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Leadership and Administration

Meet Dean Gillian Lester, our vice deans, and our senior administrators, who work to achieve a bold vision for the future of Columbia Law School.


Gillian Lester
Dean and Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law
About the Dean

 

Columbia Law Professor Michael Heller in dark shirt and blazer

Michael Heller

Vice Dean for Curriculum and Lawrence A. Wien Professor of Real Estate Law

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Professor Kathryn Judge

Kathryn Judge

Vice Dean for Intellectual Life and Harvey J. Goldschmid Professor of Law

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Associate Clinical Professor Colleen Shanahan ’03

Colleen F. Shanahan

Vice Dean for Experiential Education and Clinical Professor of Law

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Leonia Aguiar

Leonia Aguiar

Executive Director of Human Resources

Sophia Bernhardt

Sophia Bernhardt

Director of Legal Writing & Moot Court Programs

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Ryan Cairns

Ryan Cairns

Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Relations

Simon Canick smiling

Simon Canick

Director, Arthur W. Diamond Law Library

Woman wearing glasses and a green sweater

Julie Godsoe

Executive Director for Communications, Marketing, and Public Affairs

Nkonye Iwerebon

Nkonye Iwerebon

Associate Dean and Dean of Admissions

Adam Kolker

Adam Kolker

Assistant Dean and Executive Director for International and Comparative Law Programs

Brendan Mallee

Brendan Mallee

Associate Dean for Finance, Strategy, and Operations

Frantz Merine

Frantz Merine

Chief Information Officer

Petal Modeste

Petal Modeste

Associate Dean for Professional Affairs Administration

Michael Patullo

Michael Patullo

Associate Dean for Planning, Communications, and Faculty Affairs

Andrea Saavedra

Andrea Saavedra

Associate Dean, Registration and Student Services

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Danielle Schweiloch

Assistant Dean for Career Services and Professional Development

this is a headshot of Julie Sculli

Julie Sculli

Assistant Dean, Graduate Degree Programs

Erica Smock

Erica Smock

Assistant Dean and Dean for the Office of Public Interest/Public Service Law and Careers