The American Law Institute has named former New York University School of Law dean Richard Revesz as its next director.

Revesz, who led NYU’s law school from 2002 to 2013 and remains a professor there, in May will assume the leadership of ALI, the leading independent legal research organization in the country. The nonprofit comprises 4,000 law professors, judges and attorneys and conducts scholarly research intended to improve the legal system.