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William A. Jacobson is a Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Securities Law Clinic at Cornell Law School.
He is a 1981 graduate of Hamilton College and a 1984 graduate of Harvard Law School. At Harvard he was Senior Editor of the Harvard International Law Journal and Director of Litigation for the Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project.
Prior to joining the Cornell law faculty in 2007, Professor Jacobson had a highly successful civil litigation and arbitration practice in Providence, Rhode Island, concentrating in investment, employment, and business disputes in the securities industry, including many high profile cases reported in leading newspapers and magazines.
Professor Jacobson has argued cases in numerous federal and state courts, including the Courts of Appeal for the First, Fifth and Sixth Circuits, and the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
Professor Jacobson has a national reputation as a leading practitioner in securities arbitration. He was Treasurer, and is a former member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association, a professional organization of attorneys dedicated to protecting public investors. He frequently is quoted in national media on issues related to investment fraud and investor protection, and in the past has served as one of a small number of private practice attorneys who trained new arbitrators for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
Professor Jacobson is co-author of the Securities Arbitration Desk Reference (Thomson-Reuters), updated annually.
Professor Jacobson is frequently quoted in the media on political and legal topics, has authored many Op-Eds in major publications, and appears on television and radio to discuss politics and the law.
A more complete listing of Professor Jacobson's professional background is available at the Cornell Law School website. The views expressed here are his own and not those of any employer or organization,
The best way to reach Prof. Jacobson is by e-mail here.
"I believe a woman is a human being who belongs to the sex class that produces large gametes."...
My interview on Brian Kilmeade's radio show: "something is very strange about what's going on at Cornell. It's too highly organized, too seemingly manipulated to be purely organic student protests on campus."...
Pressure mounting for her to retire to avoid a Ginsburg scenario. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT): “We should learn a lesson. And it’s not like there’s any mystery here about what the lesson should be. The old saying — graveyards are full of indispensable people, ourselves...
"The tone Smith is taking with Cannon is no longer persuasion but outright threats. Unheard of dynamic btw DOJ and the bench."...
My interview on Just the News: "...
It rings true to me. We've endured three years of abusive Republican text and email solicititations after a single donation through WinRed....
No confirmation yet, but reports circulating of very senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards Council and Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives killed....
My appearance on the James Golden, AKA Bo Snerdly, radio show talking about the Equal Protection Project's challenge to the George Floyd Scholarship at North Central University in Minneapolis, open only to black students....
These are not just political opponents, they are the enemies of our civilization and it's about time people woke up to that and started taking their threats seriously....
"The Democrats’ ambitions are significantly more dangerous than those of the Republicans. From digital surveillance to censorship to making Intel and enforcement agencies central players in domestic governance ...
Only black students are eligible to apply for the 4-year full tuition scholarship. Our Civil Rights Complaint has received extenstive media coverage, including in the NY Post, NBC News, USA Today, Fox News, The Washington Examiner, and the College Fix....
"OCR will investigate the following issue: Whether the University excluded applicants based on race, color and national origin from its Creando Comunidad: Community Engaged Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Fellows fellowship program (Fellowship Program) in a manner inconsistent with the requirements of Title VI."...
My appearance on The Legal Lowdown with with Imran H. Ansari, Esq.: "That's the disparity between the Democrats and the Republicans when it comes to abuse of the law. It does set a really bad precedent, but it's not a precedent that Democrats in New...
Islamic State Khorasan has claimed responsibility for attack at Crocus City Hall concert venue....
"The Barrington United Veterans Council (BUVC) can no longer support or be affiliated with a local town government that openly disrespects and marginalizes its Veteran Community by failing to maintain the sanctity and decorum of the Town’s Veterans Memorials."...
Report by CriticalRace.org on how non-academic DEI "certificate" programs have proliferated: ""When people think about it, they should think about critical race theory as the theory and diversity, equity and inclusion as to how that theory gets implemented ...
More proof of Hamas use of hospitals for terror activities. IDF: "Mabhouh was hiding in a compound at the Shifa hospital, from which he operated and advanced terrorist activity."...
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