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Samuel W. Buell is the Bernard M. Fishman Professor of Law at Duke University School of Law, specializing in criminal law, corporate crime, and regulatory enforcement. His research focuses on the conceptual structure of white-collar offenses, corporate liability, and the intersection of criminal justice and regulatory systems. He is the author of the critically acclaimed book Capital Offenses: Business Crime and Punishment in America’s Corporate Age (2016) and the open-access textbook Corporate Crime: An Introduction to the Law and Its Enforcement (2021-2024 editions).
Buell has testified before the U.S. Senate and Sentencing Commission and delivered lectures internationally. His extensive publications appear in top law journals, including Texas Law Review, Georgetown Law Journal, and Stanford Law Review. He is a member of the American Law Institute and has received the Department of Justice’s highest honor, the Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Service, twice.
- Education: J.D. (summa cum laude) from New York University School of Law, A.B. (magna cum laude) from Brown University.
- Prior Roles: Federal prosecutor (New York, Boston, Washington, Houston), Enron Task Force lead prosecutor, clerk for Judge Jack B. Weinstein, associate at Covington & Burling.
His recent courses include Criminal Law, Corporate Crime, and The Presidency and Criminal Investigations. Buell actively contributes to debates on corporate criminal enforcement, fraud, and regulatory reform, with a global perspective rooted in his comparative analyses of international enforcement practices.
