Nicholas W. Allard (born October 4, 1952) is an American attorney and founding Dean of the Jacksonville University College of Law.

Biography

Allard grew up in Northport, Long Island, New York, and in Suffern, New York. He was inspired to go to law school when as a child he watched ''

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. Allard graduated with an A.B. from the

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in 1974 after completing a 311-page long senior thesis titled "Assessing Community Corrections: The Promise and Pitfalls of Neighborhood Residential Treatment Centers." He then studied at Merton College, University of Oxford, as a

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and received an M.A. in politics, philosophy and economics in 1976. He went on to study at

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, where he received a J.D. in 1979. Allard was a law clerk for Chief Judge

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of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, and for Judge Patricia Wald of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He then worked for Senators Edward Kennedy (1983–1986) and

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(1986–1987). He was a partner at Latham & Watkins, where he chaired the firm's Government Relations Group through 2005. Allard then served as chair of the Public Policy Department and co-chair of the Government Advocacy Practice Group at

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. Allard served as the eighth Dean of

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from 2012 to 2018, and as President from 2014 to 2018. Allard is Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School, and teaches courses on Government Advocacy,

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in a Digital World, and Introduction to Legal Process. He also serves as Senior Counsel in the Public Policy and Regulation practice at

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law firm since 2015. In December 2018 the law school announced its intention to establish the Nicholas W. Allard Chair in Global Legal Studies, in recognition of Allard's legacy of global engagement. He was named on the City & State 2017 “Brooklyn Influencers” list, received a top ranking in “Government Relations” by Chambers USA (from 2012 to 2015), was named one of D.C.’s “Top Lobbyists” by '' The Hill'' (from 2008 to 2013), was on the Super Lawyers list of ''

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'' (2012 to 2015), and received a Hermes Award for Contribution to Study of Communications from the Syracuse University College of Law. Allard has published scholarly articles on internet law, new media, and privacy. In July 2022, the Jacksonville University College of Law announced that Allard would serve as its inaugural Dean.

References

External links

*Nicholas W. Allard (Winter 2015)
"A Dean Grows in Brooklyn,"
46 ''University of Toledo Law Review'' 273. *Nicholas W. Allard (March 17, 2017)
"Intolerance Must Not be Tolerated,"
''Times of Israel''. *Nicholas W. Allard (Winter 2017)
"Nonsense You Say,"
48 ''University of Toledo Law Review'' 189. *Nicholas W. Allard (Winter 2019)
"Love's Labors Found,"
50 ''University of Toledo Law Review'' 199. *Nick Allard (July 18, 2019)
"Former Brooklyn Law School Dean Nick Allard Shares Poignant Letter to Grandson at Russian Forum,"
''Brooklyn Daily Eagle''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Allard, Nicholas Yale Law School alumni Princeton School of Public and International Affairs alumni Alumni of the University of Oxford Brooklyn Law School faculty Deans of Brooklyn Law School 1952 births Living people People from Ramapo, New York People from Suffern, New York People from Northport, New York American expatriates in the United Kingdom Lawyers from Washington, D.C. New York (state) lawyers American Rhodes Scholars Alumni of Merton College, Oxford