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IU McKinney Professor James P. Nehf has been appointed to the law school’s Thomas F. Sheehan Professorship beginning August 1. Professor Nehf is currently a Cleon H. Foust Fellow and a John S. Grimes Fellow at the law school.

“A long-standing and well-regarded member of our faculty, Jim’s expertise and reputation in the field of commercial law make him an excellent holder of the Thomas F. Sheehan Professorship,” said IU McKinney Dean Karen E. Bravo.

Professor Nehf has been teaching contracts, consumer law, and commercial law subjects for more than twenty years. He is an internationally recognized expert in consumer privacy and financial services law and serves as an executive board member of the International Consumer Law Association (IACL), a global society of consumer law scholars and policy makers. He hosted IACL’s 17^th conference at IU McKinney in summer 2019. The event brought 92 attendees from 27 different countries and marked the first time the event had taken place in the United States.

Established in 1981 by Thomas F. Sheehan, J.D. ’68, and his late wife, Joan, the Thomas F. Sheehan Professorship supports a faculty member conducting important teaching and research in areas relating to business and financial matters. The late Professor Larry Jegen previously held the professorship from 1982 until his retirement.

Professor Nehf has won numerous teaching awards and has been a frequent speaker at law conferences, CLE seminars, and law-related lecture series. Professor Nehf was the inaugural director of the law school's European Law Program and has held several university administrative positions, including a term as Associate Dean for Graduate Studies at the law school and as interim director of the Indiana University Center on Southeast Asia.