Mark D. West

Mark D. West
Born (1968-07-26) July 26, 1968 (age 56)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materRhodes College (BA)
Columbia University (JD)
EmployerUniversity of Michigan Law School
Known forJapanese Legal System, Comparative Law

Mark D. West (born July 26, 1968) is an American legal scholar, social scientist, and academic serving as the Nippon Life Professor of Law at the University of Michigan since 2003[1][clarification needed][2] and the David A. Breach Dean of Law from 2013 to 2023.[3] He is the 17th dean of the University of Michigan Law School.[4][5]

  1. ^ The UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – Regents Communication
  2. ^ "Mark D. West, University of Michigan Law School" michigan.law.umich.edu.
  3. ^ $5M Gift From David A. Breach and Family Endows Michigan Law Deanship, Funds Racial Justice Initiatives", michigan.law.umich.edu.
  4. ^ Katie Vloet (9 January 2013). "Mark West Named 17th Dean of University of Michigan Law School". The University of Michigan Law School. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Mark West, expert on Japanese law, named 17th dean of Law School | the University Record".