Oliver Roberts

Oliver Roberts is the Co-Director of the WashU Law AI Collaborative and an adjunct professor of law teaching courses at the intersection of artificial intelligence, policy, and law. Professor Roberts has designed and taught some of the most innovative AI education programs across the United States and abroad.

Professor Roberts designed and taught the nation’s first required law school AI course at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. He also designed and taught the first AI training program at Addis Ababa University School of Law in Ethiopia. His commentary on AI policy and tech development is regularly published in Bloomberg Law, The National Law Review, The Hill, and Law.com.

In addition to his work at WashU Law, Professor Roberts is the CEO & Founder of Wickard, Co-Head of the AI Practice Group at Holtzman Vogel law firm, and the Editor-in-Chief of the AI & the Law publication at The National Law Review.

As a practicing attorney, Professor Roberts represents clients in high-impact litigation. His appellate experience includes two oral arguments and two victories before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as securing a certiorari denial by the U.S. Supreme Court that preserved one of those victories. His most recent victory—Culp v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (3d Cir. 2023)—resulted in a precedential opinion breaking from 99 years of Tax Court and appellate court precedent regarding taxpayer compliance with the 90-day deficiency petition filing deadline. His first victory in the Third Circuit overturned a Tax Court decision that imposed a six-figure tax bill on his clients. He has also advised clients in international and domestic contract disputes.

Professor Roberts is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Villanova University. Prior to joining Holtzman Vogel law firm, Professor Roberts practiced at Skadden Arps and Jones Day.