Dr. Omri Ben Shahar

Biography

Omri Ben-Shahar is the Leo and Eileen Herzel Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School and the Kearney Director of the Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics. He earned his PhD in Economics and SJD from Harvard University. His academic interests lie primarily in contract law, regulation of data technology, consumer protection, and insurance law. Ben-Shahar has taught a variety of subjects including contracts, trademark law, consumer law, law-and-AI, sales law, and e-commerce. In addition to his teaching, he has published several works, including the co-authored book 'Personalized Law: Law and Technology in the Digital Age' with Ariel Porat. He has been a significant contributor to the field of law and economics through his leadership in various programs and has served as a reporter for the American Law Institute's Restatement of Consumer Contracts. His extensive academic background includes professorships at Tel-Aviv University and the University of Michigan, where he was the Kirkland and Ellis Professor of Law and Economics. Throughout his career, he has also engaged in various scholarly activities, including organizing workshops and contributing to legal scholarship through his editorial work in legal journals.

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