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. |
