American Society Of Comparative Law

New Orleans, LA ยท Founded 1953

Promotes comparative legal studies and understanding of foreign legal systems through research and publications

Primary audience
Legal Scholars
Work area
Academic Research
Topic
Comparative Law
Contact
Hannah Buxbaum
Website Contact

About Organization

The American Society of Comparative Law advances the study of comparative and international law in the United States. Founded in 1953 and based in New Orleans, LA, the organization operates with 90 volunteers and maintains assets of $1.1 million. In 2023, the organization reported revenue of $110,570 supporting its research and publication activities.

What They Focus On

Comparative Law Research

Conducts and facilitates scholarly research comparing legal systems, doctrines, and practices across different jurisdictions

Academic Publishing

Maintains the Comparative Law Journal and publishes books, papers, and pamphlets on international legal topics

Foreign Legal Systems

Promotes understanding and analysis of foreign and private international law among legal scholars and practitioners

Financial Information

Form 990 data showing organizational financial health and growth.

Revenue (2023)

$111K

+54.4% vs 2022

Expenses (2023)

$64K

+52.7% vs 2022

Assets (2023)

$1.1M

+19.5% vs 2022

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Employees
2023 $110,570 $64,112 $1,143,424 0
2022 $71,622 $41,982 $956,776 0
2020 $99,567 $13,484 $840,241 0
2019 $129,060 $63,425 $676,764 0
2018 $84,180 $91,874 $521,061 0

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. All figures in USD.

How They Work

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  • 01

    Research Coordination

    Organizes scholarly research on comparative law topics and foreign legal systems through volunteer network

  • 02

    Content Development

    Develops academic articles, papers, and publications analyzing comparative and international legal issues

  • 03

    Journal Publication

    Maintains and publishes the Comparative Law Journal with peer-reviewed scholarship and analysis

  • 04

    Knowledge Dissemination

    Distributes research findings through publications to advance understanding of foreign legal systems

Programs and Initiatives

Services and programs offered by American Society Of Comparative Law

Comparative Law Journal

Establishes, maintains, and publishes scholarly journal focused on comparative legal systems and foreign law analysis

Foreign Legal Systems Study

Facilitates understanding and comparative analysis of legal systems across different countries and jurisdictions

Team & Leadership

Meet the people behind American Society Of Comparative Law.

