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Manoj Viswanathan

Joseph W. Cotchett '64 Professor of Law and Co-Director, UC Law SF Center on Tax Law

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Bio

Professor Manoj Viswanathan teaches doctrinal tax courses, tax-focused clinical courses, and courses in contract law. His research focuses on tax policy, inequality, and tax-exempt organizations.

Prior to UC Law SF, Viswanathan was a clinical teaching fellow and lecturer at Yale Law School, where he co-taught the Community and Economic Development clinic, and worked as a tax associate with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom LLP’s New York City office.

He received his J.D. and LL.M. degrees from New York University School of Law, and undergraduate and graduate degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Education

  • The New York University School of Law
    LL.M., Law (Taxation)

  • The New York University School of Law
    J.D., Law

  • The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    S.M., Chemical Engineering

  • The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    S.B., Chemical Engineering

  • The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    S.B., Physics

Accomplishments

  • Rutter Award for Teaching Excellence
    Award honors outstanding professors at California’s top law schools.
    2020

  • Geoffrey Hazard Junior Faculty Research Award
    2019

  • Judge Rose L. & Herbert Rubin Law Prize
    Awarded for most outstanding note for the NYU Law Review in international, commercial, or public law.
    2007

  • 1st place, Federal Bar Association Section of Taxation Writing Competition
    2007

  • 1st place, Tannenwald Competition for Excellence in Tax Scholarship
    2006

Selected Scholarship

Courses

  • Federal Income Tax
  • Nonprofit Organizations
  • Business Tax Practicum
  • 1L Contracts
  • Applied Contracts
  • Tax Challenge

Expertise

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