FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RICHARD BIERSCHBACH APPOINTED VICE DEAN OF CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW
MAY 28, 2015 – New York, NY – Richard Bierschbach has been appointed vice dean of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law by incoming dean Melanie Leslie, effective July 1. Professor Bierschbach has been a full-time faculty member since 2005, teaching corporations, administrative law and criminal law. Several graduating classes have voted him best professor, including the class of 2015, and he is an active faculty leader.
“Rick brings a tremendous record of achievement in the classroom, the academy, and the legal profession,” said Dean Melanie Leslie. “I know he will be dedicated to keeping Cardozo moving forward to new heights.”
Before coming to Cardozo, Professor Bierschbach clerked on the United States Supreme Court for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit for Judge A. Raymond Randolph. He also served as an attorney-advisor in the United States Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel and as a Bristow Fellow in the Office of the Solicitor General. In the private sector, Professor Bierschbach has been an associate at Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering, of counsel at Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, and special counsel at Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe.
Professor Bierschbach’s scholarship focuses on criminal law and procedure, and he is especially interested in the procedural and institutional structure of criminal justice and how it intersects with criminal law’s substantive and regulatory aims. He has published articles in many top journals, including the Yale Law Journal, Michigan Law Review, Georgetown Law Journal, Virginia Law Review, Pennsylvania Law Review, and Minnesota Law Review.
Among his faculty leadership roles, Professor Bierschbach chaired the committee that revised the law school’s upper-level curriculum, resulting in new professional concentrations, and he was a member of the dean search committee.
He has served on various ABA committees, including as co-chair of the Criminal Justice Section’s Amicus Practice Committee and vice chair of the Administrative Law Section’s Criminal Process Subcommittee.
“Cardozo is a phenomenal place, and it’s an honor to serve in this role,” said Professor Bierschbach. “Melanie Leslie embodies the creative and entrepreneurial spirit at Cardozo, and I look forward to working together to build for the future of our community.”
For more information contact:
John DeNatale
Assistant Dean of Communications
212.790.0237
DeNatale@yu.edu
Jacqueline Reeves
Director, Media Relations and Communications
212.790.0837
Reeves@yu.edu