Preceded by JoAnne A. Epps | Occupation Lawyer, Law Professor | |
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Alma mater Wesleyan University
Stanford University Education Stanford Law School, Wesleyan University | ||
Gregory Mandel is interim Dean at Temple University Beasley School of Law. He succeeds former Dean JoAnne Epps, who has been appointed Temple University Provost.
Biography
Mandel earned his J.D. from Stanford Law School and his B.A. in physics and astronomy from Wesleyan University. Before attending law school, he worked on NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Mandel began his legal career with the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in San Francisco, California. He was a law clerk for Judge Jerome Farris, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and interned for Chief Judge Anthony J. Scirica, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
He joined the law faculty at Temple University Beasley School of Law in 2007. He is an expert in intellectual property law, and teaches related courses at the law school including, Introduction to Intellectual Property, Patent Law, and Property Law. He is regarded for his legal writing, and his article entitled, Patently Non-Obvious, is one of the most-cited patent law articles of the last decade.