Georgette Chapman Phillips Faculty Profile

Georgette Chapman Phillips
David B. Ford Professor of Real Estate; Professor of Legal Studies and Law
Vice Dean, Wharton Undergraduate Division

JD, Harvard University, 1985; AB, Bryn Mawr College, 1981

Research Areas
Real estate law; urban and regional planning; housing

Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 1992-present (Vice Dean, Wharton Undergraduate Division, 2007-present; Chairperson, Real Estate Department, 2003-2007; named David B. Ford Professor of Real Estate, 2003). University of Pennsylvania: 1994-present

Other Positions
Associate, Toll, Ebby Langer & Marvin, 1988-92; Associate, Drinker Biddle & Reath, 1987-88; Associate, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, 1985-87

Career and Recent Professional Awards; Teaching Awards
Undergraduate Division Excellence in Teaching Award, 1994; Rapaport Award for Excellence in teaching the Undergraduate Core, 1997

Professional Leadership 2005-2009
American College of Real Estate Lawyers; Editorial Board, The Practical Real Estate Lawyer; Contributing Editor, Real Estate Law Journal

Representative Publications
“Boundaries of Exclusion.” Missouri Law Review (2007).

“The Kelo Decision.” Wharton Real Estate Review (2006).

“Land Hungry.” Virginia Journal of Law & Politics (2005).

“Dequity:Capital Structure in Securitized Real Estate Financing.” Berkeley Business Law Journal (2005).