William A. Jacobson

William A. Jacobson
Education Hamilton College (B.A.)
Harvard Law School (J.D.)
Occupation Lawyer
University professor
Blogger
Employer Cornell Law School

William A. Jacobson is an American lawyer, professor, and conservative blogger. He has "a national reputation as a leading practitioner in securities arbitration."[1] His cases have been covered by The Wall Street Journal,[2]The Boston Globe,[3] The Providence Journal,[4] TheStreet.com,[5] RegisteredRep.com,[6] and Investment News.[7]

Education

Jacobson is a 1981 graduate of Hamilton College and a 1984 graduate of Harvard Law School.[8] During his time at Harvard, Jacobson served as Senior Editor of the Harvard International Law Journal and as Director of Litigation for the Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project.[9][10]

Career

Jacobson is a Clinical Professor of Law and the Director of the Securities Law Clinic at Cornell Law School. Prior to joining the faculty, Jacobson was a litigator in Providence, Rhode Island.

Jacobson is also a conservative pundit. He has provided commentary on legal and political issues in The Wall Street Journal,[11] The Washington Post,[12] Fox News,[13] CBS Evening News,[14] The Washington Times,[15] The Providence Journal[16] and Newsday, among others.[17] He is also a contributor to Politicos "Arena".[18]

Jacobson is author of the conservative law blog, Legal Insurrection.[19][20] As of January 2011, Legal Insurrection was ranked number 24 in politics and number 67 overall by Technorati[21] and number 7 for top legal blogs by Avvo.[22] His writing on Legal Insurrection has been referenced by The Atlantic Wire,[23] The National Review,[24] The Hill,[25] New York Magazine's "Daily Intel",[26] The Christian Science Monitor,[27] The Boston Herald,[28] Rush Limbaugh,[29] The New York Times,[30] Gothamist,[31] CBS News,[32] The Wall Street Journal,[33] Investor's Business Daily,[34] The Washington Times,[35] AOL News,[36] The Week,[37] and others.

On January 13, 2017, his YouTube channel was taken down due to copyright violations.[38] However, Jacobson believes he was targeted for his conservative political views.[38] The channel was restored on January 15, 2017.[39]

