Audrey J. Anderson
NationalityAmerican
EducationNorthwestern University (BA)
University of Michigan Law School (JD)
Occupation(s)University administrator, lawyer
Known forExpert on education and health law
SpouseRichard M. Rosenthal

Audrey J. Anderson is an American attorney specializing in education and health law who was the Vice Chancellor, General Counsel and University Secretary for Vanderbilt University from 2013 to 2018. She currently serves as an adjunct professor of law at Vanderbilt University Law School.

Biography

Anderson grew up in Minnesota. She studied at Northwestern University, where she received a B.A. in economics in 1985.[1][2] She attended the University of Michigan School of Law, serving as an editor of the Michigan Law Review, graduating Order of the Coif with a J.D. in 1990.[3] After law school, she clerked for Judge Harold H. Greene of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in 1990-1991, and for Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court William H. Rehnquist in 1991-1992.[4][5] Following her clerkships, she practiced law in Washington, D.C. as an associate and then partner at Hogan & Hartson (now Hogan Lovells), where she worked on constitutional and disability law.[6][7] In 2006, Anderson represented the Seattle Public Schools in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1.[8] In 2006 and 2007, Anderson taught as an adjunct law professor of the American University Washington College of Law.

In 2009, Anderson joined the legal staff of the United States Department of Homeland Security, and from September 2011 to March 2013 she served as its Deputy General Counsel, reporting to General Counsel Ivan K. Fong.[9][10]

In 2013, she was named General Counsel of Vanderbilt.[11][12][13] In that role, she provided university leaders advice on intellectual property, personnel issues, and contracts. She also managed the university's litigation and gave legal advice to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.[14] In July 2018, she announced her retirement from her academic posts.[15][16]

Personal life

Anderson is married to Richard M. Rosenthal, her law school classmate, who is an educator.[17][18]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Four Women in New University Administrative Positions". Women in Academia Report. March 6, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  2. ↑ "The Campaign for Northwestern-Class of 1985". Northwestern University. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Masthead, Michigan Law Review, vol 88, no. 8". Michigan Law Review. University of Michigan Law School. 88: 2480. August 1990. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Supreme Court Clerkships (1991-2019)". University of Michigan Law School. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  5. ↑ Peppers, Todd C. (2006). Courtiers of the Marble Palace: The Rise and Influence of the Supreme Court Law Clerk. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press. p. 229. ISBN 9780804753821.
  6. ↑ Johnston, David (June 13, 2001). "Lawyers Trying to Stop Execution Cite Flaws in Bias Report". New York Times. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  7. ↑ Rosenbaum, David E. (February 21, 2001). "Ruling on Disability Rights Called a Blow by Advocates". New York Times. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Panelists parse Supreme Court rulings on school integration". Duke Law News. Duke University Law School. September 7, 2007. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  9. ↑ "DHS' Anderson to become general counsel at Vanderbilt". Government Security News. World Business Media, LLC. March 7, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Department of Homeland Security Directory" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. August 2, 2012. p. 73. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Vanderbilt names general counsel". Nashville Post. March 1, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  12. ↑ Patterson, Jim (March 1, 2013). "Audrey J. Anderson named Vanderbilt general counsel". Vanderbilt News. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  13. ↑ Directory of Corporate Counsel: 2015 -2016 Edition. New York: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business. 2015. p. 1650. ISBN 9781454856535. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Vanderbilt general counsel to step down". Nashville Post. July 11, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  15. ↑ Moran, Melanie (July 19, 2018). "Anderson stepping down as vice chancellor, general counsel". Vanderbilt University News. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  16. ↑ Snyder, Eric (July 2018). "One of Nashville's top employers is looking for a new general counsel". Nashville Business Journal. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Rosenthal Is Citizen of the Year". Connection Newspapers. October 19, 2005. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  18. ↑ Greenfield, Jeff (August 12, 2015). "New Middle School Faculty and Staff". University School of Nashville. Retrieved April 11, 2019.

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