Nick Sage

Dr Nick Sage is an Associate Professor of Law at the LSE Law School (London School of Economics and Political Science). He specializes in private law including contract, property, and tort, with a focus on theoretical questions about legal justification and intersections with moral/political philosophy. Previously, he held roles at the University of Toronto (PhD), Columbia Law School (postdoc), and practiced litigation at Cravath, Swaine & Moore (New York). He holds a conjoint LLB/B Arts from the University of Auckland and an LLM from NYU as a Hauser Scholar.

Education:

• LLM, New York University
• PhD in Contract Law Theory, University of Toronto
• Conjoint LLB/B Arts (Political Philosophy & English Literature), University of Auckland

His research explores foundational questions in private law, including how to conceptually frame contractual obligations and property rights. He critiques theoretical frameworks in contract law while engaging with normative debates in legal philosophy. His 2016 publication in Tulane Law Review Online critiques Cornell's contractual obligation theory while proposing alternative resolutions to third-party beneficiary puzzles.

Awards/Grants: None explicitly listed. Lab/Teams: Affiliated with LSE Law School research programs but no specific lab mentioned.