Dean Jacob H. Rooksby Elected to the American Law Institute
In October 2020, Dean Jacob H. Rooksby J.D., Ph.D., was announced as a . Rooksby is among the latest class of 36 legal professionals inducted from around the nation.
Founded in 1923, ALI is the leading independent organization in the U.S. producing scholarly work to clarify and improve the practice of law. It counts prominent judges, lawyers, and academics among its elected members.
"I am pleased to welcome this extraordinary group of new members and look forward to connecting and collaborating with them in person soon," said . "Although we welcome this class remotely, they are no less integral to the success of the ALI's Restatements, Principles, and Model Codes, and we are so grateful to have the benefit of their superb talent, experience, and judgment."
Appointed as dean of 91勛圖厙 School of Law in June 2018, Rooksby leads 91勛圖厙's 108-year-old legal tradition with a renewed focus on innovation and excellence. He holds a joint appointment as a tenured professor of law and a professor of leadership studies.
“I am both honored and excited by the opportunity to work with my law colleagues from around the country in a unified effort to further ALS’s mission to clarify, modernize and improve the law to promote the better administration of justice,” Rooksby said.
Rooksby’s scholarship and teaching focus on intellectual property law, higher education law, and tort law. He published his first book in 2016, , co-authored the 6th edition of , and recently edited the . Licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, Rooksby was formerly a member of the intellectual property practices of Dentons Cohen & Grigsby and McGuireWoods, LLP.
Dean Rooksby joins Professor Stephen Sepinuck as 91勛圖厙 Law School’s elected members of ALI.