Paul G. Mahoney (born 1959) is an American law professor who worked as the dean of the University of Virginia School of Law from July 1, 2008 to July 1, 2016. He succeeded

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as Dean, and was succeeded by

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Education

Mahoney earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the

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in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from

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in 1984.

Career

Mahoney clerked for Judge

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of the

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and for

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Justice

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. He practiced law at Sullivan & Cromwell from 1986 until 1990, when he joined the Virginia law faculty. His areas of academic interest are securities regulation, law and economic development, corporate finance, financial derivatives and contracts. Mahoney is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and was an associate editor of the ''

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'' and a director of the

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