Steven D. Walt (/wɔːlt/) is a law professor at the University of Virginia School of Law. He teaches courses on contracts, sales/commercial paper, legal philosophy, bankruptcy and secured transactions.

Biography

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Walt graduated cum laude with a B.A. from Kalamazoo College in 1976.[1] Walt also holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Chicago (received in 1978 and 1984, respectively).

He earned his J.D. from Yale Law School in 1988 and was an associate professor at the University of San Diego for three years. He joined the University of Virginia School of Law faculty after visiting for one year as a professor of law from the University of San Diego. He is currently the Percy Brown Jr., Professor of Law and John V. Ray Research Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law.[1]

He has received several academic awards, including a Whiting National Fellowship in the Humanities. In addition, he has been a visiting research scholar at Nuffield College, Oxford, and an Amoco Foundation Term Assistant Professor of Legal Studies at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy.[1]

Publications

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Books

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  • Gillette, Clayton P.; Walt, Steven D. (2015). Sales Law: Domestic and International (Concepts and Insights Series) (3rd ed.). Foundation Press. ISBN 978-1628101454.
  • Kraus, Jody S.; Walt, Steven D., eds. (2007). The Jurisprudential Foundations of Corporate and Commercial Law (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Law). Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521591577.
  • Warren, William D.; Walt, Steven D. (2010). Commercial Law (University Casebook Series) (8th ed.). Sweet & Maxwell. ISBN 978-1599417851.
  • Warren, William D.; Walt, Steven D. (2010). Payments and Credits (University Casebook Series) (8th ed.). West Academic Publishing. ISBN 978-1599417462.
  • Warren, William D.; Walt, Steven D. (2010). Secured Transactions in Personal Property (University Casebook Series) (8th ed.). Foundation Press. ISBN 978-1599417578.
  • Warren, William D.; Walt, Steven D. (2004). Commercial Law (University Casebook Series) (6th ed.). Foundation Press. ISBN 1587787393.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Steven D. Walt". University of Virginia School of Law. 22 July 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2019.