Frank H. Easterbrook

Frank H. Easterbrook

Senior Lecturer in Law (retired)

Frank Easterbrook graduated from the Law School in 1973. He was an editor of the Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. Before coming to the Law School, he attended Swarthmore College, where he received a degree in 1970 with high honors. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

Judge Easterbrook was a law clerk to Levin H. Campbell of the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He then joined the solicitor general's office where he served first as assistant to the solicitor general and later as deputy solicitor general of the United States. He returned to the Law School in 1979. Before becoming a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 1985, Judge Easterbrook was the Lee and Brena Freeman Professor of Law.

Judge Easterbrook is interested in antitrust law, criminal law and procedure, and other subjects involving implicit or explicit markets. He was a member of the SEC's Advisory Committee on Tender Offers in 1983. He was elected to the American Law Institute in the same year and to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1992. Between 1982 and 1991, he was an editor of the Journal of Law and Economics. He co-authored The Economic Structure of Corporate Law (1991) with Daniel R. Fischel and has published numerous articles, several of which are scholarly.

EDUCATION

The University of Chicago Law School
JD, cum laude, 1973

  • Topics and Comments Editor, University of Chicago Law Review
  • Order of the Coif, 1973
  • Jerome N. Frank Prize, 1973

Swarthmore College
BA in economics and political science with high honors, 1970

  • Phi Beta Kappa, 1970

EXPERIENCE

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Circuit Judge, April 1985-present

The University of Chicago Law School
Senior Lecturer, April 1985-present
Lee and Brena Freeman Professor of Law, July 1984-April 1985
Professor of Law, July 1981-June 1984
Assistant Professor of Law, July 1978-June 1981 (on leave July 1978-July 1979)

Lexecon, Inc. October 1980-April 1985

United States Department of Justice
Deputy Solicitor General of the United States, January 1978-July 1979
Assistant to the Solicitor General, September 1974-December 1977

United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Boston, MA
Law Clerk to Hon. Levin H. Campbell, July 1973-August 1974  

Books (Author)

  • The Economic Structure of Corporate Law (Harvard University Press, 1991) (with Daniel R. Fischel).cu
  • Antitrust: Cases, Economic Notes and Other Materials, 1984 Supplement (West Publishing Company, 1984) (with Richard A. Posner).cu
  • Antitrust: Cases, Economic Notes, and Other Materials, 1982 Supplement (West Publishing Company, 1982) (with Richard A. Posner).cu
  • Antitrust: Cases, Economic Notes and Other Materials (2d ed.) (West Publishing Company, 1981) (with Richard A. Posner).cu

