Lev E. Breydo
Assistant Professor of Law
Email: lebreydo@wm.edu
Office phone: (757) 221-3758
Office location: Room 254F
Areas of Specialization
Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Artificial Intelligence; Law & Technology; Crypto & Law; Law & Econ; Entrepreneurship Law; Contracts; Securities Law; Law & Statistics; International Law; State & Local Government
Representative Professional Activities and Achievements
Lev E. Breydo is a multi-disciplinary scholar focused on the impact of technological change and innovation on business organizations, market infrastructure and financial instruments, with particular emphasis on credit markets and digital assets.
Professor Breydo’s scholarship has been published or is forthcoming in leading law reviews and peer-reviewed journals, including: the North Carolina Law Review, American Bankruptcy Law Journal, Nevada Law Journal, UC Davis Law Review, San Diego Law Review, University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law and the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law. He previously practiced with two leading law firms, focusing on corporate and financial transactions with emphasis on sovereign debt and restructuring. He also worked at FinTech and RegTech companies, and regularly advises various start-ups, particularly in FinTech, CleanTech and LegalTech.
Professor Breydo holds a JD, cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, where he served as Articles Editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business, where he majored in Finance.