NEW YORK, July 11, 2006 –  Pace Law School is delighted to announce that Alexander K.A. Greenawalt and Emily Gold Waldman have joined the faculty as associate professors of law. Beginning in the 2006-2007 academic year, they will strengthen the Law School’s core programs in international criminal law, administrative law, and employment law.

“Emily Waldman and Sasha Greenawalt are wonderful additions to our faculty,” said Dean Stephen J. Friedman. “They are deeply committed to maintaining Pace Law School’s emphasis on offering the best teaching available and to innovative, thoughtful scholarship. They continue our process of renewal of the faculty at the highest levels.”

As additions to an already diverse faculty, these individuals will greatly enrich the learning environment at Pace Law School while helping provide students with the knowledge and values necessary to become outstanding lawyers and leaders in the community.

Professor Greenawalt joins the Pace faculty from the firm of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP (2001-2006) in New York City, where his practice focused in international disputes. He was a teaching fellow at Columbia Law School in 2005 and was previously a clerk for the Honorable Stephen F. Williams of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit during 2000-2001.

Professor Greenawalt is teaching Administrative Law among other courses. His research interests focus on international legal issues, including problems of international criminal law, U.S. foreign affairs law, and international dispute resolution. He received his AB from Princeton University, MA from Yale University, and his JD from Columbia Law School.

Professor Waldman joins the Pace faculty after clerking for the Honorable Robert A. Katzmann, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Prior to her clerkship, she practiced in the litigation department of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in New York from 2003 to 2005. Her practice there centered on employment litigation, general litigation, and internal investigations. During 2002-2003, Professor Waldman clerked for the Honorable William G. Young, United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts.

Professor Waldman will teach Employment Law, Law and Education, and Criminal Law/Legal Analysis. She received her BA from Yale University and her JD from Harvard Law School.  

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