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David Nows is an assistant professor of law and the director of the Joint JD/MBA program.
Nows’ main research interest is the financing transactions that fuel entrepreneurial ventures at their earliest stages. He is the author of thirteen law review articles in total and has authored articles published (or forthcoming) in the University of Colorado Law Review, Nevada Law Journal, Case Western Reserve Law Review, and Indiana Law Journal Supplement, among other publications.
At Duquesne Kline, Nows teaches business organizations, securities regulation, and advising startups and small businesses. Previously, Nows has taught roughly a dozen different courses at the intersection of law and business in the business school setting, at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.
Prior to joining Duquesne Kline, David was an assistant professor of entrepreneurship at Central Michigan University’s College of Business Administration, where he served in various roles as a faculty member for six years. Nows led CMU’s Entrepreneurship Department for two years as chairperson.
As an attorney, David practiced corporate law in Lansing, Michigan at a large, regional law firm. Nows is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, where he was an Associate Editor of the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law, and the University of Michigan, where he majored in Communication Studies and Political Science
Education
- J.D., University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
- B.A., University of Michigan
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- Advising Startups & Small Business
- Business Associations
- Securities Regulation
David Nows, Accessible Financial Data for Equity Crowdfunding Investors, University of Colorado Law Review (2025).
Getting it Just Right: The Goldilocks Level of Securities Regulation
David Nows, Getting it Just Right: The Goldilocks Level of Securities Regulation, Nevada Law Journal (2025).
“Taking Out the Traitors”
- 2025 Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Conference, Asheville, NC (November 2025)
“Business Law Workshop: Teaching the Basic Business Law Courses”
- 2025 Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Conference, Amelia Island, FL (August 2025)
“Bot Negotiations”
- 2025 University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law Developing Ideas Conference, Lexington, KY (May 2025)
“Making Immigration Entrepreneurial”
- 2025 Rutgers University Law Review symposium titled: The Dual Role of Immigration and Citizenship Laws: Exploring Inclusion, Exclusion, and Reform for 2025 and Beyond, Newark, NJ (April 2025)
“Getting it Just Right: The Goldilocks Level of Securities Regulation”
- 2024 Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Conference, Washington, DC (August 2024)
“Accessible Financial Data for Equity Crowdfunding Investors”
- 2024 Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Conference, Washington, DC (August 2024)
- 2024 National Business Law Scholars Conference, Davis, CA (June 2024)