Avi Bell is among the world’s leading scholars of international law, economic analysis of law, property, and intellectual property. A Professor at the University of San Diego School of Law and at Bar Ilan University’s Faculty of Law, Bell also serves as a Senior Fellow at the Kohelet Policy Forum and as Dean of the summer program Law, Governance and the Foundations of Democracy in International Perspective, hosted by the Israel Law and Liberty Forum.
Prof. Bell is deeply involved in public service and diplomacy, assisting various non-profit organizations with training, legal advice, and strategic direction, and he has consulted with and given testimony to officials and committees of parliaments, governments and international organizations on six continents. Recently, Prof. Bell represented Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in proceedings before Israel’s Attorney General regarding issues of freedom of speech and the criminal law.