Biography:
Professor Elizabeth Nowicki joined the Tulane Law School faculty in 2007 from Washington & Lee School of Law, where she was Visiting Professor during spring 2007.  She visited at Cornell Law School during fall 2006, and prior to that was a member of the faculty of the University of Richmond School of Law.  A recipient of numerous honors as a student at Columbia Law School, Professor Nowicki also served as Senior Articles Editor of the Columbia Business Law Review.  After her graduation from law school, she clerked for Judge Jack Weinstein on the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York and then for Judge James Oakes on the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.  She worked as an attorney in the Office of the General Counsel of the Securities and Exchange Commission and as an associate at a major New York and Los Angeles law firm.  She has written on securities law topics and on topics related to corporate governance and directors' liability.  Her areas of interest include corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, securities regulation, publicly held businesses, and corporate finance.  During the 2009-10 academic year, Professor Nowicki is Visiting Associate Professor of Law at Boston University School of Law.