Journal Articles

  • "A New Approach to Antitrust Law: Transparency," 45 University of Dayton Law Review 35 (2020) (with John B. Nalbandian, Deborah Garza, Eric Grannon, A. Douglas Melamed, Dan McGinnis & Bob Popper). cu
  • "Legal Origins and Securities Fraud," 619 Lloyd's Maritime & Commercial Law Quarterly __ (2019). www
  • "Panel on Rules Versus Standards in Constitutional and Statutory Interpretation," 53 Tulsa Law Review 539 (2018) (with Akhil R. Amar & John C. Harrison & William F. Kuntz). cu
  • "The Absence of Method in Statutory Interpretation," 84 University of Chicago Law Review 81 (2017). cu
  • "Friedman Lecture in Appellate Advocacy," 23 Federal Circuit Bar Journal 1 (2013). cu
  • "Plea Bargaining is a Shadow Market," 51 Duquesne Law Review 551 (2013). cu
  • "Federalism and Commerce," 36 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 935 (2013). cu
  • "Showcase Panel IV: A Federal Sunset Law," 16 Texas Review of Law & Politics 339 (2012) (with William N. Eskridge, Philip K. Howard & Thomas W. Merrill). cu
  • "Dialogue with Federal Judges on the Role of History in Interpretation," 80 George Washington Law Review 1889 (2012) (with Diane P. Wood & Jeffrey S. Sutton & Reena Raggi). cu www
  • "Judges as Honest Agents," 33 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 915 (2010). cu
  • "The Race for the Bottom in Corporate Governance," 95 Virginia Law Review 685 (2009). cu
  • "The Chicago School and Exclusionary Conduct," 31 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 439 (2008). cu
  • "Originalism and Pragmatism: Pragmatism's role in Interpretation," 31 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 901 (2008). cu
  • "On Constitutional Changes to Limit Government," 102 Northwestern University Law Review 469 (2008). cu
  • "Chicago on Vertical Restrictions," 3 Competition Law International 3 (2007). cu
  • "Foreign Sources and the American Constitution," 30 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 223 (2006). cu
  • "Contract and Copyright," 42 Houston Law Review 953 (2005). cu
  • "Judicial Discretion in Statutory Interpretation," 57 Oklahoma Law Review 1 (2004). cu
  • "When Does Competition Improve Regulation?," 52 Emory Law Journal 1297 (2003). cu
  • "When Is It Worthwhile to Use Courts to Search for Exclusionary Conduct?," 2003 Columbia Business Law Review 345 (2003). cu
  • "Do Liberals and Conservatives Differ in Judicial Activism?," 73 University of Colorado Law Review 1403 (2002). cu
  • "Derivative Securities and Corporate Governance," 69 University of Chicago Law Review 733 (2002). cu
  • "21st Century Federalism-A Tenth Amendment and Enumerated Powers Revival," 1 Engage: The Journal of the Federalist Society's Practice Groups 60 (2000). cu
  • "Information and Antitrust Antitrust in the Information Age," 2000 University of Chicago Legal Forum 1 (2000). cu
  • "The Case of the Speluncean Explorers: Revisited," 112 Harvard Law Review 1913 (1999). cu
  • "Does Antitrust Have a Comparative Advantage?," 23 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 5 (1999). cu
  • "Cyberspace versus Property Law," 4 Texas Review of Law & Politics 103 (1999). cu
  • "Textualism and the Dead Hand," 66 George Washington Law Review 1119 (1998). cu
  • "Formalism, Functionalism, Ignorance, Judges," 22 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 13 (1998). cu
  • "Adversary Inferences," 20 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 503 (1997). cu
  • "International Corporate Differences: Markets or Law?," 9 Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 23 (1997). cu
  • "Cyberspace and the Law of the Horse," 1996 University of Chicago Legal Forum 207 (1996). cu
  • "Alternatives to Originalism," 19 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 479 (1996). cu
  • "A Self-Study of Federal Judicial Rulemaking," 168 West's Federal Rules Decisions 679 (1996) (with Thomas E. Baker). cu
  • "Detrebling Antitrust Damages," 26 Journal of Reprints for Antitrust Law and Economics 379 (1996) (originally published in 28 Journal of Law & Economics 445 1985). cu
  • "Contribution among Antitrust Defendants: A Legal And Economic Analysis," 26 Journal of Reprints for Antitrust Law and Economics 337 (1996) (with Richard A. Posner & William M. Landes) (originally published as 23 Journal of Law & Economics 331 1980). cu
  • "The State of Madison's Vision of the State," 107 Harvard Law Review 1328 (1994). cu
  • "Federalism and European Business Law," 14 International Review of Law and Economics 125 (1994). cu
  • "Text, History, and Structure in Statutory Interpretation," 17 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 61 (1994). cu
  • "Unitary Executive Interpretation: A Comment," 15 Cardozo Law Review 313 (1993). cu
