Sloan Speck

Sloan Speck joined the University 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 University 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 University 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 University of Chicago, and a B.A. from Rice University. During law school, Professor Speck was an articles editor for The University 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 University School of Law (2010)
• JD, The University of Chicago Law School (2007, cum laude)
• MA, The University of Chicago (2004)
• BA, Rice University  

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