David Weisbach is the Kearney Director of the Program in Law and Economics at the University of
Chicago Law School.
David Weisbach received his BS in mathematics from the University of
Michigan in 1985; a Certificate for Advanced Studies in Mathematics from
Wolfson College, Cambridge, in 1986; and a JD from Harvard Law School
in 1989. After graduating from law school, Mr. Weisbach clerked for
Judge Joel M. Flaum of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
and worked as an associate in the law firm of Miller & Chevalier.
In 1992, Mr. Weisbach joined the Department of Treasury where he worked
as an attorney-advisor in the Office of the Tax Legislative Counsel and,
subsequently, as associate tax legislative counsel. In 1996, Mr.
Weisbach was appointed Associate Professor of Law at Georgetown Law
Center and joined the Chicago faculty in 1998. Mr. Weisbach is primarily
interested in issues relating to federal taxation.
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