M. Todd Henderson
Assistant Professor of Law
1111 East 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
email: toddh@uchicago.edu

Current Year Courses

• 42301 1 Corporation Law
  This course offers an introduction to the economic theory and basic legal principles governing the relationship among managers, investors, and creditors in business enterprises of all sizes. Grades will be based on class participation and a final examination.
  Autumn (3)
  
  
• 42401 1 Federal Regulation of Securities
  This course covers the basic economic and legal principles of public equity markets. We will look at the public offering (IPO) and private placement process in some detail, paying special attention to the key securities statutes and the complex rules issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. We will also examine the basic principles of trading, including tender offers, private securities actions, and damages. The economics of finance and capital markets is employed to assist the analysis. Corporation Law is a prerequisite, although it may be taken concurrently. Grades will be based on class participation and a standard final examination.
  Winter (3) +
  
  
• 48701 1 Advanced Securities
  This course picks up where the basic securities course leaves off. It covers the regulation of stock and futures exchanges (and other "self-regulatory organizations"), broker-dealers, and investment advisers, and the allocation of responsibilities between the SEC and the CFTC. It includes some issues in the regulation of tender offers and other control transactions that are omitted from the basic course. Topical subjects, such as legislative and regulatory initiatives, the regulation of derivatives, and the listing of securities of foreign issuers, also receive attention. Federal Regulation of Securities is a prerequisite. The student's grade is based on class participation and a final proctored exam.
  Spring (3)
  
  
• 49901 15 Independent Research
  Second- and third-year students may earn course credit by independent research under the supervision of a member of the faculty. Such projects are arranged by consultation between the student and the particular member of the faculty in whose field the proposed topic falls.
  Autumn (3)
  
  
• 95972 1 Greenberg Seminar: Punishment
  We will discuss books, short stories and films that explore the practical, legal and philosophical implications of different policy approaches to punishment. Example readings include In Cold Blood, All God's Children, Eichmann in Jerusalem, and Minority Report, while example viewings include City of God and Clockwork Orange. We will choose subjects as a group throughout the year. There will be five meetings over the course of the year, alternating at the home of Professor Henderson and Professor Ludwig, both of whom live in Hyde Park. There are no prerequisites and students with a broad range of legal interests are encouraged to apply.
  Autumn (1) a
  
  
• 98801 1 Negotiation and Mediation
  This course will introduce the theory and practice of negotiation and mediation across various contexts, including deal-making and dispute resolution. It will give students an organized theoretical framework for analyzing various parties positions and crafting thoughtful strategies. Students will develop their practical skills and individual styles through a series of simulation exercises, which will be executed inside and outside of class and then discussed and critiqued. Exposure to different techniques, styles, and contexts will be used to teach students what works best for them. Grades will be based on in-class exercises, a series of reaction papers based on out-of-class assignments, and a final negotiation that will be observed and evaluted by the instructors. Enrollment is limited to 32 students, with a preference given to third-year students. Students who take this class may not take Negotiation Theory and Practice (46702).
  Winter (3)