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BA 491 Spring 2007


BA 311 Spring 2007

MBA 613

MBA 672

EMBA 742




DAVID SCALISE
 Professor of Business Law
scalised@usfca.edu
 


CURRENT PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE:

International Business Law and Law and Psychotherapy

EDUCATION:

BS, University of Nevada, 1968

JD, University of San Francisco, 1973

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 1980 – present

Design and developed curriculum and taught more than 25 courses at the community college undergraduate, graduate and law school levels. Academic areas include Mathematics, Geometry, Algebra, Logic, Statistics, Probability, Mathematics Models, Introduction to Business, Marketing, Business Ethics, Business Law, Contracts, law of Agency and Partnerships, Corporations, Family Law, Community Property, Consumer Law, Law and Society, The Law of The Business Enterprise and The Law of International Business.

Extensive legal practice in Business Law, Corporate Law, Partnership and Business Organizations.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS: 1982 – present

1982 – University Most Valuable Professor Award

1986 – University Distinguished Teaching Award

1987 – Merit Award for Teaching Effectiveness (cash purse)

1990 – Nominated for Outstanding USF Professor, McLaren School of Business

1994 – Nominated for Outstanding USF Professor, McLaren School of Business

1995 – Nominated for Outstanding USF Professor, McLaren School of Business

1997 – Received Outstanding Teaching Award, McLaren School of Business

2003 – Received Outstanding Teaching Award, McLaren School of Business

 

RECENT ARTICLES, PRESENTATIONS, ABSTRACTS AND WORKING PAPERS:

"Equity Leases for Corporate Tenants: Pros and Cons." Professor David Scalise and Sheryl Bratton, Real Estate Finance Journal. Winter 1990

"Patenting Living Matter in the European Community: Diriment of the Draft Directive." Professor David Scalise and Daniel Nungent. Fordham International Law Journal. Volume 16, November 4, 1992-3.

"Foreign Investment in the Philippines." Professor David Scalise and Patricia J. De Guzman, George Washington Journal of International Law and Economics. Volume 29, November 1, 1995.

"Risky Business: OPIC (Overseas Private Investment Corporation.)" Dave Scalise, Rachel Chang and Jun Gong. Presented at Western Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Asilomar, March 1995.

"The Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and Article II of the UCC: A Comparative Study." Professor David Scalise and Alex Nacimiento. Proceedings, Academy of Legal Studies in Business in Milwaukee. Summer 1995.

"A Legal and Regulatory Survey of Foreign Investment in Hong Kong in the Context of the 1997 Reversion," Professor David Scalise and W.H. Faidi. Proceedings. Fifth Asian Business and Economic Conference, November 1995. Presented at St. John’s University School of Law, Fall 1995.

"International Intellectual Property Protections for Living Matter: Biotechnology, Multinational conventions and the Exception for Agriculture." Professor David Scalise and Daniel Nungent. Case Western Reserve-Journal of International Law. Volume 27, Number 1, Winter 1995.

"A Comparison of American and French Appellation Law: Protecting International Trademarks." Professor David Scalise and Lisa Togni. ACLSB Proceedings Quebec. Summer 1996.

"Comparative Study on Potential Business Opportunities: China, USSR, Eastern Europe." Professor David Scalise. International Journal of Technology Management, 1997.

"Contact Creation: A Business law Exercise.: Professor David Scalise. WALSB Proceedings Annual Conference Asilomar, 1997.

"Building Trading Relationships in the Pacific Rim: A manager’s Introduction to ADR." Professor David Scalise and Kevin Farmer. Asia Business Law Journal (Singapore), Fall 1997.

"Contract Analysis and Interpretation." Professor David Scalise. WALSB Proceedings Annual Conference, Asilomar 1998.

"Disclosure of Medical Information to Third Parties: How Much is Too Much?" Professor David Scalise and Kevin Farmer. UAL Law and Psychology, Summer 1998.

"Blessed are the Peacemakers: Immunity from Civil Lawsuits for Therapists who act as Mediators" Professor David Scalise and Kevin Farmer. Journal of Psychiatry and Law, Winter 1998.

"Mediation in Action: A Classroom Experience." WALSB Proceedings Annual Conference, Asilomar. April 1999.

"Mediation: Agency, Corporations, Wills: An Academic Model." Professor David Scalise USF, WALSB Proceedings, Annual Conference Asilomar. April 2001.

"The Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-sign): A Boon for Domestic Business." Professor David Scalise USF and Grace Cheng, Candidate JD/MBA USF, WALSB Proceedings, Annual Conference Asilomar. April 2002.

"Law and Psychotherapy: Topical Legal Issues-Working Paper." Professor David Scalise USF, January 2005.