Paul Lewis Shechtman
Irving S. Ribicoff Visiting Lecturer in Law
Education
J.D., Harvard Law School, 1978
M.A., Oxford University, 1973
B.A., Swarthmore College, 1971
Courses Taught
- Criminal Procedure: Adjudication
Paul Lewis Shechtman is a Irving S. Ribicoff Visiting Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School and a partner at Bracewell LLP in New York City. He teaches Criminal Adjudication at Columbia University Law School and acts as the Chief of the Criminal Division at the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. With more than 30 years of experience, Shechtman represents clients in federal and state criminal and regulatory matters. His work spans antitrust law, health care fraud, insider trading, political corruption, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Prior to private practice, Shechtman served as the director of criminal justice under former New York Governor George Pataki.