Professor Rafael Dean Brown
Professor Rafael Dean Brown is Clinical Associate Professor of Law at Qatar University College of Law, where he has taught and researched since 2015. He has taught legal skills for more than 20 years to thousands of students from over 60 countries, and his research focuses on AI law, data protection and legal skills. He practiced as a US-licensed litigator for nine years and is a peace mediator. In 2025, he received the LEXIS Excellence in Teaching Award in the Business Law Forum.
Research interests
Artificial intelligence law, data protection, emerging technology, legal skills, legal writing, legal analysis and environmental law.
Education
J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 2002.
B.A. in English, magna cum laude, Case Western Reserve University, 1999.
Qatar University
Clinical Associate Professor of Law, College of Law, Legal Skills Department. Joined in 2015 as Clinical Assistant Professor. Teaching and research in legal skills, legal writing, environmental law, business law and AI law. Previously Jean Monnet Convenor, Doha Courses on EU Law, 2021-2023.
Earlier career: Case Western Reserve University
Assistant Director, then Associate Director of Academic Support (promoted around 2005) in the School of Law's LL.M. program in U.S. and Global Legal Studies, where he taught legal research, writing and analysis to foreign-trained lawyers from more than 60 countries over more than nine years. Adjunct Professor of Law, teaching U.S. evidence law. Director of the Summer Language and Law Institute.
Practice
Admitted to the Ohio bar. Litigator in Cleveland, Ohio, including as managing partner at Brown, Zydorek & Kats LLP. His practice covered civil litigation, employment law, personal injury, real estate, franchising and start-ups.
Conferences
Talks and panels on AI law, international law and legal skills. See all conferences.
Scholarship and profiles
Articles and chapters on AI law, data protection and regulation, with abstracts, are on the Scholarship page.