Miriam H. Baer

Miriam Baer is a Vice Dean and Centennial professor at Brooklyn Law School, where she teaches and writes at the intersection of business law and criminal misconduct. She is the author of the recently released book, Myths and Misunderstandings of White-Collar Crime (Cambridge University Press, 2023), as well as numerous articles on whistleblowing, corporate surveillance, and federal enforcement. Her work has been cited and excerpted in several casebooks and treatises and has also been cited and discussed by several federal appellate judges.

Prior to entering academia, Baer was an assistant general counsel for compliance with Verizon and a federal prosecutor in Manhattan, where she developed expertise in investigating and prosecuting white-collar crime. She is a co-editor of a leading white-collar crime casebook and Nutshell and has been quoted frequently by national media outlets. At home, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two children, and her labradoodle, Lucy.