Michael Dorf

There are at least two Michael Dorfs who have been deemed worthy of inclusion in wikipedia, and this entry appears to have bobbled back and forth between the two men as different folks have edited it. I don't know how to split an entry into two; perhaps a more skilled wiki editor can accomplish this feat. For now, here are entries on both Dorfs:

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Michael C. Dorf is the Michael I. Sovern Professor of Law at Columbia University. He is a noted Constitutional scholar who has authored three books and scores of law review articles about American Constitutional law. He is also a columnist for Findlaw.com and a regular contributor to the American Prospect. Dorf is a former law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy and Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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Michael Dorf is a builder. In 1986, at the age of 23, he started the Knitting Factory in the East Village of New York. The Knitting Factory has grown into a downtown institution with a globally recognized brand name. KnitMedia, which grew out of the club, is an entertainment company with a large record label & publishing group comprising of over 8 labels and 700 titles. Michael was the executive producer on over 200 of those titles. There exist two clubs today, one in Tribeca, New York and the other in Hollywood, California with discussions for a club in Paris sometime in the future. Dorf has been the producer of the New York Jazz Festival in New York for 12 years working with such sponsors as Bell Atlantic, Intel, Heineken, Texaco and others. Dorf has been able to create a plethora of strategic relationships and sponsorships for KnitMedia. Michael Dorf has been profiled in Inc. Magazine's fastest growing companies; New York Magazine named him part of "The Ten Most Influential New Yorkers," and is a frequent speaker on the subject of music and new technology.