Professor Jim Chen Remembers Robert "Bobby" Lipkin 2010: Jim Chen joined the University of Louisville as dean of the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law in January 2007. Dean Chen is a prolific and influential scholar whose works span subjects such as administrative law, agricultural law, constitutional law, economic regulation, environmental law, industrial policy, legislation, and natural resources law. He is the coauthor of Disasters and the Law: Katrina and Beyond (Aspen Publishers, 2006), the first book to provide comprehensive coverage of the legal issues surrounding natural disasters. This pathbreaking book is now in its second edition under the title Disaster Law and Policy. He provides expert advice on the law of regulated industries, particularly telecommunications. Dean Chen has also taught courses in criminal law and food and drug law.