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Miriam H. Baer is the Dean and Professor of Law at California Western School of Law. She specializes in corporate compliance, white-collar crime, and legal enforcement mechanisms. Her research explores the intersection of corporate governance, criminal law, and regulatory policies, with a focus on how corporate structures and legal frameworks address misconduct. She has contributed significantly to debates on deferred prosecution agreements, corporate personhood, and the challenges of polarized enforcement environments.
Her work bridges theoretical and practical aspects of corporate crime, emphasizing the need for balanced regulatory approaches. Notably, she has analyzed the role of compliance programs in mitigating fraud, the ethical dilemmas in corporate investigations, and the implications of technological advancements like AI on legal integrity. Her scholarship has been published in leading law reviews and includes contributions to the White Collar Crime in a Nutshell textbook.
Baer’s articles frequently address emerging trends, such as the impact of polarization on corporate compliance and the evolution of legal responses to corporate misconduct. She advocates for transparency in enforcement practices and critiques the overreliance on leniency programs. Her research also extends to Fourth Amendment implications in corporate searches and the challenges of prosecuting executives in complex organizational contexts.
