James B. Speta

Elizabeth Froehling Horner Professor of Law


Biography

Jim Speta has been a member of the faculty since 1999. Jim is an experienced academic leader. He is currently Co-President of the Law Schools Global League, a consortium of 32 global and globally-minded law schools. At Northwestern Law, Jim served as Interim Dean during the pandemic, and previously as Vice Dean, Senior Associate Dean for International Initiatives, and Senior Associate Dean for Curriculum. Jim oversaw significant DEI initiatives, curriculum reform, new international and cross-campus joint degree programs and partnerships, and other programmatic improvements. At the University, Jim has served on the University's Global Council and as an Ambassador for the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs.

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Areas of Expertise

  • Antitrust Law
  • Administrative Law
  • Torts
  • Business Associations
  • Telecommunications


Selected Publications

  • Telecommunications Law and Policy, 3d ed. (Carolina Academic Press 2012) (with S. Benjamin, H. Shelanski, and P. Weiser).
  • Supervising Managed Services, 60 Duke Law Journal 1715-1759 (2011).
  • The Shaky Foundations of the Regulated Internet , 8 Journal On Telecommunications & High Technology Law 101-134 (2010).
  • Deregulating Telecommunications in Internet Time, 61 Washington And Lee Law Review 1063-1157 (2004).
  • Antitrust and Local Competition Under the Telecommunications Act, 71 Antitrust Law Journal 99-145 (2003).
  • Competitive Neutrality in Right of Way Regulation: A Case Study in the Consequences of Convergence, 35 Connecticut Law Review 763-815 (2003).

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Education

  • BA, University of Michigan
  • JD, University of Michigan

Prior Appointments

  • Senior Associate Dean for International Initiatives, August, 2021, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
  • Interim Dean, July 2020-July 2021, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
  • Vice Dean, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
  • Harry R. Horrow Professor in International Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
  • Associate Dean for International Initiatives, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
  • Director of Executive LLM Programs, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
  • Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law
  • Class of 1940 Research Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law
  • Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Northwestern University School of Law
  • Associate Dean of Academic Affairs: Executive Degree Programs, Northwestern University School of Law
  • Assistant Professor, Aug. 1999-Aug. 2002, Northwestern University School of Law
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Northwestern University School of Law
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Aug. 1992-May 1993, University of Michigan Law School

Recent Consulting Activities

  • Consultant, Eimer Stahl Klevorn & Solberg, LLP

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