law School.

 

*Saule Omarova (financial regulation, banking law, corporate finance) from Cornell University to the University of Pennsylvania (effective January 2025).

 

*Adam Orford (environmental law, energy law) from the University of Georgia to Fordham University (untenured lateral).

 

*Peter Ormerod (privacy, law & technology) from Northern Illinois University to Villanova University (untenured lateral).

 

*William Ortman (criminal law & procedure) from Wayne State University to the University of Georgia.

 

*Mary-Rose Papandrea (First Amendment, media law) from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill to George Washington University.

 

*Govind Persad (health law & policy) from the University of Denver to the University of Colorado, Boulder.

 

*Aparna Polavarapu (wills and trusts, family law, international human rights) from University of South Carolina to University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

 

*Richard Re (criminal procedure, federal courts, constitutional law) from the University of Virginia to Harvard University.

 

*Rachel Rebouche (health law, family law) from Temple University to the University of Texas, Austin.

 

*Trevor Reed (Federal Indian law, intellectual property) from Arizona State University to the University of California, Irvine.

 

*Daniel Rice (constitutional law, federal Indian law) from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville to the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (untenured lateral).

 

*Abel Rodriguez (criminal law, immigration law) from St. John's University to Wake Forest University (untenured lateral).

 

*Bertrall Ross (election law, constitutional law, legislation) from the University of Virginia back to the University of California, Berkeley.

 

*Lauren Roth (health law & policy, corporate law) from Touro University to Pace University (untenured lateral).

 

*Karen Sandrik (commercial law, intellectual property) from Willamette University to Marquette University.

 

*Sarah Seo (legal history) from Columbia University to New York University.

 

*Sepehr Shashahani (intellectual property, civil procedure, law & economics, empirical legal studies) from Fordham University to Washington University, St. Louis.

 

*Erin Sheley (criminal law & procedure, law & literature) from California Western School of Law to the University of San Diego.

 

*Gregory Shill (corporate, securities regulation, transportation law & policy) from the University of Iowa to Arizona State University.

 

*Neil Siegel (constitutional law) from Duke University to Texas A&M University.

 

*Maneka Sinha (evidence, criminal law) from the University of Maryland to George Washington University.

 

*Fred O. Smith (constitutional law, federal courts) from Emory University to Stanford University.

 

*Tomer Stein (corporate law & finance, securities regulation) from the University of Tennesse, Knoxville to the University of Alabama (untenured lateral).

 

*Neel Sukhatme (patents, criminal law, corporate, law & economics) from Georgetown University to the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (to become Dean).

 

*Ben Sundholm (torts, law & technology, health law) from St. John’s University to Tulane University (untenured lateral).

 

*S. Sean Tu (patents, food & drug law, intellectual property) from West Virginia University to the University of Alabama.

 

*Anne Tucker (corporate, contracts) from Georgia State University to the University of Georgia.

 

*Ann Tweedy (Federal Indian law, law & sexuality) from the University of South Dakota to the University of Mississippi.

 

*Charles Tyler (federal courts, constitutional law, civil procedure) from George Washington University to the University of California, Irvine (effective January 2025).

 

*Reynaldo Anaya Valencia (corporate, bankruptcy) from Capital University (where he is Dean) to South Texas College of Law (where he will become Dean).

 

*Kevin Washburn (Federal Indian law) from the University of Iowa to the University of California, Berkeley.

 

*David Weber (sports law) from Creighton University to the University of Oregon.

 

*Rebecca Wexler (evidence, law & technology, criminal law & procedure) from the University of California, Berkeley to Columbia University.

 

*Ryan Williams (constitutional law, federal courts) from Boston College to Brooklyn Law School.

 

*Richard Winchester (tax, corporate) from Seton Hall University to Brooklyn Law School (effective January 2025).

 

*Andrew Woods (law & technology, international law) from the University of Arizona to Loyola Law School, Los Angeles.

 

*Alexandra Yelderman (law & technology, criminal law, law & economics) from Jacksonville University to Chicago-Kent College of Law/Illinois Institute of Technology (untenured lateral).