Prof. Oren Gross

 

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 ACADEMIC POSITIONS

THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL (Current)

Irving Younger Professor of Law and Director, Minnesota Center for Legal Studies.

 

TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER Northern Ireland (2005) Visiting Professor.

 

THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL (2004-2005) Julius E. Davis Professor of Law and Director, Center for Legal Studies.

 

THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL (2002-2004) Associate Professor & Vance K. Opperman Research Scholar. Teaching: International Trade Law, International Business Transactions, National Security Law, International Law & the Use of Force.

 

TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF LAW Tel-Aviv, Israel (10/96-2/02)

Associate Professor. Teaching: International Trade Law, International Law, National Security Law, Emergency Powers, EU Law, International Law and Legal Theory.

 

BENJAMIN N. CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW New York, New York (2001/02) Visiting Professor. Teaching: Contracts, International Business Transactions, Internet Law.

 

WOODROW WILSON SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Princeton, New Jersey (2001/02) Visiting Scholar.

 

THE QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY Belfast, Northern Ireland (Spring 2001) Visiting Research Fellow, Center for International and Comparative Human Rights Law.

 

MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AND PUBLIC LAW Heidelberg, Germany (Summer 2000) Research Fellow.

 

BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY (1993) Guberman Fellow, Lecturer in Legal Studies.

 

EDUCATION

S.J.D. (HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, 1997) Dissertation: “Theoretical Models of Emergency Powers”. Honors: Guberman Fellow, Lecturer in Legal Studies, Brandeis University. (‘93)

 

LL.M. (HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, 1992) Dissertation: “GATT and Intellectual Property Rights-Old Rules, New Problems”. Honors: Fulbright Scholarship.

 

LL.B. (TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF LAW, 1986) Honors: Magna Cum Laude (ranked 1st in class of 153). Dean’s list every year in attendance. Tel-Aviv University Faculty of Law Merit Scholarships. (‘85, ‘86) ABA BEN EFRAIM FUND Scholarship (best student, Faculty of Law). Activities: Editorial Board, Tel-Aviv University Law Review. (‘84-’86) Annual Moot Court-Final. (‘85)

 

ACADEMIC AWARDS

British Academy, Visiting Professor Fellowship (2005)

Fesler Summer Research Grant, University of Minnesota Law School (2004)

Vance K. Opperman Research Scholar, University of Minnesota Law School (2003)

British Academy Visiting Fellowship (2001, 2005)

British Council Research Grant (2001)

Minerva Center for Human Rights Research Grant (2000-01)

Cegla Institute for Comparative and Private International Law Research Grant (1998-99)

Guberman Fellowship, Brandeis University (1993)

Fulbright Scholarship (1992)

Tel-Aviv University Faculty of Law Merit Scholarships (1982-86)

ABA BEN EFRAIM FUND Scholarship (1985)

 

BAR MEMBERSHIP

New York, Israel

 

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

SULLIVAN & CROMWELL New York, New York (1995-96) Associate. Transactions worked on involved various aspects of securities laws representing both issuers and underwriters, mergers and acquisitions and asset backed financing including mortgage based financing representing purchasers of real estate and loans portfolios in the United States, Europe, North America and Latin America. Member of the firm’s real estate group.

 

INTERNATIONAL LAW BRANCH, JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL’S CORPS, ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES (1986-91) Senior Legal Advisory Officer, ranked Captain. Served as a legal adviser to the highest levels of Israeli Defense Forces and Ministry of Defense decision-makers. Prepared legal opinions on various aspects of International law, Tort, Constitutional, and Contract Law. Prepared legal opinions and briefs for the State regarding civil claims and petitions against the State submitted to the Israeli Supreme Court. Drafted primary legislation for the Israeli Defense Forces in the Areas administered by Israel (including the establishment of a Military Court of Appeals, regulation of telecommunications services etc.). Served as a member and coordinator of several Inter-Ministerial committees and teams. Judge Advocate General’s Corps’ Chief lecturer and instructor on international law issues. Editorial Board, Judge Advocate General’s Corps’ Law Review.

 

I. GORNITZKY & Co. Tel-Aviv, Israel (1985-86) Law Clerk. Commercial and Corporate Law.

 

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Editor, National Security Law Journal (SSRN)

 

Legal consultant to the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, Tel Aviv University on “May 1999 and the Future of Israeli-Palestinian Relations” (1998).

 

Legal consultant to a joint Israeli-Palestinian project under the auspices of the Government of Norway concerning “A Possible Set of Israeli-Palestinian Economic Understandings for Permanent Status” (1998).

 

“Repression of Grave Breaches of the Four Geneva Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War of 12 August 1949”. Paper prepared as Special Consultant to the UN upon request by the International Tribunal on the Former Yugoslavia (1994).

 

LANGUAGES / PERSONAL

Fluent in English and Hebrew. Good knowledge of Spanish. Working knowledge of French and German.

United States Chess Federation and Israeli Chess Federation - member.

Licensed ham-radio (call sign: 4Z4ZL).

Certified PADI diver.