Ronald J. Mann
Ronald J. Mann received his J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin,
where he graduated first in his class and was managing editor of the Texas Law
Review. After law school he clerked for Judge Joseph T. Sneed on the U.S. Court
of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Justice Lewis F. Powell of the U.S. Supreme
Court and was an Assistant to the Solicitor General of the United States. He is
an accomplished appellate advocate, who has argued
nine cases in the United States Supreme Court. Mann also practiced as a
commercial real estate lawyer in Houston, where he represented both developers
and lenders. His current research focuses on software development, credit cards,
and on policies for payment systems used in electronic commerce. He has
published textbooks, on Electronic Commerce (with Jane Winn) and on
Payment
Systems. He teaches various courses related to commercial transactions,
intellectual property, and electronic commerce. He is a member of the American
Law Institute and currently serves as the reporter for amendments to Articles 3 and 4 of the Uniform Commercial
Code. Before joining Columbia Law School he taught at the University of Texas School of Law, the
University of Michigan Law School and Washington University School of Law.
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