Barak Orbach

Barak Orbach is the Robert H. Mundheim Professor of Law & Business at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, where he founded and directs the Business Law Program. His research focuses on antitrust, corporate governance, regulation, AI governance, and the digital economy.

Orbach is the author of a textbook on regulation and more than 60 scholarly and professional publications. His research has also examined the motion-picture industry and confidence schemes. In 2024, he received the Mallen Award for lifetime scholarly contributions to motion-picture industry studies.

In addition to his academic work, Orbach advises government agencies, companies, boards, investors, and trade associations on antitrust, corporate governance, regulation, and business strategy. He serves as a nongovernmental adviser to the International Competition Network, designated by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, and on the advisory board of the American Antitrust Institute. He previously served as a senior adviser to Arizona International.

Orbach is an elected member of the American Law Institute and a fellow of the American College of Governance Counsel, the Thurman Arnold Project at Yale, Salzburg Global, and the American Bar Foundation. He served as chair of the Association of American Law Schools Section on Antitrust and Economic Regulation and was a Derek Brewer Visiting Fellow at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge.

Before entering academia, Orbach practiced law at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in New York and served as adviser for law & economics to the Israel Competition Authority.

Orbach earned an S.J.D. and LL.M. from Harvard Law School and bachelor’s degrees in law and economics from Tel Aviv University.