Senior Administrators

Andrew Berman is the Associate Dean for Communications and Marketing. Andrew joined Hofstra Law in July 2009 after graduating from the University of Michigan.

Christopher J. Caruso joined the law school’s administration in 2013. Chris is a graduate of the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University and the Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (B.A. Economics). Prior to his return to Hofstra, Dean Caruso practiced in the area of commercial bankruptcy. Most recently, he was a partner in the Business Reorganization, Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights and Corporate Trust practice groups of Moses & Singer LLP in New York City. He began his legal career in the New York office of Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP.

Since graduating Hofstra Law, Dean Caruso has remained actively involved with Hofstra Law and Hofstra University. From 2008 through 2013, he served as President of Hofstra Law’s alumni association and was active in restructuring the alumni board and establishing committees for alumni to work directly with different departments, including the Office of Career Services. Dean Caruso also served as Chairman of the Dean’s Advisory Board of the Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

As a student at Hofstra Law, Dean Caruso was the Managing Editor of Articles for the Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal, a participant in moot court and the recipient of the Distinguished Service to the School award.

Tara-Marie Desruisseaux is the Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law. With a deep commitment to cultivating inclusive environments, she is dedicated to implementing long-term plans and structures that foster a supportive community for all students, faculty, and staff. Tara-Marie joined the Law School in May 2023, after earning her PhD in Urban Education Policy from the University of Southern California. Prior to joining Hofstra Law, she served as the Recruiting and Diversity Coordinator at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, where she actively promoted diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Robert Harrison is Associate Dean for Enrollment Management where he oversees all aspects of law school enrollment, and has been involved with law school admissions for over 20 years. Before entering law school admissions, Dean Harrison was a practicing attorney with Brody & Fabiani, where he specialized in the defense of toxic tort matters, including AIDS transfusion cases, asbestos litigation, and labor law. Before that he was with Martin, Clearwater & Bell, where he specialized in the defense of professional liability matters, including medical, attorney, and architecture malpractice. Dean Harrison has also taught Professional Responsibility since 2010, and was awarded Adjunct Professor of the Year at St. John’s Law School for the 2013-2014 academic year. He received his B.A. degree from Brandeis University and his J.D. degree from Boston University School of Law.

Brian T. Kaspar received his B.S. in Management from Fairfield University in 1995 and received his M.B.A. in Banking and Finance from Hofstra University in 1998. Mr. Kaspar has been working for Hofstra University since 1995. He first started in the Graduate Admissions Office as a Graduate Assistant. After 1 ½ years, he became an Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Admissions. In 1998, he moved over to the Office of Student Accounts, where he worked for over 6 years. He joined the Law School as the Assistant Registrar in August 2004. In April 2007, he became the Law School Registrar.

Professor Ku's primary research interest is the relationship of international law to constitutional law. He has also conducted academic research on a wide range of topics including international dispute resolution, international criminal law, and China's relationship with international law. He teaches courses such as U.S. constitutional law, U.S. foreign affairs law, transnational law, and international trade and business law. Since 2014, he has served as the faculty director of international programs, overseeing Hofstra Law's study abroad, exchange and LL.M. programs. Professor Ku also teaches Constitutional Law in our online degree programs: Master of Laws in American Law and Master of Arts in American Legal Studies. He has also been selected as the John DeWitt Gregory Research Scholar and as a Hofstra Law Research Fellow. He is a member of the American Law Institute.

He is the co-author, with John Yoo, of Taming Globalization: International Law, the U.S. Constitution, and the New World Order (Oxford University Press 2012). He also has published more than 40 law review articles, book chapters, symposia contributions, and essays. He has given dozens of academic lectures and workshops at major universities and conferences in the United States, Europe and Asia.

He co-founded the leading international law blog Opinio Juris, which is read daily by thousands worldwide. He is also a contributing editor to Lawfare, a leading blog analyzing national security issues. His essays and op-eds have been published in major news publications such as The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times and NYTimes.com. He has been frequently interviewed for television news programs and quoted in print and electronic media. He has also signed or submitted amicus briefs to national and international courts and served as an expert witness in both domestic and international proceedings.

Before joining the Hofstra Law faculty, Professor Ku served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jerry E. Smith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and as an Olin Fellow and Lecturer in Law at the University of Virginia Law School. Professor Ku also practiced as an associate at the New York City law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton, specializing in litigation and arbitration arising out of international disputes. He has been a visiting professor at the College of William & Mary Marshall- Wythe School of Law in Williamsburg, Virginia; a Fulbright Distinguished Lecturer in Law at East China University of Political Science and Law in Shanghai, China; and a Taiwan Fellow at National Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan. He is a member of the New York Bar and a graduate of Yale College and Yale Law School.

Lisa Monticciolo is the Dean of Students and Diversity and Inclusion Officer at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. As the Dean of Students, Lisa works with faculty and other Law School administrative offices to orient students to law school life, and to provide resources and counseling on a variety of matters that may arise in both students’ academic and personal lives. Her office promotes the well-being of students within the law school and the university communities and sets the strategic vision for how the OSA can most effectively support students in a demanding pre-professional program, starting with new student and transfer orientations and spanning through Commencement. In her role as the Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Lisa has led the development of Hofstra Law School’s strategic plan for diversity, equity, and inclusion in collaboration with the DEI faculty, administration, student, and alumni committees.

Prior to the Law School, Lisa served as the Director of Programs at Hofstra University's Continuing Education division. In her capacity as Director, Lisa was responsible for the Legal Studies and Pre-Collegiate programs. Prior to joining Hofstra University in 1999, Lisa was the Regional Director of Human Resources for Federated Department Stores, Inc. where she was responsible for employee relations and organizational development. Lisa also served as Legal Consultant to Compliance Reports, an organization that specializes in ADA compliance.

Lisa was an instructor in the Paralegal Studies program and Legal Nurse Consultant program as well as a certified trainer in Sexual Harassment and Diversity. Lisa currently serves as the co-chair of the Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee, is on the board of the Diversity and Inclusion University Committee and serves as an American Bar Association accreditation site evaluator. Lisa received her B.A. from Franklin and Marshall College and her J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law.