Mark Kubisch

Biography

Professor Kubisch's research focuses on the intersection of corporate law, securities law, and the rights of human investors, with a particular interest in the speech rights of corporations and their shareholders. Professor Kubisch’s scholarship has appeared in the Texas A&M Law Review and the Wake Forest Law Review. His work has been cited by the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation (composed of thirty-seven leaders drawn from the finance, business, law, accounting, and academic communities) and his paper “ESG, Public Pensions, and Compelled Speech” was a winning entry in the Federalist Society’s annual Young Legal Scholars Paper Competition in 2023. Professor Kubisch’s public writings have been published in Bloomberg Law.

Professor Kubisch graduated first in his class from Notre Dame Law School, where he served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Notre Dame Law Review and won the Colonel William J. Hoynes Award. After law school, Professor Kubisch clerked for the Honorable Steven M. Colloton of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit during the 2015-2016 term. Prior to teaching at Pepperdine, Professor Kubisch was an associate at Jones Day, where he specialized in appellate litigation and critical motions practice.

Education

• J.D., University of Notre Dame, 2015, summa cum laude
• B.A., University of Dallas, 2012, summa cum laude