  • "Contract and Fiduciary Duty," 36 Journal of Law and Economics 425 (1993) (with Daniel R. Fischel). cu
  • "The Demand for Judicial Review," 88 Northwestern University Law Review 372 (1993). cu
  • "Plea Bargaining as Compromise," 101 Yale Law Journal 1969 (1992). cu
  • "Monopolization: Past, Present, Future," 61 Antitrust Law Journal 99 (1992). cu
  • "Bills of Rights and Regression to the Mean," 15 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 71 (1992). cu
  • "Abstraction and Authority," 59 University of Chicago Law Review 349 (1992). cu
  • "Some Tasks in Understanding Law Through the Lens of Public Choice," 12 International Review of Law and Economics 284 (1992). cu
  • "Regulation and Responsibility: A Note on Banking," 77 Cornell Law Review 1079 (1992). cu
  • "Congress, the Courts, and the Bill of Rights (Introduction and Comment)," 23 Cumberland Law Review 91 (1992). cu
  • "High-Yield Debt as an Incentive Device," 11 International Review of Law and Economics 183 (1991). cu
  • "Civil Rights and Remedies," 14 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 103 (1991). cu
  • "Success and the Judicial Power," 65 Indiana Law Journal 277 (1990). cu
  • "Presidential Lawmaking Powers," 68 Washington University Law Quarterly 536 (1990). cu
  • "Commentary: Antitrust 1889," 29 Washburn Law Journal 150 (1990). cu
  • "Property Rights, Legal Wrongs in Insider Trading," American Enterprise 57 (1990) (with Daniel R. Fischel). cu
  • "What's So Special about Judges?," 61 University of Colorado Law Review 773 (1990). cu
  • "Vertical Arrangements and the Rule of Reason Vertical Restraints: Part II 53 Antitrust Law Journal 135 (1984)," 20 Journal of Reprints for Antitrust Law and Economics 381 (1990). cu
  • "What Does Legislative History Tell Us?," 66 Chicago-Kent Law Review 441 (1990). cu
  • "Is Corporate Bankruptcy Efficient?," 27 Journal of Financial Economics 411 (1990). cu
  • "Intellectual Property Is Still Property," 13 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 108 (1990). cu
  • "Discovery as Abuse," 69 Boston University Law Review 635 (1989). cu
  • "Equality versus Discretion in Sentencing," 26 American Criminal Law Review 1813 (1989). cu
  • "Presidential Review," 40 Case Western Reserve Law Review 905 (1989). cu
  • "Afterword: On Being a Commercial Court," 65 Chicago-Kent Law Review 877 (1989). cu
  • "Antitrust Issues for a New Administration," 233 Conference Board Research Bulletin 6 (1989). cu
  • "Removing Intent and Cost in Predatory Pricing Cases: Power to Recoup as 'Initial Hurdle'," 21 Antitrust Law and Economics Review 37 (1989). cu
  • "The Inevitability of Law and Economics," 1 Legal Education Review 3 (1989). cu
  • "The Corporate Contract," 89 Columbia Law Review 1416 (1989) (with Daniel R. Fischel). cu
  • "The Role of Original Intent in Statutory Construction," 11 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 59 (1988). cu
  • "Stability and Reliability in Judicial Decisions," 73 Cornell Law Review 422 (1988). cu
  • "The Constitution of Business," 11 George Mason Law Review 53 (1988). cu
  • "Antitrust and Competition: Shifting Dimensions," 225 Conference Board Research Bulletin 5 (1988). cu
  • "Comparative Advantage and Antitrust Law," 75 California Law Review 983 (1987). cu
  • "Comments on an Economic Definition of Predatory Product Innovation Part I: II. Applications to Antitrust Analysis," 17 Journal of Reprints for Antitrust Law and Economics 415 (1987). cu
  • "Implicit and Explicit Rights of Association," 10 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 91 (1987). cu
  • "Justice and Contract in Consent Judgments," 1987 University of Chicago Legal Forum 19 (1987). cu
  • "Allocating Antitrust Decisionmaking Tasks," 76 Georgetown Law Journal 305 (1987). cu
  • "The Risk of Mistaken Decisions," 207 Conference Board Research Bulletin 11 (1986). cu
  • "Antitrust and the Economics of Federalism," 16 Reprints Antitrust Law and Economics 741 (1986). cu
  • "On Identifying Exclusionary Conduct," 61 Notre Dame Law Review 972 (1986). cu
  • "Treble What A Reassessment of Antitrust Remedies," 55 Antitrust Law Journal 95 (1986). cu
  • "Monopoly, Manipulation, and the Regulation of Futures Markets," 59 Journal of Business S103 (1986). cu
  • "Workable Antitrust Policy," 84 Michigan Law Review 1696 (1986). cu
  • "Models and Decisions in Antitrust and New Views of Microeconomics.," 195 Conference Board Research Bulletin 10 (1985). cu
  • "Afterword: Knowledge and Answers," 85 Columbia Law Review 1117 (1985). cu
  • "Limited Liability and the Corporation," 52 University of Chicago Law Review 89 (1985) (with Daniel R. Fischel). cu
  • "Can Industries Survive Part Regulated and Part Free?," 184 Conference Board Research Bulletin 5 (1985). cu
