Ian Murray

Ian J. Murray joined the faculty at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in July 2026 as an assistant professor of law. Prior to that, he had served on the faculty of Tulane Law School since July 2023, first as a Forrester Fellow and then as a visiting assistant professor. Prior to pursuing an academic career, he practiced law as a corporate associate at the New York office of Covington & Burling.

His research explores the transnational dimensions of business regulation, especially in the financial sector, with particular attention to how lawyers influence the compliance behavior of multinational firms. It aims to identify legal strategies to safeguard non-economic values and strengthen democratic influence on markets. Drawing from legal institutionalism, New Histories of Capitalism, and Law and Political Economy, it explores the role of lawyers and lawmakers in the consolidation of historically contingent market configurations that contribute to global injustices such as inequality, identity-based discrimination, and climate change, while also taking seriously their potential as catalysts for systemic transformation.