Mohammad Fadel is Professor of Law at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, where he has taught since 2006. He earned his PhD from the University of Chicago, writing a dissertation on legal process in medieval Islamic law, and received his JD from the University of Virginia School of Law. Prior to entering academia, Professor Fadel was admitted to the New York Bar and practiced corporate law at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, where he worked on corporate finance transactions and securities-related regulatory investigations. He also served as a law clerk to Paul V. Niemeyer and Anthony A. Alaimo. Professor Fadel’s scholarship focuses on Islamic legal history, Islamic law, and the relationship between Islam and liberalism. He has published widely on these subjects and is recognized as a leading scholar at the intersection of Islamic law, legal theory, and contemporary political thought.
