Dr. Jesse Fried

Professor

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Biography

Jesse M. Fried is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, where he has been a faculty member since 2009. He has also held the position of Dane Professor of Law and serves as a Faculty Co-Director of the Berkeley Center for Law, Business and the Economy at the University of California, Berkeley. Fried has been a visiting professor at prestigious institutions including Columbia University Law School, the Duisenberg School of Finance, Hebrew University, Tel Aviv University, and Reichman University. He holds an A.B. and A.M. in Economics from Harvard University and a J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School. His well-known book, 'Pay Performance: Unfulfilled Promise of Executive Compensation,' co-authored with Lucian Bebchuk, has received acclaim from academics and practitioners alike, with translations into Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Italian. Fried has also served as a consultant and expert witness in litigation involving executive compensation and corporate governance issues.

Research Interests

Courses

Corporations M&A Litigation New Horizons Middle East

Requirements for Harvard Law School

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
J.D. from an ABA-approved U.S. law school or a first law degree (LL.B. or equivalent) from a foreign law school
Application Checklist
  • Online application form
  • CV/Résumé
  • Personal statements (Parts A and B)
  • At least two recommendations
  • Official transcripts and diplomas
  • Official TOEFL report (if applicable)
  • Application fee ($85)
Specialization Notes

Applied for under 'Department of Law', 'Department of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law', 'Department of Constitutional Law', 'Department of Japanese Legal Studies', and 'Department of Human Rights'.