Douglas Eakeley

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About Douglas Eakeley

Doug is the Alan V. Lowenstein Professor of Corporate and Business Law at Rutgers Law School in Newark, NJ. He teaches courses in Business Organizations, Corporate Governance, and Compliance and Enterprise Risk Management. He is also the founder and co-director of the Rutgers Center for Corporate Law and Governance and the Rutgers Law School Entrepreneurship Clinic. Before joining the Rutgers Law faculty, Doug was a "bet-the-company" trial and appellate attorney at Lowenstein Sandler LLP, specializing in appellate advocacy and complex civil litigation, including class action and derivative litigation, antitrust, securities fraud, and consumer fraud. A former Rhodes Scholar and graduate of Yale College (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa), Oxford University and Yale Law School, Doug served as First Assistant Attorney of the State of New Jersey during the administration of Governor James Florio. In 1993, he was appointed by President William J. Clinton (with the consent of the United States Senate) to the board of directors of the Legal Services Corporation, which he chaired until April 2003. His current professional affiliations include serving as a founding trustee (and former Chair) of the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, trustee (and former Chair) of Legal Services of New Jersey, and Treasurer of the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority. Doug has received numerous awards for his pro bono work and contributions to the community, including the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice "Alan V. and Amy Lowenstein Social Justice Award"; Legal Services of New Jersey's "Circle of Honor Award"; American Jewish Committee's "Judge Learned Hand Award"; the Thurgood Marshal College Fund "Award of Excellence"; the "John Minor Wisdom Public Service and Professionalism Award" from the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association; the "Reynoso-Abascal Don Quixote Award" from California Rural Legal Assistance; the League of Women Voters of New Jersey "Making Democracy Work Award"; Lead New Jersey's "Lifetime of Leadership Award;" and the first Legal Services of New Jersey "Pro Bono Publico Award"(renamed the "Debevoise-Eakeley Award"). Attorney Advertising