Education
Yale University.
Yale University.
He was appointed Dean at the age of 35, making him the youngest dean in the school"s history. He served in this position until June 30, 2014. Schizer worked at Davis Polk & Wardwell prior to joining the Columbia Law faculty in 1998.
Schizer is occasionally mentioned as a potential future United States Supreme Court nominee.
Schizer is a graduate of Yale University where he earned his Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees. While there, he was also the editor of the Yale Law Journal.
Schizer clerked for United States. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for the 1994-1995 term, and for Judge Alex Kozinski of the United States. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 1993-1994 term. Schizer continues to teach a colloquium on tax
His research also focuses on energy law and corporate governance issues.
Prior to his appointment as dean, Schizer served as the Wilbur H. Friedman Professor of Tax Law at Columbia Law School. Foreign his ingenuity in the classroom, students awarded him the Willis Licentiate in Midwifery Reese Prize for Excellence in Teaching in 2002.
Schizer is a member of the Federalist Society.