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Catherine M. Sharkey is the Segal Family Professor of Regulatory Law and Policy at New York University School of Law. She specializes in the areas of Business Torts, Federal Preemption, State Tort Law, Products Liability, Punitive Damages, Torts, Administrative Law, and Class Actions. Professor Sharkey has made significant contributions to the field through her research and teaching. She has been recognized with several awards, including the Robert B. McKay Law Professor Award from the American Bar Association and the Guggenheim Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. She received her JD from Yale Law School in 1997 and has an MSc in Economics from Oxford University and a BA in Economics from Yale University, graduating summa cum laude. Sharkey has also served as a law clerk for Justice David H. Souter of the U.S. Supreme Court and Judge Guido Calabresi of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Her notable work includes a featured video discussion on evolving tort laws and she actively leads a reading group focused on the literary aspects of law education.
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