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Mike Schuster

  • Associate Professor, Legal Studies Program

Biography

Mike Schuster joined the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia as an Assistant Professor of Legal Studies in 2019. Professor Schuster’s research focuses on intellectual property and empirical legal studies. His research has appeared in a variety of academic journals, including the the Southern California Law Review, Alabama Law Review, UC Davis Law Review, and American Business Law Journal.

Professor Schuster has held prior academic positions at the University of Michigan and Oklahoma State University. Before entering academia, Schuster was an attorney at the law firm of Vinson & Elkins LLP in Houston, Texas, where he specialized in intellectual property.

Education

  • LLM, Trade Regulation, New York University School of Law, 2009
  • JD, South Texas College of Law, 2007
  • BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Texas, 2002

Research Interests

  • Patent law
  • Copyright law
  • Trademark law
  • Empirical legal studies

Publications

Journal Articles

Awards, Honors, and Recognition

  • 2023 Early Career Achievement Award (Academy of Legal Studies in Business)
  • 2022 Best Interdisciplinary Paper Award (Academy of Legal Studies in Business) 
  • 2022 Terry College of Business Outstanding Teacher Award
  • 2021 Best Interdisciplinary Paper Award (Academy of Legal Studies in Business)
  • 2019 Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business Junior Scholar Award
  • 2019 Best Sports and Entertainment Law Paper (Academy of Legal Studies in Business)
  • 2019 Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business Award for Best Proceedings Paper
  • 2018-19 Richard W. Poole Research Excellence Award 
  • 2017-18 Richard W. Poole Research Excellence Award 
  • Finalist, 2017 Holmes-Cardozo Award 
  • 2007 Houston Intellectual Property Law Association Fellowship

Prior Professional Positions

  • Associate Attorney, Vinson & Elkins LLP (Houston, Texas)
  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Kenneth Hoyt, U.S. District Court, S.D. Tex. (Houston, Texas)
  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Jeff Bohm, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Tex. (Houston, Texas)