Barak Orbach
Professor of Law
The University of Arizona
James E. Rogers College of Law
Barak Orbach is a Professor of Law at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, a member of the American Law Institute, the Executive Committee of the Association of American Law Schools’ Section on Antitrust and Economic Regulation, and the Executive Council of the Arizona State Bar’s Antitrust Section, as well as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. He is one of the most well-known authorities on antitrust law. Professor Orbach teaches and writes about antitrust, corporate governance, risk management, compliance, intellectual property, and regulation. He published over 40 articles, essays, and book chapters in these areas. Additionally, Professor Orbach is the author a leading casebook on regulation, Regulation: Why and How the State Regulates (Foundation Press, 2012). Professor Orbach is also recognized as the leading legal scholar of the motion picture industry. His study of the motion-picture industry is credited with contributing to a change in the pricing of movies in the United States. Discussions of Professor Orbach’s work appeared in The Atlantic, CNBC, Forbes, Fortune, Mother Jones, Maclean’s, NPR, Quartz, Slate, Sports Illustrated, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and many other media outlets. Over the years, Professor Orbach has delivered talks and advised government agencies, companies, and organizations in more than twenty countries. Additionally, Professor Orbach frequently serves as an expert witness in antitrust cases.
Professor Orbach holds undergraduate degrees in law and economics from Tel Aviv University and masters and doctorate degrees in law from Harvard Law School. Before joining academia, Professor Orbach served as an Advisor for Law & Economics to Israel Antitrust Authority and worked as an associate with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, New York.
Areas of Expertise
- Antitrust
- Regulation
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Compliance
- Intellectual Property
- The Motion Picture Industry
Barak Orbach
Professor of Law
The University of Arizona
James E. Rogers College of Law
- Antitrust
- Regulation
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Compliance
- Intellectual Property
- The Motion Picture Industry
Barak Orbach is a Professor of Law at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, a member of the American Law Institute, the Executive Committee of the Association of American Law Schools’ Section on Antitrust and Economic Regulation, and the Executive Council of the Arizona State Bar’s Antitrust Section, as well as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. He is one of the most well-known authorities on antitrust law. Professor Orbach teaches and writes about antitrust, corporate governance, risk management, compliance, intellectual property, and regulation. He published over 40 articles, essays, and book chapters in these areas. Additionally, Professor Orbach is the author a leading casebook on regulation, Regulation: Why and How the State Regulates (Foundation Press, 2012). Professor Orbach is also recognized as the leading legal scholar of the motion picture industry. His study of the motion-picture industry is credited with contributing to a change in the pricing of movies in the United States. Discussions of Professor Orbach’s work appeared in The Atlantic, CNBC, Forbes, Fortune, Mother Jones, Maclean’s, NPR, Quartz, Slate, Sports Illustrated, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and many other media outlets. Over the years, Professor Orbach has delivered talks and advised government agencies, companies, and organizations in more than twenty countries. Additionally, Professor Orbach frequently serves as an expert witness in antitrust cases.
Professor Orbach holds undergraduate degrees in law and economics from Tel Aviv University and masters and doctorate degrees in law from Harvard Law School. Before joining academia, Professor Orbach served as an Advisor for Law & Economics to Israel Antitrust Authority and worked as an associate with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, New York.
James E. Rogers College of Law
Associate Professor of Law (2005-2011) (tenured in 2009)
Founding Director, the Business Law Program (2010-2013, 2015-Present)
Affiliated Faculty, The Institute for LGBT Studies
LL.M. (1999)
LL.B. (1997)
Publications
Con Men and Their Enablers: The Anatomy of Confidence Games, 85 Social Research 795 (2018) (with Lindsey Huang)
Reprinted: The Library of Essays on Antitrust and Competition Law 1: 1-32 (Farham, UK: Ashgate Publishing, Rosa Greaves ed. 2012)
Translated & Reprinted: El Combate del Siglo (Gallo Nero: Donatella Iannuzzi ed., 2011) (Spanish translation published with translated works of Jack London)