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  School of Law–Camden 2009–2011 Faculty, Staff, and Administration John S. Beckerman  

John S. Beckerman


Visiting Professor of Law. Professor 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), inspired Congress to enact the "lead plaintiff" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is regularly cited as the definitive legislative history of those provisions, credited with 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, winning awards for excellence in teaching at both. He has served as a director of the Yale Law School Fund, a volunteer emergency medical technician on two community first aid squads, and a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court's Civil Practice Committee and Committee on Minority Concerns. Professor Beckerman served as the law school's associate dean for academic affairs from 2001-2008 and its associate dean from 2008-2009. He teaches in the areas of civil procedure, complex civil litigation, business organizations, securities regulation, mergers and acquisitions, and professional responsibility.

 
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