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Jay Weiser
Associate Professor of Law and Real Estate
Jay.Weiser@baruch.cuny.edu
http://aux.zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/home/law/jayweiser.htm
Education:
BA Columbia University 1979 JD Columbia Law School, Columbia University 1979 MA Stanford University 1980
Areas of Expertise:
Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Contract, Empirical Studies, Environmental, and Privacy Law; Law and Economics
Selected Publications:
Jay Weiser, The Real Estate Covenant as Commons: Incomplete Contract Remedies over Time, 13 S. Cal. Interdisciplinary L.J. 269 (2004).
Jay Weiser, Foreword: The Next Normal: Developments Since Marriage Rights for Same-Sex Couples in New York, 13 Col. J. Gender & L. 48 (2004).
Jay Weiser, Project Coordinator, Co-Editor and Contributor, and Leslie Rubin, Co-Editor and Contributor, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Marriage Rights for Same-Sex Couples in New York, 13 Col. J. Gender & L. 70 (2004), originally printed in The Record of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Spring 2001, pp. 170-203 (numerous other contributors).
Jay Weiser, Measure of Damages for Violation of Property Rules: Breach of Confidentiality, 9 U. Chi. L. Sch. Roundtable 75 (2003).
From Eshnunna to E-Commerce: The International Real Estate Industry on the Web, introduction to Prof. Sheau-yueh Chao, Real Estate Internet Resources (Oryx Press, 2000).
Jay Weiser, Trafficking in Panic, New York Law Journal, 6/22/05, p. 2.
Jay Weiser, CEOs Behaving Badly: Another Cycle of Reform is the Cost of Doing Business, Weekly Standard, 6/06/05, pp. 33-35 (book review)
Leslie Rubin and Jay Weiser, Same-Sex Marriage: Law Needs to Catch Up, National Law Journal, 8/26/02, p. A8.
"To Some an Eyesore, To Others a Home," New York Times, 6/24/00, p. A15 (landmarks).
Jay Weiser, Zheng Wang and Cornell Boswell, Does Inclusionary Zoning Work? An Empirical Pilot Study of Westchester County, NY and Montgomery County, MD, Canadian Law & Economics Association, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Sept. 24, 2005; NYC Property/Real Estate Professors Meeting, New York, NY, Nov. 4, 2005 (working paper).
Jay Weiser and Zheng Wang, Judicial Review Standards and Litigation Frequency: An Empirical Study of Community Association Decisions and The Business Judgment Rule, Midwestern Law & Economics Association, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, October 14, 2005; American Real Estate Society, Santa Fe, NM, April 15, 2005; Canadian Law & Economics Association, University of Toronto, September 18, 2004. Recent version available at http://law.bepress.com/alea/15th/bazaar/art2/ (working paper).
Jay Weiser and Zheng Wang, The Enforcement of Real Estate Covenants: An Empirical Study, Midwest Law & Economics Association, University of Iowa, October 8, 2004; American Real Estate Society, Captiva Island, FL, April 24, 2004; Canadian Law & Economics Association, University of Toronto, September 20, 2003. (working paper).
Academic Activities:
Parliamentarian, Faculty Senate.
Zicklin School of Business Coordinator for William Newman Programs in Real Estate.
Professional Activities:
New York City Bar, Lead counsel, amicus curiae briefs in Hernandez v. Robles (New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, 1st Dept., 2005, and Court of Appeals, 2006); Shields v. Madigan (2nd Dept., 2005); and Samuels v. New York State Dept. of Health (3rd Dept., 2005, and Court of Appeals, 2006) (all cases challenging New York law on same-sex marriage); and Langan v. St. Vincent’s Hospital (2nd Dept., 2004; seeking recognition of surviving partner in Vermont civil union).
Former Primary Mortgage Counsel, The Prudential Insurance Company of America.
Practitioner Guest Faculty Member, Profession of Law Ethics Course, Columbia Law School, 1996-98.Member, Board of Directors, 1996-98, and Chair, Real Estate Committee, 1994-96, American Corporate Counsel Association, Greater New York Chapter.
Member, Board of Directors, Bar Association for Human Rights of Greater New York (now Lesbian and Gay Law Association of Greater New York), 1986-88.
