Prof. Matthew Sipe

Matthew Sipe is an assistant professor of law. He joined the faculty in 2020 and teaches Civil Procedure, Antitrust, Property, and Introduction to Lawyering Skills.

His research focuses on the relationship among law, innovation and ownership. His work has been published in academic journals such as the University of Pennsylvania Law Review, the Wisconsin Law Review, the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology, and the American University Law Review.

Prior to joining the faculty, Sipe taught at George Washington University Law School as the Frank H. Marks Visiting Associate Professor in Intellectual Property.  His previous position was at the U.S. Supreme Court, serving an appointment as a Supreme Court Fellow.

Sipe received his J.D. from Yale Law School, where he was an editor and author for the Yale Law Journal and the Yale Journal on Regulation.  Following law school, he clerked for Judge Kathleen O'Malley, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and Judge Samuel Mays, of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.  He received his undergraduate degree in mathematics and economics from the University of Virginia, where he was honored with residency on the Lawn.