Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Mr. Beckerman earned his A.B. in 1966 at Union College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa; his M.A. in 1968 at the University of Iowa; his Ph.D. in history in 1972 at the University of London, where he was a Marshall Scholar; and his J.D. at Yale Law School in 1983. Before attending law school, he taught European history at Yale and Haverford College. Following graduation, he served as a law clerk for the Honorable José A. Cabranes, then U.S. District Judge for the District of Connecticut, and practiced law privately in New York City. He is a member of the American Law Institute and has published in the areas of civil discovery and professional responsibility, securities litigation, and the early history of English law. His classic article, "Let the Money Do the Monitoring: How Institutional Investors Can Reduce Agency Costs in Securities Class Actions" (with Elliott J. Weiss), is credited with inspiring Congress to enact the lead plaintiff provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and inducing the participation of large institutional investors in class action securities litigation. Prior to joining the faculty at Rutgers, he taught at the University of Michigan Law School and Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. He has been a director of the Yale Law School Fund and volunteers as an emergency medical technician, certified by the state of New Jersey Department of Health. He is responsible for overseeing the law school curriculum and teaches in the areas of civil procedure, complex litigation, business organizations, securities regulation, mergers and acquisitions, and professional responsibility.
