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Jim Speta

Jim Speta

Jim Speta is interim dean and the Elizabeth Froehling Horner Professor of Law at Northwestern’s Pritzker School of Law. His research focuses on telecommunications, internet policy, antitrust, administrative law, and market organization. In addition to the law school, he teaches in the Joint Program in Law and Business, operated by the law school and the Kellogg School of Management. Speta previously clerked for Judge Harry T. Edwards on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. He practiced appellate, telecommunications, and antitrust law with Sidley & Austin.

He earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Michigan, where he was editor-in-chief of the “Michigan Law Review.”

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Guest Appearances
December 23, 2020

The Case Against Facebook

Internet law expert Jim Speta breaks down the FTC’s antitrust suit against Facebook, discussing privacy, competition, and possible outcomes.

April 24, 2017

How the Government is Handling Online Privacy and Cybersecurity

This legal podcast covers net neutrality, online privacy, cybersecurity, and how the government is handling these growing issues.