James Spindler : Curriculum Vitae
Unpublished
EDUCATION
University of California Los Angeles, Department of Economics
PhD, expected 2010
CPhil, 2008
MA, 2007
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship
Departmental Progress Award, 2007-8, 2008-9
- Fields: Microeconomic Theory (with honors), Asset Pricing
Harvard Law School
JD, magna cum laude, June 2000
- John M. Olin Prize in Law and Economics (Advisors: Louis Kaplow, Steven Shavell)
Princeton University
BA, June 1997
- magna cum laude in Politics, with certificate in Political Economy
- French Foundation Senior Thesis Prize (Advisor: Howard Rosenthal)
EMPLOYMENT
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Associate Professor of Law and Business, April 2008 - present
Assistant Professor of Law and Business, August 2005 - April 2008
Appointment by courtesy, USC Marshall School of Business
University of Chicago Law School
Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, July 2004 - June 2005
John M. Olin Fellow in Law and Economics and Lecturer in Law, July 2003 - June 2004
University of Virginial School of Law
Visiting Professor, September 2004
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Associate, 2000-2003
- Practice focused on U.S. securities law, syndicated debt, and international corporate finance.
New York Office, March 2003 to June 2003, October 2000 to February 2001, June 1999 to August 1999
- Highlights include representing Vivendi Universal Entertainment in a $950 million syndicated credit facility. Other clients include Time Warner Cable, Time Warner Telecom, Ripplewood Partners, and RWE-DEA Gmbh.
Associate, Hong Kong Office, February 2001-February 2003
Highlights include:
- representing HDFC Bank Limited, an Indian retail and commercial bank, in a US$175 million U.S. initial public offering and NYSE listing.
- representing Credit Suisse First Boston in a US$400 million offering of senior subordinated notes of Burns Philp Pty Limited, an Australian food products company.
- representing Salomon Smith Barney in connection with outstanding debt of Globe Telecom, a Philippine telecom company.
- representing JPMorgan in an offering of US$300 million of global bonds of the Republic of the Philippines.
- representing a major Indian IT company in a proposed initial public offering.
- representing Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited, India’s largest telecommunications company, in various U.S. securities law matters and transactions.
Harvard Department of Economics
Graduate Teaching Fellow: Economics of Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll, Spring 2000
Economic Growth (assistant), Fall 1998
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member of the Bar of the State of New York, admitted December 11, 2000
Member, American Law and Economics Association
