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.
On October 7, Israel was invaded by an army of Palestinian Jeffrey Dahmers....
Michelle seems content to live the lifestyle of the rich and famous....
"Because the Constitution makes Congress, rather than the States, responsible for enforcing Section 3 against federal officeholders and candidates, we reverse."...
The Supreme Court has announced that it will release a single Opinion on Monday, March 4, 2024. Since the Colorado primary is on March 5, Super Tuesday, everyone is assuming the Court wants to get the decision out before Tuesday....
We need to move forward in this new landscape, yet retain the spirit of perhaps Andrew’s most famous line was from his last tweet the day of his death: Apologize for WHAT?...
My appearance on Chicago's Morning Answer regarding the Equal Protection Project's challenge to racially discriminatory scholarships: "The sheer number and volume indicates to us, at least, that there is a serious problem at Western Illinois University because in all the dozens of these we filed,...
SCOTUS to hear case on the merits "limited to the following question: Whether and if so to what extent does a former President enjoy presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for conduct alleged to involve official acts during his tenure in office."...
"The number and scope of these discriminatory programs reflects a systemic discrimination problem at WIU" ...
We've been sounding the alarm for several years. Ben Shapiro: "DEI Could Get You Killed In the Operating Room"...
The October 7 Massacre was 20 weeks ago today. There was one piece of video I had not seen, that I saw for the first time today. It's not the most gruesome, but it's particularly disturbing. I don't know if I'll ever forget it....
I'm back in that mood. Today's AT&T cellular network meltdown was a reminder. It's going down when we least expect it....
"The genitals of both women and men were brutally mutilated, and sometimes weapons were inserted into them. The terrorists did not stop at shooting; they also cut and mutilated sexual organs and other body parts with knives."...
The fate of the family, mother Shiri, father Yarden, 10-month old Kfir, and 4-year old Ariel, by Palestinian terrorists dressed in civilian clothes....
Rough politics has given way to the political weaponization of prosecutors' offices. The price of living in and doing business in New York should not be that you have to be politically obedient....
I think we need some more information here. Which is why I agree with Rep. Mike Turner that the information should be declassified....
We are pleased to see that our actions are helping change the narrative on campuses nationwide, even those where we have not filed a complaint....
Rep. Mike Turner: "I am requesting that President Biden declassify all information relating to this threat so that Congress, the Administration, and our allies can openly discuss the actions necessary to respond to this threat."...
