Zachary D. Clopton
Dean
Daniel Hale Williams Professor of Law
Phone
(312) 503-8460
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Biography
Zachary D. Clopton is the Dean and Daniel Hale Williams Professor at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
Clopton is a nationally recognized scholar of civil procedure, complex litigation, and international litigation. His recent scholarship has appeared in the Yale Law Journal, Stanford Law Review, NYU Law Review, University of Chicago Law Review, Michigan Law Review, and California Law Review, among others.
In 2023, Chief Justice John Roberts appointed Clopton to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, a testament to his national impact on the procedural rules that govern federal courts. Clopton is also an elected member of the American Law Institute.
Areas of Expertise
- Arbitration
- Civil Procedure
- National Security
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- International Law
- Environmental Law
Selected Publications
- Local Rules, 111 Virginia Law Review 1187 (2025) (Co-authored by: Marin K. Levy).
- Suing Cities, 133 Yale Law Journal 2520 (2024) (Co-authored by: Nadav Shoked).
- The Necessary and Proper Stewardship of Judicial Data, 76 Stanford Law Review 893 (2024) (Co-authored by: Aziz Z. Huq).
- Power and Politics in Original Jurisdiction, 91 University of Chicago Law Review 83 (2024).
- Catch and Kill Jurisdiction, 121 Michigan Law Review 171 (2022).
- Horizontal Choice of Law in Federal Court, 169 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 2193 (2021).
Education
- BA, Yale University
- MPhil, University of Cambridge
- JD, Harvard Law School
Prior Appointments
- Interim Dean, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
- Associate Dean of Research and Intellectual Life, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
- Associate Dean of Academic Programs, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
- Professor of Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
- Associate Professor of Law, Cornell Law School
- Assistant Professor of Law, Cornell Law School
- Public Law Fellow, University of Chicago Law School