Distinguished Professor of Law. Professor Patterson is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the State University of New York (Buffalo), where he earned his bachelor`s degree magna cum laude in 1976, his master`s degree in 1978, and both his Ph.D. in philosophy and J.D. degrees in 1980. He writes in the fields of contracts, commercial law, and legal philosophy. Recently a visiting fellow at Princeton University, Department of Politics (Madison Program), Professor Patterson has been awarded senior research grants from the Fulbright Commission, Humboldt Stiftung Foundation, and the American Council of Learned Societies. The author of numerous books and articles in both commercial law and legal philosophy, Professor Patterson has been a visiting professor at Humboldt University (Berlin), University of Vienna, Georgetown University, and the University of Texas at Austin.
