Robert E. Scott (born 25 February 1943 in

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) is a Law Professor at

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. Scott graduated from

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(''

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'') and received his J.D. degree in 1968 from

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where he was editor-in-chief of the ''William and Mary Law Review''. (Scott met his wife, Elizabeth "Buffie" Scott, also a Columbia Law Professor, while at Oberlin College.) Scott earned an S.J.D. from the

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in 1973, after which he joined the law faculty at William & Mary. In 1974, Scott joined the Virginia School of Law faculty, where he served from 1974 to 2006. He served as Dean of the Law School from 1991 to 2001. Under his leadership, the School completed a $203 million capital campaign in 2000. Scott became a full-time professor at

in July 2006 after accepting appointment as the

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of Law and Director of the Center on Contract and Economic Organization. He had been a frequent visiting professor at Columbia, most recently as Justin W. D'Atri Visiting Professor of Law, Business and Society from 2001-2006. In 2007 Scott co-published an article with Alan Schwartz in the ''

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''. On August 5, 2008, Governor

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appointed Scott to the Board of Visitors of the

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, where Scott earned his law degree in 1968. In 2012, Scott was reappointed to the Board by governor Bob McDonnell. Scott's term will expire in 2016.

References

External links

"Columbia Law School Faculty Profile"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Robert E Scholars of contract law William & Mary Law School alumni Columbia Law School faculty Columbia University faculty 1943 births Living people University of Michigan Law School alumni People from Nagpur