Elise Maizel is an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University College of Law. Her scholarship examines the role of the legal profession in corporate governance and corporate misconduct. This work focuses on cultural, structural and doctrinal factors that shape law practice and corporate behavior. Her writing has appeared in or is forthcoming with the Cardozo Law Review, DePaul Law Review, Journal of Corporation Law, UC Law Journal and the Yale Journal on Regulation's Notice & Comment. Professor Maizel has previously taught at New York University School of Law and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
Prior to her time in academia, Professor Maizel worked as a litigation counsel at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in the areas of corporate law, bankruptcy, internal investigations, and white-collar defense. She also maintained a pro bono criminal defense practice that included work in capital defense and compassionate release.
