Richard Briffault

Richard Briffault is an American legal scholar. He is the Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation at Columbia Law School.

Richard Briffault
NationalityAmerican
Alma materColumbia University
Harvard Law School
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1993)​
Scientific career
FieldsConstitutional law
InstitutionsColumbia Law School

Biography

Briffault earned a bachelor's degree from Columbia University in 1974.[1] During his undergraduate studies, Briffault served as managing editor of the Columbia Daily Spectator.[2] He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1977.[1]

Briffault subsequently clerked for Shirley Hufstedler, worked for Hugh Carey, and joined the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. Briffault began teaching at Columbia Law School in 1983, and was later named the Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation.[1] His specialty is constitutional law, government regulation, and election law.[3][4]

From 2014 to 2020, he served as Chairman of the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board.[5][6]

Personal life and family

He married Canadian economist Sherry Glied in 1993.[7] Glied currently serves as the Dean of New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.

References
  1. "Richard Briffault". Columbia Law School. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  2. "Shaky Economy Lures Record Number at Columbia to Law and Medicine". The New York Times. May 16, 1974. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  3. Johnston, David Cay. "How the prosecution of Donald Trump can continue". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. "Columbia Law School Professor Previews What Could Be Rocky Round Of Redistricting". WAMC. 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  5. Gartland, Michael. "NYC Mayor de Blasio violated conflict of interest laws, new letters from watchdog show". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  6. Neuman, William (2019-05-07). "Ethics Cloud Hangs Over de Blasio as He Weighs Presidential Run". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  7. "WEDDINGS; Richard Briffault And Sherry Glied". The New York Times. 1993-05-31. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
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