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Degrees

• J .D. University of Southern California Gould School of Law
• B.A. Northwestern University

Biography

• Curriculum Vitae

Professor David Lourie is an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. He primarily researches and teaches in the areas of Securities Regulation, Corporate Compliance, Private Equity, ESG, Contracts, and Commercial Law. He previously served as a Visiting Professor at Southern Illinois University School of Law, where he taught Contracts, Transactional Drafting, Commercial Law, Business Associations, and Securities Regulation. Professor Lourie has an extensive history both working in the corporate and securities private sector as well as teaching at several universities. He is currently researching and writing several manuscripts related to securities law compliance and SEC rulemaking and trends.

Professor Lourie has advised investment advisers, private equity firms, and hedge firms throughout the country on complex securities law matters. For several years, he was the Chief Compliance Officer of a successful private equity firm where he oversaw all the firm’s legal, compliance, and ESG matters. Prior to that for five years, he worked at a boutique securities compliance firm where he had national responsibility counseling investment advisers, private equity firms, and hedge funds regarding SEC examinations, SEC registration issues, SEC rule interpretation, annual reviews, risk assessments, and compliance policies and procedures. Professor Lourie also has extensive private sector experience in contracts and commercial law. He has negotiated and drafted sophisticated contracts with vendors, investors, consultants, senior advisers, and strategic partners.

Professor Lourie has utilized his expertise to teach at several universities and law schools. He has taught at the University of Southern California Law School, Northwestern University, Cornell University, and Western Colorado University.

He graduated cum laude from Northwestern University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in History with Departmental Honors. He received his J.D. from the University of Southern California Law School, where he served on the Southern California Law Review and graduated in the top 10% of his class. Following his graduation from law school, he served as a federal judicial law clerk to the Honorable Tu M. Pham in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.

When not practicing law, he enjoys reading, concerts, traveling, and spending time with family, and is an avid hiker and runner.