1. Richard L Revesz is an American lawyer and academic.
12 Facts About Richard Revesz
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Richard Revesz is the AnBryce Professor of Law and faculty director of the Institute for Policy Integrity at the New York University School of Law.
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Richard Revesz served as dean of the New York University School of Law from 2002 to 2013, and as the director of the American Law Institute from 2014 to 2023.
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Richard Revesz continued his studies at Yale Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of Yale Law Journal and received a JD in 1983.
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Richard Revesz has been a visiting professor at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Harvard Law School, Yale Law School, and the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, Switzerland.
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In 2014, Richard Revesz was appointed as the director of the American Law Institute.
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Richard Revesz oversees the institute's publication of Restatements of the Law, Principles of the Law, model acts, and other proposals for law reform.
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Richard Revesz directs the institute, which contributes original research in economics, administrative law, and public policy, and advocates for reform before courts, legislatures, and executive agencies.
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Richard Revesz has published numerous books and articles in major law reviews and journals, focusing on federalism and environmental regulation, the design of liability rules for environmental protection, and the role of cost-benefit analysis in shaping administrative and environmental regulation.
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Richard Revesz has served as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a member of the Environmental Economics Advisory Committee of the US Environmental Protection Agency's Science Advisory Board, among other organizations.
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On September 2,2022, President Joe Biden nominated Richard Revesz to be administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, a regulatory division within the Office of Management and Budget.
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Richard Revesz was confirmed by voice vote on December 21,2022.