  • "Limited Liability and the Corporation," 27 Corporate Practice Commentator 313 (1985) (with Daniel R. Fischel) (originally published as 52 U. Chi. L. Rev. 89 1985). cu
  • "Close Corporations and Agency Costs," 38 Stanford Law Review 271 (1985) (with Daniel R. Fischel). cu
  • "Detrebling Antitrust Damages Antitrust and Economic Efficiency," 28 Journal of Law and Economics 445 (1985). cu
  • "Optimal Damages in Securities Cases," 52 University of Chicago Law Review 611 (1985) (with Daniel R. Fischel). cu
  • "Method, Result, and Authority: A Reply," 98 Harvard Law Review 622 (1985). cu
  • "Limits of Antitrust," 63 Texas Law Review 1 (1984). cu
  • "Vertical Arrangements and the Rule of Reason Antitrust Law Enforcement in the Vertical Restraints Area," 53 Antitrust Law Journal 135 (1984). cu
  • "Two Agency-Cost Explanations of Dividends," 74 American Economic Review 650 (1984). cu
  • "The Supreme Court, 1983 Term - Foreword: The Court and the Economic System," 98 Harvard Law Review 4 (1984). cu
  • "Managers' Discretion and Investors' Welfare: Theories and Evidence," 9 Delaware Journal of Corporate Law 540 (1984). cu
  • "Priorities Among Antitrust Concerns," 163 Conference Board Research Bulletin 15 (1984). cu
  • "Legal Interpretation and the Power of the Judiciary," 7 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 87 (1984). cu
  • "Agreement among the Justices: An Empirical Note," 1984 Supreme Court Review 389 (1984). cu
  • "Do Targets Gain from Defeating Tender offers?," 59 New York University Law Review 277 (1984) (with Gregg A. Jarrell). cu
  • "Mandatory Disclosure and the Protection of Investors," 70 Virginia Law Review 669 (1984) (with Daniel R. Fischel). cu
  • "Antitrust and the Economics of Federalism," 26 Journal of Law and Economics 23 (1983). cu
  • "The Most Insignificant Justice: Further Evidence," 50 University of Chicago Law Review 481 (1983). cu
  • "On the Resignation of Ronald H. Coase," 26 Journal of Law and Economics iii (1983) (with William M. Landes & Dennis W. Carlton). cu
  • "Statutes' Domains," 50 University of Chicago Law Review 533 (1983). cu
  • "Criminal Procedure as a Market System," 12 Journal of Legal Studies 289 (1983). cu
  • "Voting in Corporate Law Corporations and Private Property," 26 Journal of Law and Economics 395 (1983) (with Daniel R. Fischel). cu
  • "Analysis of the United States Department of State v. Washington Post Company," 1981-1982 Preview of United States Supreme Court Cases 3 (1982). cu
  • "Ways of Criticizing the Court," 95 Harvard Law Review 802 (1982). cu
  • "Auctions and Sunk Costs in Tender Offers," 35 Stanford Law Review 1 (1982) (with Daniel R. Fischel). cu
  • "Substance and Due Process," 1982 Supreme Court Review 85 (1982). cu
  • "Antitrust Suits by Targets of Tender Offers," 80 Michigan Law Review 1155 (1982) (with Daniel R. Fischel). cu
  • "Antitrust Suits by Targets of Tender Offers," 24 Corporate Practice Commentator 515 (1982) (with Daniel R. Fischel) (originally published as 80 Mich L Rev 1155 1982). cu
  • "Book Review (reviewing Stephen Breyer, Regulation and Its Reform (1982))," 90 Journal of Political Economy 1300 (1982). cu
  • Response, "Is There a Ratchet in Antitrust Law?", 60 Texas Law Review 705 (1982). cu
  • "Maximum Price Fixing," 24 Corporate Practice Commentator 281 (1982) (originally published as 48 U Chi L Rev 886 1981). cu
  • "The Proper Role of a Target's Management in Responding to a Tender Offer," 94 Harvard Law Review 1161 (1981) (with Daniel R. Fischel). cu
  • "Corporate Control Transactions," 91 Yale Law Journal 698 (1981) (with Daniel R. Fischel). cu
  • "Takeover Bids, Defensive Tactics, and Shareholders' Welfare," 36 Business Lawyer 1733 (1981) (with Daniel R. Fischel). cu
  • "Predatory Strategies and Counterstrategies," 48 University of Chicago Law Review 263 (1981). cu
  • "Predatory Strategies and Counterstrategies," 23 Corporate Practice Commentator 399 (1981). cu
  • "Insider Trading, Secret Agents, Evidentiary Privileges, and the Production of Information," 1981 Supreme Court Review 309 (1981). cu
  • "Maximum Price Fixing," 48 University of Chicago Law Review 886 (1981). cu
  • "Privacy and the Optimal Extent of Disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act," 9 Journal of Legal Studies 775 (1980). cu
  • "Privacy and Malfeasance: A Comment," 9 Journal of Legal Studies 823 (1980). cu
  • "Contribution among Antitrust Defendants: A Legal and Economic Analysis," 23 Journal of Law and Economics 331 (1980) (with Richard A. Posner & William M. Landes). cu
  • Comment, "Toehold Acquisitions and the Potential Competition Doctrine," 40 University of Chicago Law Review 156 (1972). cu
  • Comment, "Due Process in Selective Service Appeals," 39 University of Chicago Law Review 331 (1972). cu

