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Clark, ROBERT was born on November 2, 1944 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States.
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ROBERT Clark, American Lawyer, Partner of LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT MICHAEL Clark, specializing in the field of General Civil and Trial Practice. Administrative Practice before Local, State and Federal Agencies. Labor and Employment Law. Products Liability, Public Utility, Corporate, Banking, Taxation, Oil and Gas, Probate, Real Estate, Condemnation, Construction, Bankruptcy, Business and Family Law.
Education
Stephen F. Austin State College (Bachelor of Arts, 1967). Saint Mary"s University of San Antonio (Juris Doctor, 1970). Phi Delta Phi (Exchequer, 1969).
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Property I, Property II, Natural Resources I (oil and gas) and Criminal Law.
Managing Editor, Saint Mary"s Law Journal, 1969-1970.
Career
Foreign the Alberta politician see Robert Curtis Clark
He previously served as dean and professor of law at Harvard Law School from 1989 to 2003. Clark is recognized as a leading authority in corporate law and corporate governance. From 1972 to 1974, Professor Clark was an associate with the Boston law firm of Ropes and Gray, where he practiced commercial and corporate law.
After this, Clark spent four years on the faculty of Yale Law School, where he became a tenured professor
In 1979, he returned to Harvard Law School as a professor of law. Clark has also consulted for law firms and government agencies, and he testified before various Congressional committees and subcommittees on regulation of financial institutions.
Clark was the Dean and Royall Professor of Law at Harvard Law School from 1989 through July 2003. Under Clark"s leadership as Dean, the Harvard Law School was said to have "more than quadrupled its endowment, strengthened its curriculum and research programs, expanded the faculty and significantly improved its student-faculty ratio."
In November 2002, Clark announced plans to conclude his service as Dean on June 30, 2003.
Elena Kagan was named as the next Dean of the Harvard Law School, beginning July 1, 2003.
On December 16, 2003, Time Warner announced that its Board of Directors elected Clark to join on the Board in January 2004 and serve on its Nominating and Governance Committee and its Audit and Finance Committee.
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Membership
Dallas and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas.
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1970