HB

Hannah Buxbaum

President
5 hrs/week
MS

Mortimer Sellers

Vice President
2 hrs/week
AA

Afra Afsharipour

Director
AD

Amalia D Kessler

Director
AO

Anna Offit

Director
AB

Antonia Baraggia

Director
AG

Antonio Gidi

Director
BK

Bernard Keith Vetter

Director
BA

Bobby Ahdieh

Director
CP

Carole Petersen

Director
CB

Caroline Bradley

Director
CN

Christian N Okeke

Director
CH

Christoph Henkel

Director
CR

Clare Ryan

Director
DR

Dana Raigrodski

Director
DH

Daniel Halberstam

Director
DL

David Law

Director
DD

Deepa Das Acevedo

Director
FB

Francesca Bignami

Director
FE

Frank Emmert

Director
FL

Fred L Morrison

Director
GB

Gary Bell

Director
GA

George A Bermann

Director
IT

Ioanna Tourkochoriti

Director
JR

J Randall Trahan

Director
JJ

Jack J Coe Jr

Director
JD

Jacques Delisle

Director
JA

James Ar Nafziger

Director
JM

James Maxeiner

Director
JQ

James Q Whitman

Director
JY

Jason Yackee

Director
JK

Jayanth Krishnan

Director
JE

Jeffrey E Thomas

Director
JC

Jin Chengdong

Director
JC

John C Reitz

Director
JB

Joost Blom

Director
JC

Jose Caramelo Gomes

Director
JK

Joshua Karton

Director
KD

Kevin Davis

Director
LS

Leila Sadat

Director
LT

Louise Teitz

Director
LM

Luis Muniz-Arguelles

Director
MW

Margaret Woo

Director
ME

Mark E Cammack

Director
MR

Mark Ramseyer

Director
MS

Mark S Kende

Director
MG

Martin Gelter

Director
MC

Matthew C Mirow

Director
MM

Melanie M Reid

Director
MR

Michel Rosenfeld

Director
ML

Mitchel Lasser

Director
NT

Nina Tepes

Director
NG

Nuno Garupo

Director
PD

Paolo Davide Farah

Director
PF

Paul Frymer

Director
PR

Paul R Dubinsky

Director
PB

Peter B Maggs

Director
PD

Peter Danchin

Director
PK

Peter Krug

Director
PS

Pietro Sireno

Director
RA

Rachel Anderson

Director
RA

Richard Albert

Director
RH

Richard Hyland

Director
RS

Richard S Kay

Director
RT

Roberto Tonatti

Director
RE

Robin Effron

Director
RC

Rodrigo Camarena

Director
RM

Russell Miller

Director
SB

Sadie Blanchard

Director
SW

Se-Shauna Wheatle

Director
SQ

Shitong Qiao

Director
SF

Silvia Ferreri

Director
SA

Stephen A Gardbaum

Director
SC

Stephen C McCaffrey

Director
SG

Steven G Calabresi

Director
TL

Tahirih Lee

Director
TG

Thomas Ginsburg

Director
TW

Tomothy Webster

Director
TA

Tracy A Kaye

Director
VP

Ved P Nanda

Director
VK

Vera Korzun

Director
VV

Vernon V Palmer

Director
VJ

Vincent Johnson

Director
VG

Vivian Grosswald Curran

Director
WC

W Cole Durham Jr

Director
XG

Xiang Gao

Director
YJ

Yvette Joy Liebesman

Director
YT

Yvonne Tew

Director

Milestones

1953

Society Founded

1953

American Society of Comparative Law established to promote comparative legal studies

1953

Tax-Exempt Status

1953

Received IRS recognition as tax-exempt educational organization in August 1953

2019

Revenue Peak

2019

Achieved highest recorded revenue of $129,060 for research and publication activities

2023

70th Anniversary

2023

Celebrated seven decades of advancing comparative law scholarship in the United States

