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Alexandra Lahav

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Alexandra Lahav
OccupationLaw professor
Academic background
EducationB.A., Brown University (1993) J.D., Harvard Law School (1998)
Alma materHarvard Law School
Academic work
DisciplineLaw
Sub-disciplineCivil procedure, tort law
InstitutionsCornell Law School
Websitealexandralahav.com

Alexandra Devorah Lahav is an American lawyer and academic specializing in litigation and civil procedure.[1][2][3] She is the Anthony W. and Lulu C. Wang Professor of Law at Cornell Law School.[4]

Career

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Lahav studied history and graduated from Brown University with honors in 1993.[2] She then studied at Harvard Law School, where she earned her J.D. magna cum laude.[5] During law school, she worked as a summer associate at Debevoise & Plimpton,[5] She then clerked for Justice Alan B. Handler on the Supreme Court of New Jersey for a year. In 1999, she joined Emery Cuty Brinckerhoff & Abady, a boutique litigation law firm in New York City.[2] She has previously been selected as a Radcliffe fellow.[6] In 2019, she won the Civil Justice Scholarship Award for her book, In Praise of Litigation.[7]

Selected works

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Books

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  • Lahav, Alexandra (January 2, 2017). In Praise of Litigation. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199380817.

Journal Articles

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References

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  1. ^ "Alexandra Lahav". Cornell Law School. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  2. ^ a b c The American Law Institute. "Members". American Law Institute. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  3. ^ "Alexandra D. Lahav". Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  4. ^ "Alexandra Lahav Joins Cornell Law School as Professor of Law". Cornell Law School. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  5. ^ a b Leblanc, Jeanne (2019-07-31). "Professor Alexandra Lahav Elected to American Law Institute". UConn Today. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  6. ^ "Alexandra D. Lahav". Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  7. ^ "Civil Justice Scholarship Award". National Civil Justice Institute. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
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