
CURRICULUM VITAE Paul Schiff Berman CURRENT POSITION 2011 – present The George Washington University Walter S. Cox Professor of Law. Courses taught: Civil Procedure I, Civil Procedure II, Conflict of Laws, Law and Globalization. PREVIOUS POSITIONS University Administration 2013 – 2016 The George Washington University Vice Provost for Online Education and Academic Innovation and Manatt/Ahn Professor of Law; oversaw all online operations for the University’s 105 online degree and certificate programs, generating nearly $70 million in gross revenue annually; chaired the University’s Strategic Planning Committee for Online Education; managed the creation of the University’s eDesign Shop, a production facility and team of instructional designers, videographers, computer animation specialists, and supporting positions; built the eDesign Shop’s capacity to create state-of-the-art online courses; worked with units throughout the University to create new online programs; managed all budgeting, vendor contracting, faculty licensing, state authorization, and university-level support for online programs; launched the University’s first set of Massive Open Online Courses; built some of the first large-scale university-level courses in the world using the openedX platform; created the University’s first comprehensive website for all online programs university-wide; organized and chaired the first two annual national meetings of Vice Provosts for Online Education; oversaw the University Academic Technologies Department and managed the university-wide analog-to-digital conversion of all campus classrooms; oversaw Operation GW VALOR, the University’s comprehensive set of services and opportunities for veteran students and active duty military students, a program that resulted in a 70 percent increase in GW’s military student population over two years; co- chaired the University’s Innovation Task Force; served on university-wide committees on Executive Education and on Graduate Enrollment Management. 2011 – 2013 The George Washington University Law School 1 of 23 Dean and Robert Kramer Research Professor of Law; completed one of the most successful 14-month periods of fundraising in the law school’s history, raising $11.5 million; increased total donors to Annual Fund by 7%, and total dollars raised increased 11%; engaged with over 2500 alumni (12% of the total alumni population), a 56% increase in total alumni engagement; organized capital campaign; balanced two budgets in period of declining enrollment; initiated new professional development and mentoring programs; reorganized career services, alumni relations, and communications offices; developed new initiatives in health law and policy, energy law and policy, and cybersecurity law and policy, a new collaborative interdisciplinary degree with the Business School on Government Contracting, and a new Intellectual Property Masters Degree Program for non-lawyers. 2008 – 2011 Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Dean and Foundation Professor of Law; secured the first seven-figure gifts in the history of the College of Law; raised the school’s US News & World Report ranking from 55 to 26 over three years; initiated five new clinical programs and five new academic centers. University Faculty 2016 – 2022 Queen Mary University of London Distinguished Visiting Professor, School of Law 2018 Southern Cross University, Coolangatta, Australia Distinguished Visiting Professor, School of Law 2014 University of Bremen, Germany Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Centre for Transnational Studies 1998 – 2008 University of Connecticut, School of Law Jesse Root Professor of Law (2006-2008); Professor (2003-2006); Associate Professor (1998-2002). Courses taught: Conflict of Laws; Civil Procedure; Legal and Cultural Issues in Cyberspace; Law, Culture and Community; Federal Courts and the Appellate Process; Copyright Law. 2006 – 2007 Princeton University, Program in Law & Public Affairs Visiting Professor and Visiting Research Scholar Clerkships 1997 – 1998 Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court of the United States 1995 – 1996 Chief Judge Harry T. Edwards, US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit 2 of 23 Public and Private Practice 2018 United State Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Richmond, VA Counsel: Attkisson v. Holder, et al. 2006 United State Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, New York, NY Counsel: Tibbetts v. Dittes, et al., slip op. (2d Cir. 2006). 2003 – 2005 United State Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, Washington, DC Pro Bono Counsel: Court-appointed pro bono counsel in Taylor v. US Probation Office, et al., 409 F.3d 426 (D.C. Cir. 2005); Mavity v. Veneman, slip op. (D.C. Cir. 2004); Krishnan v. Barnhart, 328 F.3d 685 (D.C. Cir. 2003). 