Dr. Brian Feinstein

Associate Professor

Biography

Brian D. Feinstein is an Associate Professor in the Legal Studies and Business Ethics Department at the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests include financial regulation, administrative law, agency design, and empirical legal studies. Feinstein's work examines the legal and political climate in which agencies operate and offers evidence-based prescriptions to strengthen performance within the U.S. administrative state. His scholarship has been published in prestigious law reviews and journals, such as the Chicago, Columbia, Duke, Georgetown, and Penn Law Reviews. He holds a Ph.D. in political science and a J.D. from Harvard University, as well as a B.A. from Brown University. Before entering academia, Feinstein clerked for Judge John Tinder on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, practiced law at Arnold & Porter LLP, and served as counsel for the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor
2015-01-01 — Present

University of Pennsylvania • Philadelphia, PA

Teaching courses in Legal Studies and Business Ethics.

Awards

#2025
AALS Administrative Law Section Emerging Scholar Award
2025-01-01
#2024
Hoeber Memorial Award
2024-01-01
#2019
Holmes-Cardozo Outstanding Research Award
2019-01-01
#2019
Mack Institute Research Fellowship
2019-01-01
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Wharton Teaching Excellence Award
2023-01-01