James C. Cooper
Professor of Law
Antonin Scalia Law School
James C. Cooper is professor of law and director of the Program on Economics & Privacy at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School and an academic affiliate of the International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE).
His research focuses on the law & economics of privacy, data security, and consumer protection, as well as competition policy and antitrust enforcement.
He also served as director of research and policy at the Law & Economics Center, where he led empirical-policy projects and educational programs for judges, regulators, and attorneys general.
Before entering academia, Cooper held multiple senior roles at the Federal Trade Commission. He served as deputy director for economic analysis in the Bureau of Consumer Protection and earlier as acting director and deputy director of the Office of Policy Planning, as well as advisor to Commissioner William Kovacic. He also practiced antitrust law as an associate at Crowell & Moring LLP.
Cooper received the Federal Trade Commission Outstanding Scholarship Award.
He earned a J.D., magna cum laude, from the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, a Ph.D. in economics from Emory University, and a bachelor’s from the University of South Carolina.
