Nancy B. Rapoport

Publications

• Scrappy or Strategic? Law Firm Decision-Making in Light of Executive Orders
  13 EMORY BUS. L. REV. 76 (2026) · Emory Business Law Review · 2026
• FIGHTING THE HYPOTHETICAL: WHY LAW FIRMS SHOULD RETHINK THE BILLABLE HOUR IN THE GENERATIVE AI ERA
  20 WASH. J. L. TECH. & ARTS (2025) · Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts · 2025
• Am I My Colleague’s Keeper When It Comes to Disclosing Connections?
  40 EMORY BANKR. DEV. J. 333 (2024) · Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal · 2024
• Failing to See What's in Front of Our Eyes: The Effect of Cognitive Errors on Corporate Scandals
  16 WM. & MARY BUS. L. REV. 45 (2024) · William & Mary Business Law Review · 2024
• TELLING THE STORY ON YOUR TIMESHEETS: A FEE EXAMINER'S TIPS FOR CREDITORS' LAWYERS AND BANKRUPTCY ESTATE PROFESSIONALS
  15 BROOK. J. CORP. FIN. & COM. L. 359 (2021) · Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law · 2021
• Being a "First"—Over and Over Again
  98 DENV. L. REV. F. (2021) · Denver Law Review Forum · 2021
• The Specter of Malpractice: When Law Firm General Counsel and Risk Management Professionals are Confronted with Potential Malpractice Claims and Ethics Violations
  81 MD. L. REV. ONLINE 1 (2021) · Maryland Law Review Online · 2021
• Using General Counsel to Set the Tone for Work in Large Chapter 11 Cases
  88 FORDHAM L. REV. 1727 (2020) · Fordham Law Review · 2020
• Leveraging Legal Analytics and Spend Data as a Law Firm Self-Governance Tool
  13 J. BUS. ENTREPRENEURSHIP & L. 171 (2020) · The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law · 2020
• Training Law Students to Maintain Civility in Their Law Practices as a Way To Improve Public Discourse
  98 N. C. L. REV. 1143 (2020) · North Carolina Law Review · 2020

• Legal Analytics, Social Science, and Legal Fees: Reimagining "Legal Spend" Decisions in an Evolving Industry
  35 GA. ST. U. L. REV. (2019) · Georgia State University Law Review · 2019
• Tribute to Professor Margaret Howard
  74 WASH. & LEE L. REV. 625 (2017) · Washington and Lee Law Review · 2017
• Changing the Modal Law School: Rethinking U.S. Legal Education in (Most) Schools
  122 DICK. L. REV. 189 (2017) · Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present) · 2017
• On Shared Governance, Missed Opportunities, and Student Protests
  17 NV. L.J. FORUM 1 (2016) · Nevada Law Journal · 2016
• Virtuous Billing
  15 NV. L.J. FORUM 698 (2015) · Nevada Law Journal · 2015
• The Client Who Did Too Much
  47 AKRON L. REV. (2014) · Akron Law Review · 2014
• “Nudging” Better Lawyer Behavior: Using Default Rules and Incentives to Change Behavior in Law Firms
  4 ST. MARY'S J. LEGAL MAL. & ETHICS 42 (2014) · St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics · 2014
• Rethinking U.S. Legal Education: No More Same Old, Same Old Essay
  Connecticut Law Review · 2013
• Changing the Modal Law School: Rethinking U.S. Legal Education in (Most) Schools
  116 DICK. L. REV. 1119 (2012) · Dickinson Law Review (1908-2003) · 2012
• The Case for Value Billing in Chapter 11
  7 J. BUS. & TECH. L. 117 (2012) · Journal of Business & Technology Law · 2012
• Through Gritted Teeth and Clenched Jaw: Court-Initiated Sanctions Opinions in Bankruptcy Courts.
  41 ST. MARY'S L.J. (2010) · St. Mary's Law Journal · 2010
• Rethinking Professional Fees in Chapter 11 Cases
  5 J. BUS. & TECH. L. 263 (2010) · Journal of Business & Technology Law · 2010

• The Lawyer's Role in a Contemporary Democracy, Promoting the Rule of Law, The Corporate Lawyer's Role in a Contemporary Democracy
  77 FORDHAM L. REV. 1269 (2009) · Fordham Law Review · 2009
• Eating Our Cake and Having It, Too: Why Real Change Is So Difficult in Law Schools
  81 IND. L.J. (2006) · Indiana Law Journal · 2006
• Enron, Titanic, and The Perfect Storm
  71 FORDHAM L. REV. 1373 (2003) · Fordham Law Review · 2003
• The Intractable Problem of Bankruptcy Ethics: Square Peg, Round Hole
  30 HOFSTRA L. REV. (2002) · Hofstra Law Review · 2002
• When Local Is Global: Using a Consortium of Law Schools to Encourage Global Thinking
  20 PENN ST. INT'L L. REV. 19 (2001) · Penn State International Law Review · 2001
• Dressed for Excess: How Hollywood Affects the Professional Behavior of Lawyers
  14 NOTRE DAME J. L. ETHICS & PUB. POL'Y 49 (2000) · Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy · 2000

• Living "Top-Down" in a "Bottom-Up" World: Musings on the Relationship between Jewish Ethics and Legal Ethics
  78 NEB. L. REV. (1999) · Nebraska Law Review · 1999
• Seeing The Forest and the Trees: The Proper Role of the Bankruptcy Attorney
  70 IND. L.J. (1995) · Indiana Law Journal · 1995