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About USC Gould
USC Gould is a top-ranked law school with a 120-year history and reputation for academic excellence. We are located on the beautiful 228-acre USC University Park Campus, just south of downtown Los Angeles.
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Academics
Learn about our interdisciplinary curriculum, experiential learning opportunities and specialized areas.
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Admissions
USC Gould helps prepare you for a stellar legal career. You can pursue a JD degree, one of our numerous graduate and international offerings, or an online degree or certificate.
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Students
Participate in an unparalleled learning experience with diversity of people and thought. Get involved in the law school community and participate in activities that enhance your studies.
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Careers
We work closely with students, graduates and employers to support successful career goals and outcomes. Our overall placement rate is consistently strong, with 94 percent of our JD class employed within 10 months after graduation.
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Faculty
Our faculty is distinguished for its scholarship, as well as for its commitment to teaching. Our 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio creates an intimate and collegial learning environment.
- Alumni and Giving
Alumni and Giving
The global Trojan network of more than 10,000 law alumni and donors include recognized leaders in numerous fields who are deeply committed to supporting student and law school success.
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Anastasia Maier
- FACULTY DIRECTORY
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- CENTER FOR LAW AND PHILOSOPHY (CLP)
- CENTER FOR LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCE (CLASS)
- CENTER FOR LAW, HISTORY AND CULTURE (CLHC)
- CENTER FOR TRANSNATIONAL LAW AND BUSINESS (CTLB)
- INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM INSTITUTE (IRI)
- PACIFIC CENTER FOR HEALTH POLICY AND ETHICS
- SAKS INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL HEALTH LAW, POLICY, AND ETHICS
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Lecturer in Law
699 Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90089-0074 USA
Last Updated: February 7, 2020
Anastasia Maier currently serves as general counsel at the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, where she supports LACI and its portfolio companies in the day-to-day legal operations. Prior to joining LACI, Maier worked as managing partner at Sustainable Law Group LP. Her legal career is rooted in a passion to help redefine what traditional businesses look like by assisting cross-sectoral clients develop forward-thinking corporate, nonprofit and social enterprise strategies. Maier has served in a variety of advisory roles to push for critical progress, including participating in the Los Angeles County Social Enterprise Advisory Group. She is also very active in the food and agriculture space. Most recently, she championed the use of AB551 to support urban agriculture development in Los Angeles. Maier believes in building community and collaboration to facilitate real change. She proudly serves on the board of Social Enterprise Alliance – Los Angeles, B-Local Los Angeles and LA Compost.
FACULTY IN THE NEWS
CNN
April 7, 2021
Re: Edward McCaffery
Edward McCaffery wrote and op-ed in favor of the Biden administration's plan to increase the corporate tax rate. "There's a time for everything, including to tax and spend," he wrote. "Jeff Bezos gets it."
RECENT SCHOLARSHIP
Michael Simkovic
February, 2021
"Income Taxes and Work Hours," University of Virginia Law and Economics Workshop, University of Virginia Law School, Charlottesville, VA.
Dorothy S. Lund
February, 2021
“The Corporate Governance Machine” (with Elizabeth Pollman), 122 Columbia Law Review (forthcoming 2022)
Michael Simkovic
February, 2021
“Income Taxes & Work Hours,” Florida Tax Review.