Catherine Sharkey
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Catherine Moira Sharkey (born c. 1970) is a professor of law at the New York University School of Law
. Her scholarship focuses torts, punitive damages, class actions, remedies, products liability, and empirical legal studies
.
Sharkey graduated from Yale University
, (Skull and Bones
1992), and went on to the University of Oxford
as a Rhodes scholar. She then attended Yale Law School
, where she was Executive Editor of the Yale Law Journal
. She clerked
for Judge Guido Calabresi of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
, and for Justice David H. Souter of the United States Supreme Court.
Before joining the faculty at Columbia Law School
and later NYU School of Law, Sharkey worked for several years as an appellate litigation associate at Mayer Brown
in New York.
Sharkey is occasionally mentioned as a potential future United States Supreme Court nominee.
New York University School of Law
The New York University School of Law is the law school of New York University. Established in 1835, the school offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in law, and is located in Greenwich Village, in the New York City borough of Manhattan....
. Her scholarship focuses torts, punitive damages, class actions, remedies, products liability, and empirical legal studies
Empirical legal studies
Empirical Legal Studies is a relatively new approach to the study of law, legal procedure, and legal theory through the use of empirical research...
.
Sharkey graduated from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, (Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones is an undergraduate senior or secret society at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. It is a traditional peer society to Scroll and Key and Wolf's Head, as the three senior class 'landed societies' at Yale....
1992), and went on to the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
as a Rhodes scholar. She then attended Yale Law School
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
, where she was Executive Editor of the Yale Law Journal
Yale Law Journal
The Yale Law Journal is a student-run law review affiliated with the Yale Law School. Published continuously since 1891, it is the most widely known of the eight law reviews published by students at Yale Law School...
. She clerked
Law clerk
A law clerk or a judicial clerk is a person who provides assistance to a judge in researching issues before the court and in writing opinions. Law clerks are not court clerks or courtroom deputies, who are administrative staff for the court. Most law clerks are recent law school graduates who...
for Judge Guido Calabresi of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals...
, and for Justice David H. Souter of the United States Supreme Court.
Before joining the faculty at Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School, founded in 1858, is one of the oldest and most prestigious law schools in the United States. A member of the Ivy League, Columbia Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Columbia University in New York City. It offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in...
and later NYU School of Law, Sharkey worked for several years as an appellate litigation associate at Mayer Brown
Mayer Brown
Mayer Brown is an international law firm head-quartered in Chicago which specializes in commercial transactions and litigation. The firm employs more than 1,600 lawyers, including approximately 875 in the Americas, 425 in Europe and 300 in Asia....
in New York.
Sharkey is occasionally mentioned as a potential future United States Supreme Court nominee.