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.
38 Counts against Trump and his assistant....
My interview on the Tony Katz Show about two things that can be true at the same time: The 7-year prosecutorial hunt to prosecute Trump is despicable, corrupt, and dangerous, while at the same time Trump may have handed the hunters just what they were...
Trump on Truth Social: "The corrupt Biden Administration has informed my attorneys that I have been Indicted...
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Another Palestinian Work Accident: "[T]he deaths were the result of explosives and ammunition detonating as the PFLP-GC members were moving them." ...
Letter signed by five GOP representatives: "While we are pleased that the University has since updated its website, there is still cause for concern if this is a common UMN practice that expands across departments...
Complaint: "Being known as the founder of an organization does not entitle that person to run amok and put his own interests ahead of that organization...
My appearance on the Speech First podcast with Cherise Trump: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is "the Marxist class struggle reformulated as racial struggle converted into action items at a corporate level."...
Ret. Lt. Col. Paul Dulchinos: "It was nice to see the Barrington Memorial Day Parade once again planned and executed by fellow Veterans to honor their fallen brothers. I think one could feel the difference in the tenor of this year's event compared to last year....
The fierce urgency of now may come into play if there is a realistic prospect of Trump returning to the White House or America becoming DeSantistan....
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The hopes and dreams of Asian students, often from poor immigrant families, are dashed on the rocks of "equity" and racial balancing....
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