Nicholas W. Allard
Bio
Nicholas W. Allard became Dean of Brooklyn Law School in 2012 after three decades in legal practice, public policy and politics. He is globally recognized for expertise and innovation on legislative, regulatory matters, and higher education. In 2013, Brooklyn Law School launched The Center for Urban Business Entrepreneurship – a hub for exploring legal issues surrounding entrepreneurship, and for providing effective legal representation and support for new commercial and not-for-profit businesses – while also training the next generation of business lawyers to advise and participate in these sectors. Dean Allard was partner, chair of the Public Policy Department and co-chair of the Government Advocacy Practice at Patton Boggs. He is a graduate of Princeton University, Oxford University where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and Yale University Law School.
Want to write for Entrepreneur too? Apply to join Entrepreneur Leadership network.
Latest
Law School Never Taught Me to Be an Entrepreneur
You can't teach lawyers to be entrepreneurs. But you can give them experiences in law school to understand how entrepreneurs work and think.
More Authors You Might Like
-
Amanda Breen
Senior Features Writer
-
Vasily Voropaev
CEO of Smartbrain.io
-
StackCommerce
Account Manager
-
Jason Feifer
Editor in Chief
-
Ben Angel
Entrepreneur Network Contributor
-
Blake Johnson
Los Angeles entrepreneur & investor