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Professor Salil K. Mehra is a tenured faculty member at Temple University's School of Law, where he has taught since 2000. His academic focus centers on antitrust and competition law with specialized expertise in technology-related legal frameworks. He currently serves on Temple University's Strategic Planning Steering Committee and co-directs the Institute for Law, Innovation and Technology (iLIT).
His educational credentials include a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School (where he graduated Order of the Coif, served on the law review, and was named an Olin Student Fellow), an M.A. from the University of California at Berkeley, and an A.B. from Harvard University.
Professor Mehra's research spans antitrust enforcement in digital markets, algorithmic competition, and cyberlaw, with particular emphasis on empirical legal studies and international comparative analysis. His work critically examines how artificial intelligence, data harvesting, and platform economies challenge traditional competition frameworks, while exploring intersections with intellectual property, privacy regulation, and global trade systems.
His recent publications reveal a pronounced shift toward analyzing algorithmic collusion mechanisms, post-scarcity economic models, and jurisdictional challenges in regulating transnational digital markets. This scholarly trajectory demonstrates increasing engagement with the legal implications of machine learning systems while maintaining strong comparative analysis of antitrust approaches across jurisdictions like China, Japan, and the European Union.
His distinguished recognitions include:
- University Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching (2016)
- Friel-Scanlon Award for Outstanding Faculty Scholarship (2023)
- Abe Fellowship from Japan’s Center for Global Partnership and the Social Science Research Center
Professor Mehra maintains significant professional engagement as past Chair of the AALS Section on Antitrust and Economic Regulation and current nongovernmental advisor to the International Competition Network. His pre-academic career included clerkship with Chief Judge Juan R. Torruella, service at the DOJ Antitrust Division, and litigation practice at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz focusing on antitrust and First Amendment matters.
Through iLIT, he leads interdisciplinary initiatives examining emerging technology policy challenges, fostering collaboration between legal scholars, computer scientists, and engineers to address regulatory gaps in artificial intelligence, blockchain applications, and digital platform governance.
