Faculty of Law welcomes Thorlin as new faculty member

The U of A School of Law welcomes Jack Thorlin as an assistant professor this fall. His areas of expertise include constitutional law, national security, antitrust, legislation, and law and economics.

“Joining us as we celebrate our centennial, Professor Thorlin brings with him a wealth of legal experience, and his course offerings will enhance the Law School’s curriculum,” said Dean Cynthia Nance.

Thorlin most recently worked for the Central Intelligence Agency in the Investigations and Strategic Counsel Group and was a teaching professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center. He has extensive government experience, including as general counsel to the Senate Republican Policy Committee and senior counsel to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and as deputy staff director for the Subcommittee on Government Operations. He also served as counsel to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

He holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School, where he served as an editor and contributor. Harvard National Security Journal and editor Harvard’s Journal of Law and Public Policy. Thorlin received his bachelor’s degree, with distinctionin mechanical engineering from Harvard University. His numerous publications focus on racial diversity, federal agencies and regulatory policy, and sampling law and theory.

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