Zac Henderson, ’18, Joins Faculty at UC Law San Francisco
UC Law SF Expands Faculty Expertise with Leaders in AI, Health Law and More
More than a dozen top experts in artificial intelligence, international law, and more are joining UC Law San Francisco this year as new faculty members. All leading scholars and practitioners in their fields, they will expand the College’s strong roster of skilled educators and researchers, enhancing expertise across multiple practice areas.
“We are thrilled to welcome such a distinguished group of experts to UC Law San Francisco,” said Chancellor & Dean David Faigman. “Their work advances legal scholarship and addresses critical societal challenges, and their teaching will prepare our students to tackle the complex legal issues of tomorrow.”
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Henderson has helped UC Law SF’s Center for Innovation (C4i) lead the way in artificial intelligence, advising on AI-related legal and regulatory matters in his service since February as an affiliated scholar. Starting in the 2024-2025 academic year, he will become a Visiting Assistant Professor with C4i. He plans continue advising the center and its new AI & Law Innovation Institute while pursuing groundbreaking research on emerging technologies and the law.
“Innovation inevitably raises important and often surprising legal and ethical questions, most of them interdisciplinary, and all of them interesting,” he said. “As a technology lawyer, I have an opportunity to join the many important debates and discussions we have ahead of us as a society—and I find that work endlessly compelling.”
Henderson said his passion for technology law stems from his belief in the transformative power of innovations in health care, AI, robotics, space technologies, and more. He currently serves as general counsel of Levels, a digital health company that helps its members see how food and exercise affect their health in real time. He designed and implemented the company’s AI policies, among many other duties. He is also a charter member of the L Suite, formerly Tech GC, an exclusive network for GCs in high-growth companies across the U.S. and internationally.
A graduate of the University of Chicago School of Law, Henderson previously worked as a litigator for Kirkland & Ellis and spent two years clerking for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He looks forward to mentoring students who are interested in technology law careers.
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