David Dana is Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs: Faculty and Research at the Northwestern University Law School. He is a leading scholar in the fields of environmental, property, intellectual property, and professional responsibility law. Before becoming a professor, he was an environmental litigator in both the private (Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering) and public (U.S. Department of Justice) sectors.

• J.D., 1988, Law, Harvard University, magna cum laude
• B.A., 1985, Social Studies, Harvard University, summa cum laude
• M.A., 1985, Social Studies, Harvard University, summa cum laude

• Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law, Law, Northwestern University
• Visiting Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, 11/12/2003
• Visiting Professor of Law, Tel-Aviv University, 8/12/1999
• Visiting Associate Professor of Law, School of Law, University of Viriginia, 12/12/1997
• Associate Professor of Law, then Professor of Law, School of Law, Boston University, 12/12/1999

• Trial Attorney, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 1991-1993
• Associate, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, 1989-1991
• Judicial Law Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1988-1989