David Reiss is a Clinical Professor at Cornell Tech and a distinguished figure in the field of law, particularly in real estate finance and housing policy. He is the research director of the Blassberg-Rice Center for Entrepreneurship Law and has previously held a position as a professor of law at Brooklyn Law School. Reiss is recognized for his expertise in the intersection of legal developments within the real estate sector and has been quoted in major media outlets such as the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. He is also an author, with a forthcoming book titled 'Paying the American Dream: Reforming the Market for Mortgages,' to be published by Oxford University Press. His professional affiliations include membership in the New York State Bar Association's Committee on Digital Assets and Currency, where he serves on the Task Force on Emerging Digital Finance and Currency, focusing on blockchain technology's implications for real estate. Reiss has also chaired the New York City Rent Guidelines Board and is a fellow of both the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and the American College of Mortgage Attorneys.
Cornell Tech • New York
Professor of law and research director at Blassberg-Rice Center for Entrepreneurship Law.
Brooklyn Law School • Brooklyn
Served as research director for the Center for Urban Business Entrepreneurship and as founding director of the Community Development Clinic.