Constance Z. Wagner, J.D.
Professor
Center for International and Comparative Law
Courses Taught
Banking Regulation, Business Associations, International Business Transactions, International Trade Law, Securities Regulation, Seminar: Corporate Social Responsibility, Seminar: Women in International Law, Transactional Drafting for Business Associations
Education
B.A., Northwestern University
J.D., Columbia University School of Law
LL.M., University of Konstanz, Germany, Faculty of Law
Research Interests
Wagner is an expert in the law of business associations 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 frequently on these topics at national academic conferences, bar association meetings, and university events. Her current research agenda focuses on mechanisms for enhancing corporate social responsibility and developments in financial regulation.
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).
She is a member in good standing of the New York and Missouri bars.
Community Work and Service
Drawing on her 14 years of 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, especially in the area of business transactional law.
Wagner has a strong background in international and comparative law. Prior to entering law teaching, she often represented clients in cross-border transactions and regulatory matters while a practicing lawyer. She developed her foreign language proficiency through university studies and work experience in Germany, France, Spain, and Switzerland. As affiliated faculty with 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 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 been active in developing graduate programs
and serves on a faculty advisory committee in that department. 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 several 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 been recognized for spearheading
this initiative, the first of its kind at Saint Louis University. She has also received
several service awards for her leadership.
