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David Van Zandt
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David Van Zandt
8th President of The New School
In office
January 1, 2011 – April 15, 2020
David Van Zandt is an American attorney, legal scholar, and academic administrator. He served as president of The New School from Jan. 2011 to Apr. 15, 2020. Earlier he served as Dean of Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, from 1995 to 2011. He has taught courses in international financial markets, business associations, property, practical issues in business law, and legal realism. He is an expert in business associations, international business transactions, property law, jurisprudence, law and social science, and legal education.
David Van Zandt
8th President of The New School
In office
January 1, 2011 – April 15, 2020
Preceded by
Bob Kerrey
Succeeded by
Dwight A. McBride
Personal details
Born David Edgar Van Zandt
Montgomery Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Spouse Lisa Huestis
Children 2
Alma mater
Princeton University(BA)
Yale University (JD)
London School of Economics (PhD)
Career
He clerked for Judge Pierre N. Leval in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and Justice Harry Blackmun of the United States Supreme Court from 1982 to 1983. He also was an associate with Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York.
Van Zandt joined Northwestern Universityfaculty in 1985 and became dean in 1995. He is the second longest-serving law dean in Northwestern history.
In 2011, Van Zandt was named the eighth president of the New School in New York City and served until April 2020.
David Van Zandt also serves as treasurer of the American Bar Foundation, director of AMR Research, and is a board member of both the American Law Deans Association and AMC Networks.
He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Selected works
* "The Breadth of Life in the Law" (Cardozo Law Review 1992)
* "An Alternative Theory of Practical Reason in Judicial Decisions" (Tulane Law Review 1991)
* "Commonsense Reasoning, Social Change, and the Law" (Northwestern Law Review 1987, M. Perry & R. Levin eds. Cambridge University Press 1990)
* "Neutralizing the Regulatory Burden: The Use of Equity Securities by Foreign Corporate Acquirers" (Yale Law Journal 1980)
