Dr. Lynnise Pantin

Biography

Lynnise Pantin is the Pritzker Pucker Family Clinical Professor at Columbia Law School, where she also serves as the Vice Dean for Experiential Education. She is a graduate of Columbia Law School (J.D., 2003) and Pomona College (B.A., 1998). As the founding director of the Entrepreneurship Community Development Clinic, she oversees a program where students provide vital legal services to low- and moderate-income entrepreneurs, equipping them with lawyering skills in transactional and intellectual property matters. Her pedagogical approach is rooted in scholarly inquiry focusing on the systemic socioeconomic barriers encountered by entrepreneurs of color and those of modest means. Pantin's recent journal publications reflect her commitment to economic justice within the legal framework. Prior to her full-time faculty appointment at Columbia Law in 2019, she established and led the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Clinic at Boston College Law School, and co-directed the Transactional Law Clinic at New York Law School. With prior experience as an associate at Debevoise & Plimpton, she specialized in corporate and securities law, advising private investment funds and providing pro bono services to nonprofits and small businesses. Her diverse background also includes teaching at the elementary school level in Washington, D.C.

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