Professor of Business Law
- JD, University of San Diego
- BA, San Diego State University, Political Science (Cum Laude)
- AA, Irvine Valley College, Accounting
Linda Barkacs is a professor of business law at the Knauss School of Business. She has designed and taught numerous courses on negotiation, law and ethics. She has taught in USD’s undergraduate and graduate programs, including the Master of Science in Executive Leadership (a Ken Blanchard program), the Master of Science in Global Leadership, the Master of Science in Supply Chain Management, and the Master of Science in Accountancy.
Professor Barkacs often teaches in USD's study abroad programs and has traveled extensively throughout Europe, Asia and South America. She received additional training in negotiation at Harvard's Program on Negotiation, the Kellogg School at Northwestern and Duke's CIBER program on International Negotiations.
In addition to having earned undergraduate degrees in both accounting and political science, Linda Barkacs received her JD from the University of San Diego School of Law and subsequently passed the California Bar Exam. As an attorney, she worked for a large litigation firm in downtown San Diego. Later, she took on the role of managing partner of Barkacs & Barkacs, a law firm she began with her husband, Craig Barkacs. During her distinguished legal career, Linda Barkacs successfully litigated numerous high-profile cases, many of which involved intensive negotiations.
As a way of keeping her skills honed and relevant, Barkacs and her husband are principals in The Barkacs Group, a business consulting firm that provides negotiation, teams and ethics training for the private sector. In January 2021, Barkacs and her husband, Craig Barkacs, along with a former USD graduate student, launched a new online company called First Offer dedicated to improving the world’s negotiation skills.
Barkacs is also a co-author of Dynamic Business Law (now in its 6th edition) and Dynamic Business Law – The Essentials.
Areas of Expertise
Management, Social and Legal Research
Awards
- USD 10 Most Inspirational Professors - College Magazine, 2016
- Professor of Impact - MS Supply Chain, 2016
- Professor of the Year - USD School of Business, 2015