Access Restricted to Northwestern Law CommunityAlexia Brunet
Phone: (312) 503-0640
E-mail: a-brunet@law.northwestern.edu
Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Alexia Brunet joined the Northwestern Law Faculty in 2005 as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law. Professor Brunet holds a PhD and MS in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University, where she wrote her dissertation on funding allocations for domestic counter-terrorism efforts. She received her law degree from Northwestern University School of Law, cum laude with honors for her senior research on compensatory damages.
She has worked at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in Washington, D.C. and has been a general partner in an international trade venture. Her research interests include international trade, law and economics, state and local government, civil litigation, and terrorism and the law. She will be teaching courses in International Trade Law, Energy and Oil Law, and International Investment Law.
PUBLICATIONS
Representative Publications
- The Judicial Treatment of Non-Economic Compensatory Damages in the Nineteenth Century Nineteenth Century, (with Ronald J. Allen), Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 4(2): 365–399 (2007) (pdf)
- Beyond Enron: Federal Regulation in the Development of Energy Derivatives Trading Markets, Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business, 27(3): (2007)
- Arbitration of International Oil, Gas and Energy Disputes in Latin America: Enforcing Arbitration Agreements and Awards, Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business, 27(3): (2007)
Recent Publications
- The Judicial Treatment of Non-Economic Compensatory Damages in the Nineteenth Century, JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL LEGAL STUDIES, 2007
- Beyond Enron: Regulation in Energy Derivatives Trading, NORTHWESTERN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW & BUSINESS , 2007
- Arbitration of International Oil, Gas and Energy Disputes in Latin America , NORTHWESTERN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW & BUSINESS , 2007
- An External Perspective on the Nature of Noneconomic Compensatory Damages and their Regulation , DEPAUL LAW REVIEW , 2007
EDUCATION
- BA, Colgate University
- MS, Purdue University
- JD Cum Laude, Northwestern University
- PhD, Purdue University
PRIOR APPOINTMENTS
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Center for Risk and Economic Modeling of Terrorism Events, University of Southern California
- City of Chicago
- University of Michigan Business School
- Antitrust Consulting, Bascule International (Importer)
