September 07, 2011
Michael Perino, the Dean George W. Matheson Professor
of Law, has been named the School of Law’s new Associate Dean for
Faculty Scholarship.
In announcing the appointment, Dean
Michael A. Simons praised Professor Perino’s accomplishments as
a scholar and a teacher. “Mike Perino is an outstanding scholar
whose work includes everything from complex statistical analyses
for policy makers to doctrinal treatises for practitioners and
compelling histories for popular audiences. He is also a dedicated
institution builder.” All of which makes Professor Perino well
qualified to develop strategies that will raise the scholarly
profile of the Law School, to nurture and advise junior faculty
members, and to help create an intellectual culture that will
foster excellence and productivity in scholarship. “I am looking
forward to working with Professor Perino on our shared mission to
improve the scholarly reputation of the law school,” Dean Simons
added. The position, which was created in 2005, is designed to
rotate among tenured faculty members.
Dean Simons also thanked Professor
Paul F. Kirgis for his work as Associate Dean for Faculty
Scholarship over the past three years.“Paul Kirgis has worked
tremendously hard in this position, dedicating himself to advancing
our scholarly culture, promoting our faculty’s activities, and
supporting our newest faculty members,” he said. During his
service as Associate Dean, Professor Kirgis has also been
instrumental in founding
The Hugh L. Carey Center for Dispute Resolution and in
expanding the Law School’s dispute resolution program. “I thank
Professor Kirgis for his exemplary service,” Dean Simons said, “I
am grateful that he will continue his work as Faculty Chair of the
Carey Center.”
As Associate Dean for Faculty Scholarship, Professor Perino will be
broadly responsible for facilitating and coordinating faculty
scholarly activities, for publicizing faculty scholarship, and for
promoting productivity and excellence in faculty scholarship.
Specific activities will include coordinating the planning of
academic conferences, faculty workshops, and other opportunities
for scholarly exchange, advising junior faculty members on
scholarship issues, and advising the Dean on matters relating to
faculty scholarship. ” “We have an incredibly strong and vibrant
academic community at St. John’s,” Professor Perino said. “It is an
honor and a privilege to take on this role.”
Professor Perino, who joined the St. John’s faculty in 1998,
teaches Business Organizations and Securities Regulation. He is the
author of The
Hellhound of Wall Street: How Ferdinand Pecora’s Investigation of
the Great Crash Forever Changed American Finance (Penguin Press
2010). The book received the Citi Private Bank Financial History of
the Year prize and was named as one of the best business books of
2010 by Bloomberg/Business Week and the Library Journal. Professor
Perino is also the author of numerous articles and monographs on
securities regulation, securities fraud, and class action
litigation.
Professor Perino received his LL.M. degree from Columbia Law
School, where he was valedictorian, a James Kent Scholar, and the
recipient of the Walter Gellhorn Prize for outstanding proficiency
in legal studies. He received his J.D. from Boston College Law
School, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif. Prior to
coming to St. John's, Professor Perino was a Lecturer and
Co-Director of the Roberts Program in Law, Business, and Corporate
Governance at Stanford Law School. He has also been a Visiting
Professor at Cornell and Columbia Law Schools. He lives in Leonia,
New Jersey with his wife and children.