Dr. Alicyn Cooley

Instructor

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Biography

Alicyn Cooley is an Adjunct Professor at NYU School of Law, focusing on corporate and white-collar crime enforcement. She co-authors the annually published treatise 'Federal Criminal Practice: Circuit Handbook' and teaches courses that encompass critical aspects of corporate criminal enforcement from a federal prosecutor’s perspective. Cooley previously served as general counsel for Clipboard Health and held the role of Executive Director at NYU's Program on Corporate Compliance Enforcement. Before her academic role, she was a federal prosecutor at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, where she led investigations and prosecutions related to securities fraud, healthcare fraud, tax fraud, and money laundering. Cooley has also worked at Davis Polk & Wardwell and clerks for Judges Barrington D. Parker Jr. and John Gleeson. She earned her JD from Yale Law School and her BA from Yale University, graduating summa cum laude. Her teaching includes subjects like corporate crime and sentencing, where she engages students with contemporary legal issues and the implications of systemic racism in enforcement practices.

Research Interests

Courses

Corporate Crime Financial Misdealing: Legal Policy Analysis Seminar Sentencing Seminar

Requirements for New York University School of Law

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
IELTS
Listening
Required:7.5
Reading
Required:7.5
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
First degree in law (JD or LLB) from an ABA-approved school or a foreign equivalent.
Application Checklist
  • Online application via LSAC
  • Personal Statement
  • Resume or Curriculum Vitae
  • Official Transcripts
  • Class Rank Statement
  • Recommendation Letter(s)
  • English Proficiency Test Score (if applicable)
Specialization Notes

The Master of Laws (LLM) is a general degree. Applicants from the 'Department of Law' typically enroll in the general LLM or one of the specialized LLM programs.