G. Marcus Cole is an American legal scholar on bankruptcy law. He serves as the Joseph A. Matson Dean and Professor of Law at the Notre Dame Law School. His field of study is in the law of bankruptcy, corporate reorganization, and venture capital.[1][2]

G. Marcus Cole
11th Dean of the Notre Dame Law School
Assumed office
July 1, 2019
Preceded byNell Jessup Newton
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCornell University (BS)
Northwestern University (JD)

Biography

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Education

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Cole received a Bachelor of Science with a major in applied economics from Cornell University in 1989 and a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University in 1993.[3][4]

Career

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Cole became an associate with the Chicago law firm of Mayer Brown, and then clerked for Judge Morris S. Arnold of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.[citation needed]

He joined the faculty of Stanford Law School in 1997 and was Wm. Benjamin Scott and Luna M. Scott professor of law. He also taught for Law Preview, the law school prep course.[citation needed]

In January 2019, Cole was appointed Joseph A. Matson Dean of the Law School and professor of law at the University of Notre Dame by university president John I. Jenkins, effective on July 1, 2019.[5]

Social engagement

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Cole has also served on the editorial board of the Cato Supreme Court Review, the advisory board of the Independent Institute's Center on Culture and Civil Society, the academic advisory board of BARBRI, and as a member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit’s Bankruptcy Judicial Advisory Committee.[citation needed]

Cole served on the board of include the Central Pacific Region of the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith and Businesses United in Investing, Lending and Development (BUILD). He also served as president of the board of directors of Rocketship Education and was served on the board of trustees of Bellarmine College Preparatory.[6][7]

Personal life

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Cole is a practicing Catholic.[8] His son, Claude, plays football at the University of Wyoming.[citation needed]

Publications

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  • Delaware is Not a State: Are We Witnessing Jurisdictional Competition in Bankruptcy?, 55 Vanderbilt Law Review 1845-1916 (November 2002).

References

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  1. ^ "G. Marcus Cole". Law Preview. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
  2. ^ "Prof. dr. G. Marcus Cole". University of Amsterdam. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
  3. ^ School, Stanford Law. "G. Marcus Cole". Stanford Law School. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  4. ^ "G. Marcus Cole | The Law School | University of Notre Dame". University of Notre Dame Law School.
  5. ^ "Stanford professor Marcus Cole appointed dean of Notre Dame Law School". www.newswise.com. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  6. ^ Marketing Communications: Web | University of Notre Dame. "G. Marcus - Cole | The Law School | University of Notre Dame". The Law School. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  7. ^ School, Stanford Law. "G. Marcus Cole". Stanford Law School. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  8. ^ Fosmoe, Margaret (Spring 2020). "Having Coffee With G. Marcus Cole". Notre Dame Magazine. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
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