Paul N. Riskind is a Research Scholar in Law and Economics at Stanford Law School.  Paul practiced law with Simpson, Thacher, and Bartlett in New York, focusing on mergers, acquisitions, and project finance.  He has taught the advanced undergraduate course in antitrust and regulated industries offered by Stanford’s Department of Economics.  Paul earned his J.D. at Stanford Law School.  He holds master’s degrees in Economics and Engineering-Economic Systems from Stanford University, where he received a graduate fellowship from the National Science Foundation.  He earned his B.S.E. and Certificate in Applied Mathematics at Princeton University.