Professor of Law
Professor Adam I. Muchmore focuses his research on food and drug regulation. He is also interested in the role of the uncertainty, delegation, and discretion in complex regulatory systems, the regulation of international business, and the civil litigation process. He has recently published a casebook on food and drug regulation. Professor Muchmore graduated from Yale Law School in 2003, where he was co-editor-in-chief of the Yale Journal of International Law. Following graduation, he served as a law clerk to Judge Keith P. Ellison of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas and Judge Karen Nelson Moore of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He then worked as a litigation associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Sidley Austin LLP, where he focused his practice on the life sciences industry. Prior to joining Penn State Law, he was a Bigelow Teaching Fellow and Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School. He regularly teaches Food and Drug Regulation, Conflict of Laws, and Civil Procedure. He served as Associate Dean for Research and Partnerships from July 2017 through December 2018.
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About Adam I. Muchmore
Professor Adam I. Muchmore focuses his research on food and drug regulation. He is also interested in the role of the uncertainty, delegation, and discretion in complex regulatory systems, the regulation of international business, and the civil litigation process. He has recently published a casebook on food and drug regulation. Professor Muchmore graduated from Yale Law School in 2003, where he was co-editor-in-chief of the Yale Journal of International Law. Following graduation, he served as a law clerk to Judge Keith P. Ellison of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas and Judge Karen Nelson Moore of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He then worked as a litigation associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Sidley Austin LLP, where he focused his practice on the life sciences industry. Prior to joining Penn State Law, he was a Bigelow Teaching Fellow and Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School. He regularly teaches Food and Drug Regulation, Conflict of Laws, and Civil Procedure. He served as Associate Dean for Research and Partnerships from July 2017 through December 2018.
| 2016 - Present | Professor of Law, Penn State Law | |
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| 2014 - 2016 | Associate Professor of Law, Penn State Law | |
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| 2010 - 2016 | Assistant Professor of Law, Penn State Law | |
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| 2008 - 2010 | Bigelow Teaching Fellow and Lecturer in Law, The University of Chicago Law School | |
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| 2005 - 2008 | Associate, Sidley Austin LLP | |
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| 2004 - 2005 | Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ‐ Hon. Karen Nelson Moore | |
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| 2003 - 2004 | Law Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas ‐ Hon. Keith P. Ellison | |
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Disciplines
Law and Food and Drug Law
Research Interests
Courses
- Civil Procedure
- Conflict of Laws
- Federal Health Care Law
- Food & Drug Regulation
| 2000 - 2003 | J.D., Yale Law School | |
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| 1999 - 2000 | C.E.P.E., Institute d'etudes politiques strasbourg | |
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| 1995 - 1999 | B.A. in Letters, University of Oklahoma | |
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