Background
Landau, Sybil Harriet was born on November 26, 1937 in New York City. Daughter of Sidney and Janice (Katz) Landau.
Landau, Sybil Harriet was born on November 26, 1937 in New York City. Daughter of Sidney and Janice (Katz) Landau.
Bachelor of Arts History and Political Science with honors, Hunter College, 1958; Bachelor of Laws, Columbia University, 1961; Bachelor of Civil Law, Oxford (England) University, 1963.
Assistant lecturer in law, University Bristol, England, 1963-1965; assistant district attorney, New York County, 1965-1972; associate professor of law, Hofstra U., 1972-1974; visiting adjunct associate professor of law, Brooklyn Law School, 1975; associate professor, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Law, 1975-1980; assistant dean, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Law, 1975-1977; hearing examiner, New York State Family Court, New York County, 1981-1982. Lecturer in field of rape, sexuality and the law, landlord and tenant law. Member Brookdale Faculty, Brookdale Center of Aging, Hunter College, 1977-1978.
Board of directors Franklin Delano Roosevelt-Woodrow Wilson Democratic Club, 1967-1968. Member Mayor's Task Force on Rape, 1974-1977. Member of advisory board to subcommittee on juvenile delinquency New York State Commision on Child Welfare.
Member of advisory board Gerontological Institute, Yeshiva U., 1977-1978. Trustee, board directors Legal Action for Animals. Member American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association (real property subcommittee on landlord andtenant, corporations and condominiums), Association of Bar of City of New York, Women's Bar Association, American Law Institute (consultative group on restatement of unfair competition, consultative group on restatement of law governing lawyers, consultative group on restatement of servitudes, consultative group complex litigation), New York County Lawyers, Honorary Society Middle Temple, Hunter College Alumni Association (board directors 1976-1979, 80-83, 85-88, 90-), Metropolitan Women's Law Teachers Association (Vice-President 1976-1978), Animal Legal Defense Fund, New York City Women's Club.