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Bio (≈100 words)
Yonathan A. Arbel is the William Alfred Rose Professor of Law at the University of Alabama School of Law, where he directs the AI Legal Studies Initiative. His research focuses on contracts, consumer markets, and private law, with recent work on how artificial intelligence reshapes legal interpretation, adjudication, and regulation. He joined Alabama Law in 2017. He received an SJD from Harvard Law School (2015) and a JSM from Stanford Law School (2009), and previously studied law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His work combines doctrinal analysis with economic and empirical methods.
Bio (≈250 words)
Yonathan A. Arbel is the William Alfred Rose Professor of Law at the University of Alabama School of Law and Director of the AI Legal Studies Initiative. He teaches and writes about contracts, consumer markets, and private law, and has recent projects focused on how artificial intelligence changes legal interpretation, litigation incentives, and institutional design.
Arbel’s scholarship draws on doctrinal analysis as well as economic, empirical, and socio-legal methods. His work sits at the intersection of private law and emerging technology, with recurring themes including contract design, consumer protection, and the governance of high-impact AI systems.
He joined Alabama Law in 2017. He received an SJD from Harvard Law School (2015) and a JSM from Stanford Law School (2009), with earlier legal training at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. For media and speaking requests, email [email protected].
Talk topics
- AI governance and systemic regulation
- Generative AI in courts, interpretation, and adjudication
- Contracts and AI-assisted contracting
- Consumer law in digital markets
- Institutional design for AI safety-by-design
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Contact
Email: [email protected]
Office: University of Alabama School of Law