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Carolyn Weisberger Mendelson serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Accounting at the University of Pittsburgh's Katz School of Business, teaching since 1996. A Pennsylvania-licensed attorney, she specializes in financial institution laws and securities regulations while maintaining private practice with Clyde Snow & Sessions, LLC.
Education:
- JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
- MBA, University of Pittsburgh Katz School of Business
- BA, University of Rochester, Economics and Political Science
Her research focuses on securities regulation, corporate governance, and fiduciary standards, with expertise in risk management for hedge funds and venture capital. She examines regulatory effectiveness in investor protection through scholarly analysis of self-regulation models and broker-client obligations.
Publication trends reveal consistent examination of securities market oversight, emphasizing the tension between self-regulation and investor safeguards across two decades of legal scholarship.
Awards:
- Phi Beta Kappa
- North American Securities Administrators Association Award
- Howard A. Mermelstein Leadership Award
- University of Pittsburgh Israeli Heritage Nationality Room Scholarship
Consulting & Advisory:
- ACA Group securities regulation consultant for hedge funds and private equity
- Federal mediator certified by U.S. District Court for Middle District of Pennsylvania (2015)
- Former Outsourced Chief Compliance Officer for investment advisers