Publications and contributions

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Instructional and Web Services, Cornell Information Technologies. "William_Jacobson, Banking and Financial Institutions". cornell.edu.
  2. ↑ "Former Salomon Manager Wins $1.9 Million in Arbitration Case". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  3. ↑ "Galvin alleges Oppenheimer was lax in preventing fraud," The Boston Globe, August 3, 2006
  4. ↑ "Broker accused of victimizing Mass. couple". www.brokeragesdaytrading.com. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  5. ↑ "Oppenheimer Has Heart of Stone, Ethics of Putty" TheStreet.com, July 10, 2007
  6. ↑ "Citigroup Wins Long, Strange CAP Battle" RegisteredRep.com, October 4, 2006
  7. ↑ "No shot at third strike for former Smith Barney rep". investmentnews.com.
  8. ↑ "Jacobson, William A.". vivo.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  9. ↑ "Editorial Board, 25 Harvard International Law Journal, 1984". heinonline.org. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  10. ↑ "Cornell Law Professor to Discuss Academic Freedom - Hamilton College". www.hamilton.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  11. ↑ "SEC OKs Changes to Motion-To-Dismiss Rule". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  12. ↑ "Gay-Marriage Issue Awaits Court Pick" The Washington Post, May 17, 2009
  13. ↑ "Obama's Agenda Stands to Lose as Furor Over Bush Years Intensifies" Fox News Online, July 13, 2009
  14. ↑ "Finding Souter's Replacement" CBS Evening News, May 17, 2009
  15. ↑ "Inside Politics" The Washington Times May 14, 2009
  16. ↑ "Candidate claims political interference" The Providence Journal, September 21, 2004
  17. ↑ "Big Brown co-owner linked to mid-'90s securities scandal" Newsday May 29, 2008
  18. ↑ Contributor profile, The Arena
  19. ↑ "Blogger: User Profile: William A. Jacobson". blogger.com.
  20. ↑ LI About, Retrieved 2015-03-29
  21. ↑ Technorati page for Legal Insurrection, January 26, 2010
  22. ↑ Avvo – Top Legal Blogs, January 26, 2010
  23. ↑ "Evaluating Palin's Response to the Giffords Shooting," The Atlantic Wire, January 11, 2011
  24. ↑ "Suspicions That Joe Is Yearning for Sarah to Punch Back". National Review. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  25. ↑ "Kerry blames out-of-touch voters for Democrats' midterm image troubles," The Hill, September 25, 2010
  26. ↑ "The Supreme Court Doesn’t Sout Him Anymore," New York Magazine's Daily Intel, May 1, 2009
  27. ↑ "Even after 911 tape released in Gates case, questions linger". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  28. ↑ "Sarah Palin circles around ol’ Mitt Romney". www.bostonherald.com. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  29. ↑ "Obama Wages War on Wall Street, Travels to New York to Finish It Off," Rush Limbaugh, April 21, 2010
  30. ↑ "BlogTalk: Friends With (Corporate) Benefits," The New York Times – The Caucus, April 21, 2010
  31. ↑ "Debate Over Gawker's "Fair Use" Of Palin Book Excerpts," Gothamist, November 22, 2010
  32. ↑ "Jones and the Jews: You Must be Kidding," CBS News, April 26, 2010
  33. ↑ "Obama’s Authoritarian Style". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  34. ↑ "GOP Has A Shot In Mass. Senate Race; Win Could Block Health Care Overhaul," Investor's Business Daily January 5, 2010
  35. ↑ "Inside Politics," The Washington Times, May 14, 2009
  36. ↑ "Wide Range of Wall Street Reform Critics," AOL News, April 22, 2010
  37. ↑ "Democrat candidate to Obama: 'Shove' your endorsement," The Week, October 25, 2010
  38. 1 2 Rogers, James (January 13, 2017). "YouTube removes influential conservative website's channel". Fox News. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  39. ↑ Rogers, James (January 16, 2017). "YouTube restores influential conservative website's channel". Fox News. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  40. ↑ Reuters, Thomson. "Securities Arbitration Desk Reference, ... | Legal Solutions". legalsolutions.thomsonreuters.com. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  41. ↑ Shen, Lucinda. "Wells Fargo's Phony Account Scandal May Not Actually End Up Costing That Much". Fortune. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  42. ↑ Moyer, Liz (2015-12-01). "New Rules on Reporting Brokers’ Dismissals to Begin Dec. 12". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  43. ↑ Stewart, Janet Kidd. "Critics find BrokerCheck background checks incomplete". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  44. ↑ "COMPLY-Choices for recouping unpaid FINRA awards seen as flawed". Reuters. 2013-10-24. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  45. ↑ "Ex-NBA star scores federal court win against brokerage". Reuters. 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  46. ↑ "Schwab loses lawsuit to halt FINRA action". Reuters. 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  47. ↑ Andriotis, AnnaMaria (2012-05-29). "Keeping Score: Investor Advocates Push for More Broker Disclosure, Including Grades on Exams". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  48. ↑ "Dirt for investors to dig, if they can find it". Reuters. 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  49. ↑ "Schwab client-waiver spurs FINRA complaint". Reuters. 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  50. ↑ "Cracking Down On Arbitration-Award Evaders" (PDF). FA News. 2010-04-28. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  51. ↑ "Compliance Watch: Disciplining Of Brokers To Stay On Record" (PDF). Dow Jones Newswires. 2009-11-17. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  52. ↑ Berger, Judson (2009-07-13). "Obama's Agenda Stands to Lose as Furor Over Bush Years Intensifies". Fox News. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  53. ↑ Finding Souter's Replacement, retrieved 2017-07-09
  54. ↑ Murray, Shailagh (2009-05-17). "Conservatives Plan to Question Obama's Supreme Court Pick on Gay Marriage". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  55. ↑ http://www.washingtontimes.com, The Washington Times. "Inside Politics". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  56. ↑ "Specter's Defection Could Help Republicans Block a Nominee to Replace Souter". Fox News. 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  57. ↑ "Battling Your Broker Just Got Easier at SmartMoney.com". 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  58. ↑ Barlyn, Suzanne (2009-01-08). "SEC OKs Changes to Motion-To-Dismiss Rule". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  59. ↑ "Sunday Buzz | WaMu was all over this bad investment move | Seattle Times Newspaper". old.seattletimes.com. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  60. ↑ "Big Brown co-owner linked to mid-'90s securities scandal.". 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  61. ↑ Jamieson, Dan. "Finra to close disclosure loophole". www.investmentnews.com. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  62. ↑ Hansard, Sara. "SEC's summary-prospectus proposal seen short on details". www.investmentnews.com. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  63. ↑ Hansard, Sara. "Customer cries foul". www.investmentnews.com. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  64. ↑ "Put Your Clients' Interests First". 2007-10-27. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  65. ↑ Jamieson, Dan. "Merrill loses first round in legal battle". www.investmentnews.com. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  66. ↑ "The Revenge of Mama's Boy". 2006-10-20. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  67. ↑ "Extra: Election | projo.com | The Providence Journal". 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  68. ↑ Boynton, Paul (2005-04-01). "Written Decisions Could Change Face Of Securities Arbitration". Lawyers Weekly. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  69. ↑ Craig, Susanne (2005-02-04). "New Rule May Lead More Arbitrations Into the Courtroom". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  70. ↑ "Your Permanent Record". 2004-09-08. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  71. ↑ "Vermont Judge Rules Against a Merrill TRO". 2005-05-14. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  72. ↑ "The Non-Compete Trap: No Longer the Jaws of Death". 2004-07-01. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  73. ↑ "Payback Time". 2004-09-28. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  74. ↑ Siconolfi, Michael (1996-12-04). "Analysts Are Warned by NASD To Back Up Unpublished Views". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  75. ↑ "Cornell Law Professor’s Blog Wins CPAC Award". www.thecornellreview.org. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
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