Dr. Edward Greene

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Edward F. Greene is an Adjunct Senior Research Scholar at Columbia Law School. He is a partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, focusing on securities, corporate governance, regulatory financial services reform, and corporate law matters. Greene has a rich academic background as a lecturer at Harvard Law School and an adjunct professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania and Georgetown University Law Center. His prior experience includes serving as General Counsel for the Securities and Exchange Commission from 1981 to 1982 and as Director of the Division of Corporation Finance from 1979 to 1981. He also served as General Counsel for Citigroup’s Institutional Clients Group from 2004 to 2008. Greene is a prolific author with numerous leading books and law review articles to his name, including works on U.S. regulation in international securities and derivatives markets, and has co-authored practical guides with his partners at Cleary Gottlieb. His expertise has earned him recognition as one of the leading capital markets lawyers by Chambers Global. With over 20 years at Cleary Gottlieb, he has worked in the firm's Washington, Tokyo, and London offices and has been licensed as a foreign lawyer to practice law in Japan since 1987.

Research Interests

Requirements for Columbia Law School

Bachelor Program
Requirements
GRE General
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution or equivalent
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Specialization Notes

Juris Doctor (J.D.) program. While 'Department of Law' is not a formal administrative division for admissions, this entry covers the primary J.D. program.