Dean

Michael

David

Sant'Ambrogio

Michael Sant’Ambrogio was appointed Dean of the College of Law and Red Cedar Distinguished Professor on October 25, 2024, after having served  for ten months as Interim Dean. Dean Sant’Ambrogio has been on the faculty of the College of Law since 2011. Dean Sant'Ambrogio's recent scholarship focuses on the institutional structures, practices, and procedures facilitating public participation in the federal regulatory process. His scholarship has been published in numerous national law reviews, including Columbia Law Review, The Georgetown Law Journal, Iowa Law Review, The George Washington Law Review, Vanderbilt Law Review, Washington University Law Review, William & Mary Law Review, and Yale Law Journal.

Dean Sant’Ambrogio has served as a consultant for the Administrative Conference of the United States on projects studying public engagement with federal agency rulemaking, the use of class actions, and other aggregate procedures in agency adjudication, and public participation in agency adjudication. In 2018, the Administrative Conference adopted (PDF) his recommendations on enhancing public engagement with federal agency agenda setting and rule development, which were recently cited by the White House (PDF) in guidance to all Executive Branch departments and agencies. In 2016, the Administrative Conference adopted (PDF) his recommendations based on the findings described in his Yale Law Journal article, Inside the Agency Class Action.

Dean Sant’Ambrogio is a 2001 graduate of New York University School of Law, where he was a Root-Tilden-Kern Scholar. He received his B.A. in History from Columbia University and an M.A. in American History from New York University. Before coming to MSU, he practiced law in New York City and taught at New York University School of Law.