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Sloan Speck joined the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Law School faculty in fall 2015 as an Associate Professor. Professor Speck's research interests are in tax law and policy, with an emphasis on corporate and international tax, legal and business history, and the ways in which taxation informs and structures the relationship between state and society.

Before joining Colorado Law, Professor Speck was an Acting Assistant Professor of Tax Law at New York ³Ô¹ÏÍø School of Law. Previously, Professor Speck practiced in the Chicago office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, where he advised on tax aspects of domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, joint ventures, real estate transactions, bankruptcy restructurings and workouts, and financings. While at Skadden, Professor Speck taught as an adjunct professor at the DePaul ³Ô¹ÏÍø College of Law.

Professor Speck received an LL.M. in taxation from NYU School of Law, a J.D. and M.A. (History) from the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Chicago, and a B.A. from Rice ³Ô¹ÏÍø. During law school, Professor Speck was an articles editor for The ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Chicago Law Review and a board member of the Japan Law Society. Before law school, Professor Speck taught mathematics at Salesian High School in Richmond, California, where he also coached football.

Areas of Specialty

Taxation and Tax Policy

Education

• LLM (Taxation), New York ³Ô¹ÏÍø School of Law (2010)
• JD, The ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Chicago Law School (2007, cum laude)
• MA, The ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Chicago (2004)
• BA, Rice ³Ô¹ÏÍø Ìý