2005 Wiggin & Dana, New Haven, CT Consultant on general appellate issues. 2005 Aon Corporation, Chicago, IL Drafted expert report on Connecticut civil procedure issues for international litigation in the UK. 1998 – 2005 Day, Berry & Howard, Hartford, CT Consultant on cyberlaw and general appellate issues, served as writing tutor to associates. 1998 – 2003 Cummings & Lockwood, Hartford, CT Consultant on cyberlaw and general appellate issues. 1996 – 1997 Sullivan & Cromwell, New York, NY Pro Bono Extern: Chosen from among all incoming litigation associates to devote an entire year to the representation of pro se litigants in cases referred by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Represented fifteen clients. Served as lead counsel during a two-day trial in SDNY, conducted thirty- four depositions, argued motions, participated in settlement negotiations, and handled all aspects of litigation. 1992 – 1995 Unemployment Action Center, New York, NY Claimant’s Representative: Represented over thirty claimants for unemployment benefits in administrative hearings and on appeal before the New York State Department of Labor. 1995 Jenner & Block, Washington, DC Summer Associate 1994 Sullivan & Cromwell, New York, NY 3 of 23 Summer Associate 1993 Laufman, Rauh and Gerhardstein, Cincinnati, OH Summer Intern: Drafted motions, interviewed clients, and assisted in all aspects of a civil rights practice. 1992 – 1993 Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, New York, NY Intern. Worked one to three days per week at a criminal public defender office Non-Legal Experience 2016 – Mytonomy, Washington, DC Chief Online Learning Advisor: Ongoing work for medical education company focused on working with medical providers to provide personalized online patient education. 2018 – 2019 University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK Consultant to the University Provost: Developed a university-wide strategic plan for online graduate education. 2016 – 2018 Quad Learning, Washington, DC Academic Advisor: Consultant for educational start-up venture aimed at providing accessible US university pathways to foreign students. 2017 Penn State University Law School, University Park, PA Consultant to the Dean of the Law School: Provided strategic advice on improving the Law School’s ranking position. 1989 – 1995 Spin Theater, New York, NY Founder/Artistic Director: Formed and incorporated not-for-profit theater company with annual budget of approximately $20,000. Directed and designed eight original theater works including one on tour in Boston, MA. 1988 – 1995 The Wooster Group, New York, NY Administrative Director: Chief administrative officer for not-for-profit theater company with annual budget of approximately $900,000. Responsible for all administrative activities including: long-range planning, fundraising, grant writing, company management, bookkeeping, and publicity. 1992 – 1995 Ontological-Hysteric Theatre at Saint Mark’s Church, New York, NY Administrative Director: Chief administrative officer for the operation of a not-for-profit theater at Saint Mark’s Church. Responsible for organizing and overseeing visiting artists series, all liaison work with Church administration, contract negotiations concerning the space itself, and hiring of all theatre administrative personnel. 4 of 23 EDUCATION Juris Doctor (summa cum laude), New York University School of Law, 1995 Journal: Managing Editor, New York University Law Review Awards: University Graduation Prize (for the graduating student with the highest cumulative GPA) Frank H. Sommer Memorial Award (for outstanding scholarship, character & professional activities) Frank T. Dierson Award (for writing that demonstrates technical accuracy & clarity of purpose) Orison Marden Moot Court Competition Prize for Best Oralist Order of the Coif American Jurisprudence Award for Contracts Public Interest Summer Internship Grant A.B. (summa cum laude), Princeton University, 1988 Award: Louis B. Sudler Prize for the Arts PROFESSIONAL HONORS Queen Mary University of London, UK, Distinguished Visiting Professor at the School of Law, 2016-2022 Southern Cross University, Australia, Distinguished Visiting Professor at the School of Law, 2018 University of Bremen, Germany, Distinguished Visiting Scholar of the Centre for Transnational Studies, 2014 LegalTimes/National Law Journal, Champion and Visionary of the Law, 2012 Sandra Day O’Connor Institute Prize for Public Service, 2010 Princeton Program in Law and Public Affairs, Fellowship, 2006-2007 Yale Journal of International Law, Selection in Symposium Issue Competition (A Pluralist Approach to International Law) Yale/Stanford Junior Faculty Forum, Selected to Present in International Law category (The Globalization of Jurisdiction) University of Connecticut Provost’s Research
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