Rex Glensy teaches property, copyright, trademarks, public international law, and
entertainment law. 

Professor Glensy received his J.D. from the University of Southern California, where he
was Notes Editor of the Southern California Law Review and was selected for the Order of
the Coif. While at USC, he taught legal writing classes. 

He clerked for Judge William Matthew Byrne, Jr., of the U.S. District Court, Central
District of California, and Judge Cynthia Holcomb Hall, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the Ninth Circuit. 

As an associate with Alschuler, Grossman, Stein & Kahan in Santa Monica, Professor
Glensy represented entertainers and production companies in contract, copyright,
trademark, First Amendment, and privacy disputes. Previously, he handled securities fraud
and contract cases as an associate with Munger Tolles & Olson in Los Angeles. 

His scholarship focuses on comparative law and social norms. His articles have included
“Quasi-Global Social Norms,” in the Connecticut Law Review, and “Which Countries Count?:
Lawrence v. Texas and the Selection of Foreign Persuasive Authority,” in the Virginia
Journal of International Law.

Articles

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Which Countries Count?: Lawrence v. Texas and the Selection of Foreign Persuasive Authority, Virginia Journal of International Law (2005)
This Article provides a selection process for foreign persuasive authority within the context of comparative...
 

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Quasi-Global Social Norms, Connecticut Law Review (2005)
This Article describes the emergence and operation of a sub-category of social norm, termed “quasi-global...
 

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The Extent of Congress’ Power Under the Full Faith and Credit Clause, Southern California Law Review (1997)
This Note analyzes the enabling provision of the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the...