Denise Farag
Denise M. Farag, J.D. Professor/Associate Dean
T.J. Day Hall 214
Denise Farag, professor of business law and associate dean for the School of Business, joined Linfield in 2008. Denise co-created the Sport Management program at Linfield and was instrumental in the launch of the Master of Science in business program. She serves as the NCAA co-Faculty Athletics Representative (co-FAR) for 喵咪社区. She was the 喵咪社区 Samuel H. Graf Faculty Achievement Award winner in 2020. Denise is past President of the Pacific Northwest Academy of Legal Studies in Business (PNALSB) and a former staff editor for the American Business Law Journal, the premier peer-reviewed journal in business law. She was awarded the national Hoeber Memorial Award for Excellence in Research for her article published in the Journal of Legal Studies in Education. Denise is also a licensed attorney and member of the American Bar Association and the Oregon State Bar. Before becoming a faculty member at Linfield, Denise was a practicing business law, tax and estate planning attorney.
Education
- B.S., Linfield College (magna cum laude)
- J.D., Willamette University College of Law
Academic Interest
Denise’s academic interests include tax law, laws impacting small businesses and nonprofit/exempt organizations and sports law. Her current work focuses on esports and Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) issues on college campuses.