Tal Niv
1642 Milvia st., Berkeley CA 94709
510-508-7141
tal.niv@gmail.com

EDUCATION

JSP Program, PhD student 2008-Present
UC Berkeley Law School, Berkeley California, US
Law and Economics Summer School 2006
Hebrew University, Center for the Study of Rationality, Jerusalem, Israel
Law & Economics MA student 2004-2009
Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel 
LLB student 2004-2008
Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Student at the Lautman Interdisciplinary Program for Outstanding Students 2002–2006
Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
BSc in Computer Science 2001-2005
Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Officers training 1999
IDF
Intelligence professional course 1997
IDF, Intelligence Unit, 8200
First degree student, Harp & Piano major 1996-1997
Rubin’s Academy of Music, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
Physics, French, Mathematics, Music 1994-1997
Thelma-Yellin high school for performing Arts, Givatayim, Israel

WORK EXPERIENCE

ACADEMIC

Research Assistant 2008–present
Law School, UC Berkeley
• Prof. Jesse Fried UC Berkeley Law school
Editorial Board Member 2007-2008
Law Faculty Journal, Theoretical Inquiries in Law
Research Assistant 2007-2008 
Law Faculty, Tel-Aviv University
• Prof. Ronen Avraham, Northwestern University Law School
• Prof. Yoram Margalioth, Tel-Aviv University Law School
Research Assistant 2006-2007
Law Faculty, Tel-Aviv University
• Dr. Oren Bar-Gill
• Prof. Yoram Margalioth, Tel-Aviv University Law School
Teaching Aid 2005-2007
Law Faculty, Tel-Aviv University
• Dr. Oren Bar-Gill, Behavioral Law & Economics Course, Law Faculty
• Prof. David Gilo, Antitrust Law, Recanati Faculty of Management
• Dr. Avraham Tabbach, Law & Economics Course, Law Faculty
• Tel Aviv University LLM Executive Program in Collaboration with U.C. Berkeley:
   o Advanced Topics in Property Law, Dean Hanoch Dagan
   o Advanced Tax Policy, Dr. Avraham Tabbach, Prof. Yoram Margaliot
   o Advanced Topics in Corporate Law, Prof. Sharon Hannes

HIGH-TECH

Product Manager 2004–2005
Hotbar Inc.
• Development and Application of Internet Publication and Sales Platforms
System Analyst 2002–2004
XMPie
• Development of systems enabling personalized advertising through the use of patented digital printing technologies.
System Analyst 2000-2002
NUVISIO Inc.
• Development of printable Internet consumer coupons, using patented printing mechanisms to enable unique coupon printing.
System Analyst 1997-2000
Intelligence Corps – Technological Unit 8200, Israeli Defense Forces, (Dis. Lieutenant)

SCHOLARSHIPS

Selznick Fellowship, JSP Program 2008-Present
Law Faculty scholarship 2007
Merit-based 4-year Lautman Scholarship for Outstanding Students 2003-2006

PUBLICATIONS

Disconnecting Network, Lautman Program Publication, Tel-Aviv University, 2006
Wagner’s Leitmotifs , Lautman Program Publication, Tel-Aviv University, 2005