Dr. David Sokolow

Assistant Professor

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Biography

David Sokolow is a Distinguished Senior Lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law, where he teaches courses in contracts, corporations, and entertainment art law. He serves as the Director of Student Life and has been honored with the Texas Exes Teaching Excellence Award twice. Sokolow clerked for the Honorable Thomas Gibbs Gee on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and has experience working at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in New York prior to joining the Texas faculty in 1981. He graduated from Columbia College and Columbia Law School, and holds graduate degrees in art history from Columbia and business administration from the University of Texas. His recent publications include the article, "Fiduciary Duty? la Lyonnais: Economic Perspective Corporate Governance Financially Distressed Firm" published in the Journal of Corporation Law in 1996. He has been recognized as an outstanding professor by the Chicano Hispanic Law Students Association for four consecutive years from 1992 to 1996. In addition to his teaching, Sokolow serves as an expert witness and consultant in various legal matters, primarily focusing on contracts and corporate law, and lectures on these subjects across the country for BARBRI, America's largest bar review company.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Texas at Austin

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:79
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
Application Checklist
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  • Official transcripts
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

General requirements for the Graduate School at UT Austin apply to all programs unless otherwise specified.