Benjamin Chen

Benjamin Chen is an interdisciplinary legal researcher interested in regulatory and judicial institutions. His current research examines the scope for consequentialist reasoning in law, the diffusion of policy through the courts, and the impact of artificial intelligence on justice and its administration.

Benjamin graduated with a J.D., Order of the Coif, from the University of California, Berkeley in 2017 where he also received his Ph.D in Jurisprudence and Social Policy. He is admitted to practice in the State of California. In addition to his legal qualifications, Benjamin holds a M.A. in Philosophy from University College London, a M.S. in Applied Mathematics from the Ecole Polytechnique, and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago with a minor in Romance Languages and Literatures.

Before joining the University of Hong Kong, Benjamin was assistant professor in public policy at the National University of Singapore. He was previously a postdoctoral research scholar and lecturer-in-law at Columbia University in the City of New York and served as a judicial law clerk on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Companies

• Research Affiliate in Law and Economics ETH Zürich (2021)
• Assistant Professor in Law The University of Hong Kong (2020)
• Assistant Professor in Public Policy National University of Singapore (2019 — 2020)
• Postdoctoral Research Scholar and Lecturer in Law Columbia University in the City of New York (2018 — 2019)
• Judicial Law Clerk United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2017 — 2018)

Education

• Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley (2013 — 2017)
• J.D. University of California, Berkeley (2014 — 2017)
• M.A. UCL (2010 — 2011)
• M.S. École Polytechnique (2008 — 2010)
• B.A. University of Chicago (2006 — 2008)