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 ICLE academic affiliate. His research focuses on the law & economics of privacy, data security, and consumer protection, as well as a wide variety of topics surrounding competition policy.
Prior to joining the faculty at Scalia Law, he served as deputy and acting director of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Office of Policy Planning, advisor to FTC Commissioner William Kovacic, and as an associate in the antitrust group of Crowell & Moring LLP. He returned to the FTC in 2018-19 to serve as a deputy director in the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.
James has a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Carolina, received his Ph.D. in economics from Emory University, and his law degree, magna cum laude, from the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University.
