Dr. William Laufer

Professor

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Biography

William S. Laufer is the Julian Aresty Endowed Professor in the Legal Studies & Business Ethics Department at the University of Pennsylvania. He has a distinguished career spanning over three decades, focusing on corporate criminal law, corporate ethics, and criminology. Laufer holds a Ph.D. from Rutgers University, a J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law, and a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University. He has been a faculty member at the Wharton School since 1989 and has directed various centers aimed at exploring governance and business ethics. He has received multiple teaching awards, including the David W. Hauck Award for Outstanding Teaching. Laufer has authored numerous articles and books on jurisprudence and corporation ethics, contributing significantly to academic discourse on law and social policy. He also served as a consultant for the World Bank on private sector development and held leadership roles in various academic councils and advisory committees. Laufer's work emphasizes the need to address systemic failures and injustices in the criminal justice system, as highlighted in his research on justice remainders and corporate moral agency.

Research Interests

Experience

Julian Aresty Endowed Professor

— Present

University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School • Philadelphia, PA

Teaching courses on law and business ethics as well as directing research on corporate governance.

Co-Director

— Present

Carol Lawrence Zicklin Center for Governance & Business Ethics • Philadelphia, PA

Leadership in exploring corporate governance and ethical business practices.

Assistant Professor

— Present

University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School • Philadelphia, PA

Taught legal studies and business ethics courses.

Awards

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David W. Hauck Award

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Marc & Sheri Rapaport Undergraduate Core Teaching Award

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Graduate Division Excellence Teaching Award

Requirements for University of Pennsylvania

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.6
GRE General
Verbal
Required:162
Quantitative
Required:162
Overall
Required:162
GMAT
Total Score
Required:728
Overall
Required:728
TOEFL
Total
Required:115
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong quantitative background
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