Associated People

Board members, advisors, and key contributors

Board of Directors

AA
Afra Afsharipour Director 1.00 hrs/week
AD
Amalia D Kessler Director 1.00 hrs/week
AO
Anna Offit Director 1.00 hrs/week
AB
Antonia Baraggia Director 1.00 hrs/week
AG
Antonio Gidi Director 1.00 hrs/week
BK
Bernard Keith Vetter Director 1.00 hrs/week
BA
Bobby Ahdieh Director 1.00 hrs/week
CP
Carole Petersen Director 1.00 hrs/week
CB
Caroline Bradley Director 1.00 hrs/week
CN
Christian N Okeke Director 1.00 hrs/week
CH
Christoph Henkel Director 1.00 hrs/week
CR
Clare Ryan Director 1.00 hrs/week
DR
Dana Raigrodski Director 1.00 hrs/week
DH
Daniel Halberstam Director 1.00 hrs/week
DL
David Law Director 1.00 hrs/week
DD
Deepa Das Acevedo Director 1.00 hrs/week
FB
Francesca Bignami Director 1.00 hrs/week
FE
Frank Emmert Director 1.00 hrs/week
FL
Fred L Morrison Director 1.00 hrs/week
GB
Gary Bell Director 1.00 hrs/week
GA
George A Bermann Director 1.00 hrs/week
IT
Ioanna Tourkochoriti Director 1.00 hrs/week
JR
J Randall Trahan Director 1.00 hrs/week
JJ
Jack J Coe Jr Director 1.00 hrs/week
JD
Jacques Delisle Director 1.00 hrs/week
JA
James Ar Nafziger Director 1.00 hrs/week
JM
James Maxeiner Director 1.00 hrs/week
JQ
James Q Whitman Director 1.00 hrs/week
JY
Jason Yackee Director 1.00 hrs/week
JK
Jayanth Krishnan Director 1.00 hrs/week
JE
Jeffrey E Thomas Director 1.00 hrs/week
JC
Jin Chengdong Director 1.00 hrs/week
JC
John C Reitz Director 1.00 hrs/week
JB
Joost Blom Director 1.00 hrs/week
JC
Jose Caramelo Gomes Director 1.00 hrs/week
JK
Joshua Karton Director 1.00 hrs/week
KD
Kevin Davis Director 1.00 hrs/week
LS
Leila Sadat Director 1.00 hrs/week
LT
Louise Teitz Director 1.00 hrs/week
LM
Luis Muniz-Arguelles Director 1.00 hrs/week
MW
Margaret Woo Director 1.00 hrs/week
ME
Mark E Cammack Director 1.00 hrs/week
MR
Mark Ramseyer Director 1.00 hrs/week
MS
Mark S Kende Director 1.00 hrs/week
MG
Martin Gelter Director 1.00 hrs/week
MC
Matthew C Mirow Director 1.00 hrs/week
MM
Melanie M Reid Director 1.00 hrs/week
MR
Michel Rosenfeld Director 1.00 hrs/week
ML
Mitchel Lasser Director 1.00 hrs/week
NT
Nina Tepes Director 1.00 hrs/week
NG
Nuno Garupo Director 1.00 hrs/week
PD
Paolo Davide Farah Director 1.00 hrs/week
PF
Paul Frymer Director 1.00 hrs/week
PR
Paul R Dubinsky Director 1.00 hrs/week
PB
Peter B Maggs Director 1.00 hrs/week
PD
Peter Danchin Director 1.00 hrs/week
PK
Peter Krug Director 1.00 hrs/week
PS
Pietro Sireno Director 1.00 hrs/week
RA
Rachel Anderson Director 1.00 hrs/week
RA
Richard Albert Director 1.00 hrs/week
RH
Richard Hyland Director 1.00 hrs/week
RS
Richard S Kay Director 1.00 hrs/week
RT
Roberto Tonatti Director 1.00 hrs/week
RE
Robin Effron Director 1.00 hrs/week
RC
Rodrigo Camarena Director 1.00 hrs/week
RS
Ronald Scalise Treasurer 5.00 hrs/week
RM
Russell Miller Director 1.00 hrs/week
SB
Sadie Blanchard Director 1.00 hrs/week
SW
Se-Shauna Wheatle Director 1.00 hrs/week
SQ
Shitong Qiao Director 1.00 hrs/week
SF
Silvia Ferreri Director 1.00 hrs/week
SA
Stephen A Gardbaum Director 1.00 hrs/week
SC
Stephen C McCaffrey Director 1.00 hrs/week
SG
Steven G Calabresi Director 1.00 hrs/week
TL
Tahirih Lee Director 1.00 hrs/week
TG
Thomas Ginsburg Director 1.00 hrs/week
TW
Tomothy Webster Director 1.00 hrs/week
TA
Tracy A Kaye Director 1.00 hrs/week
VP
Ved P Nanda Director 1.00 hrs/week
VK
Vera Korzun Director 1.00 hrs/week
VV
Vernon V Palmer Director 1.00 hrs/week
VJ
Vincent Johnson Director 1.00 hrs/week
VH
Virginia Harper Ho Secretary 2.00 hrs/week
VG
Vivian Grosswald Curran Director 1.00 hrs/week
WC
W Cole Durham Jr Director 1.00 hrs/week
XG
Xiang Gao Director 1.00 hrs/week
YJ
Yvette Joy Liebesman Director 1.00 hrs/week
YT
Yvonne Tew Director 1.00 hrs/week

Information compiled from IRS Form 990 and organizational materials.

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Lobbying Disclosure Act registrations

Self-Lobbying
58 Registrations
43 Clients
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Source: Senate Office of Public Records — Lobbying Disclosure Act

Contact

Get in touch with American Society Of Comparative Law

Email

[email protected]

Phone

(504) 865-5958
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6329 Freret St New Orleans, LA 70118