Lawrence Ponoroff

Lawrence Ponoroff
Residence New Orleans, LA
Citizenship USA
Nationality  United States
Fields Law, Bankruptcy
Institutions Tulane University Law School, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
Alma mater Stanford Law School
Loyola University of Chicago
Known for Making and Doing Deals and Core Concepts of Commercial Law
Notable awards Teaching awards at Tulane and the University of Michigan (both awarded in 1997)

Lawrence Ponoroff is the Samuel M. Fegtly Chair in Commercial Law and former dean of the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona. He was previously the 21st dean of Tulane Law School from 2001–2009, taking the reins from Edward F. Sherman after having taught at Tulane Law for six years. Prior to joining Tulane he practiced law for eight years (including two as a partner) and taught at several other institutions, including the University of Michigan Law School. He is a leading expert on bankruptcy, and holds several national appointments to bankruptcy law committees, including the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules to the Judicial Conference of the United States. Among U.S. law students he is known for creating the Making and Doing Deals and Core Concepts of Commercial Law casebooks.


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Ponoroff has authored numerous articles in bankruptcy journals and at law reviews at Tulane, NYU, Northwestern, the University of Michigan, and other institutions. He has also written several notable casebooks used by U.S. law students. Some of his more popular publications are listed below.

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    Academic offices
    Preceded by
    Edward F. Sherman
    Tulane University Law School Dean
    June 2001 2009
    Succeeded by
    David Meyer