Dr. Ronald Mann

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Biography

Ronald Mann is the Albert E. Cinelli Enterprise Professor at Columbia Law School, where he co-directs the Charles Evans Gerber Transactional Studies Center. A nationally recognized scholar, Mann specializes in commercial finance, bankruptcy law, secured credit, and payment systems. He has authored groundbreaking casebooks in these fields and has experience in both public and private sectors, including clerkships at the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Before joining Columbia in 2007, he held tenured professorships at the University of Michigan, the University of Texas, and Washington University School of Law. Mann is an active member of the American Law Institute and the National Bankruptcy Conference, frequently serving as a visiting scholar at Federal Reserve banks. His legal expertise is complemented by an interest in ancient languages, indicative of his diverse background and scholarly pursuits.

Research Interests

Experience

Office Independent Counsel

— Present

Independent Counsel •

Assistant Solicitor General

— Present

United States Department of Justice • Washington, D.C.

Argued eight Supreme Court cases and wrote briefs for 40 Supreme Court cases.

Attorney

— Present

Dow, Cogburn & Friedman •

Practiced real estate and commercial law.

Clerk

— Present

Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr., United States Supreme Court • Washington, D.C.

Law Clerk

— Present

Judge Joseph T. Sneed, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit • San Francisco, California

Courses

Bankruptcy Law Commercial Finance Secured Transactions Commercial Payments

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.