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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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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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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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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.
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Bob Maniscalco
USC Gould School of Law
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Lecturer in Law
699 Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90089-0074 USA
Last Updated: April 13, 2022
Bob Maniscalco has a long and diverse background in law, business and teaching. He received his undergraduate degree in business from the University of Connecticut, his law degree from Cornell Law School and is admitted to practice in both Connecticut and New York. His law practice has ranged from large Wall Street law firms to his own private practice, and his clients have ranged from individuals and small companies to federal agencies, money-center banks and New York Stock Exchang- listed companies. For several years, he switched to the business side and was head of the Americas real estate department for Tiffany and Company. Additionally, his personal accomplishments include the complete involvement in all aspects of real estate development, financing and leasing.
Maniscalco has been an adjunct professor in the Law Department at the Zicklin School of Business of Baruch College in New York City for more than 15 years. Over the last three years, he has taught business law as a visiting professor at Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu, China.
FACULTY IN THE NEWS
The Conversation
September 20, 2022
Re: Jean Lantz Reisz
Jean Reisz wrote an op-ed explaining why Ron DeSantis dropping migrants off on Martha’s Vineyard may be illegal. "Certain factors – like DeSantis’ intent and knowledge of the migrants’ immigration status – could create potential civil and criminal liability," she wrote.
RECENT SCHOLARSHIP
Felipe Jiménez
August, 2022
"Legal Positivism for Legal Officials," Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence.
Robin Craig
August, 2022
"Tribal Water Rights and Tribal Health: The Klamath Tribes and the Navajo Nation During the COVID-19 Pandemic," St. Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy (Forthcoming 2023).
Robin Craig
August, 2022
"Remembering the Ocean in Water Law," chapter for A Research Agenda for Water Law.
