Patrick Borchers

Patrick Borchers is a Professor at Creighton University School of Law, holding the Lillis Family Endowed Professorship in Law. He served as Dean of Creighton School of Law (1999–2007) and later as Vice President for Academic Affairs (2007–2013). His expertise lies in private international law, federal courts law, and international arbitration.

• Key Affiliations:
  • Creighton University School of Law
  • The Werner Institute for Dispute Resolution
  • American Law Institute
  • International Academy of Comparative Law

Research Interests: Borchers is a leading authority on jurisdictional pragmatism, conflict of laws, and transnational legal transactions. His work examines the constitutional limits of personal jurisdiction, choice-of-law principles in federal courts, and interjurisdictional recognition of same-sex marriages. He has testified before legislative bodies on administrative law and interstate marriage recognition.

Recent Publications: Focus on evolving conflict-of-laws doctrines, including empirical studies of jurisdictional standards and critiques of the Supreme Court’s personal jurisdiction jurisprudence (e.g., Mallory v. Norfolk Southern). His 2024 work analyzes tort jurisdiction through the lens of damage localization.

Scientific Awards:

• Elected member, American Law Institute
• Elected member, International Academy of Comparative Law
• Recipient, ABA Section on Administrative Law Award for Scholarship
• Elected to Order of the Coif and Phi Beta Kappa