Constance Z. Wagner, J.D., LL.M.
Professor; Director
Center for International and Comparative Law
Director
Madrid Summer Law Program
Courses Taught
Business Associations, Securities Regulation, Law of Global Trade and Investment, International Human Rights Law, Seminar: Advanced Corporate Governance
Education
B.A., Northwestern University
J.D., Columbia University School of Law
LL.M., University of Konstanz, Germany, Faculty of Law
M.B.A., Saint Louis University
Research Interests
Wagner is an expert in the law of business associations (including corporate governance and business and human rights) and financial institutions, and also has a background in the law of international trade and international business transactions. She teaches and publishes in these areas and also speaks on these topics at national academic conferences, bar association meetings, and university events.
Publications and Media Placements
Professional Organizations and Associations
Wagner has served in leadership roles in national professional associations of legal academics (American Association of Law Schools, American Society of International Law, American Branch of the International Law Association) and in bar associations (Missouri Bar and American Bar Association, Section of International Law).
She is a member in good standing of the New York and Missouri bars.
Community Work and Service
Drawing on her extensive experience in New York City as a corporate lawyer in private practice and as vice president and senior associate counsel of a multinational financial institution, Wagner brings a wealth of real-world experience to the law school classroom. She likes to introduce aspects of her practice experience into her teaching.
Wagner has a strong background in international and comparative law. As a practicing lawyer, she often represented clients in cross-border transactions and regulatory matters. As co-director of the Center for International and Comparative Law at Saint Louis University School of Law, she has worked closely with visiting researchers and students and has directed the Madrid Summer Law Program and graduate programs for foreign lawyers.
Wagner holds a secondary academic appointment in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies of Saint Louis University. She has devoted part of her scholarly agenda to exploring the gender dimensions of international trade treaties and gender mainstreaming in international economic institutions. She has published articles and spoken on these topics at national and international law conferences. Wagner has worked in recent years to advance the status of women faculty at Saint Louis University as co-chair of the Faculty Senate Gender Equity Task Force. In that role, she was instrumental in producing university-wide empirical research studies on the status of full-time women faculty and a comprehensive set of recommendations for promoting gender equity for full-time faculty. She has received service awards for her leadership in this area.