David Schizer was named the 14th Dean of Columbia Law School in 2004 at 35 years old - making him the youngest in the history of the law school. Dean Schizer recently appeared in the Crain's New York Business article "40 Under Forty," an annual feature that has honored talented young New York businesspeople for the past 17 years. Dean Schizer is a graduate of Yale College and Yale Law School where he served as Executive Editor of the Yale Law Journal. Prior to becoming Dean, David served as Law clerk to Judge Alex Kozinski, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court of the United States. He also practiced law in the tax department of Davis Polk & Wardwell. Dean Schizer joined the Columbia faculty in 1998. Currently teaches federal income taxation, the taxation of financial instruments, corporate tax, professional responsibility, and deals.