Book Sections

  • "Coase and Finding the Interesting Problem," in Ronald H. Coase (University of Chicago Law School, 2014). cu
  • "Who Decides the Extent of Rights in Intellectual Property?," in Expanding the Boundaries of Intellectual Property: Innovation Policy for the Knowledge Society, Rochelle Dreyfus, Harry First & Diane L. Zimmerman eds. (Oxford, 2001). cu
  • "Monopoly, Manipulation, and the Regulation of Futures Markets," in Classic Futures: Lessons from the Past for the Electronic Age, Lester G. Telser ed. (Risk Books, 2000). cu
  • "Federalism and European Business Law," in European Economic and Business Law: Legal and Economic Analyses on Integration and Harmonization, Richard M. Buxbaum ed. (Walter de Gruyter, 1996). cu
  • "The Corporate Contract," in Foundations of Corporate Law, Roberta Romano ed. (Oxford University Press, 1993) (with Daniel R. Fischel). cu
  • "Limited Liability and the Corporation," in Foundations of Corporate Law, Roberta Romano ed. (Oxford University Press, 1993) (with Daniel R. Fischel). cu
  • "Arbitration, Contract, and Public Policy," in Arbitration 1991: The Changing Face of Arbitration in Theory and Practice, Gladys W. Gruenberg ed. (BNA Books, 1992). cu
  • "Abstraction and Authority," in The Bill of Rights in the Modern State, Richard A. Epstein, Geoffrey R. Stone & Cass R. Sunstein eds. (University Of Chicago Press, 1992). cu
  • "Ignorance and Antitrust," in Antitrust, Innovation and Competitiveness, Thomas M. Jorde & David J. Teece eds. (Oxford University Press, 1992). cu
  • "Monopoly, Manipulation, and the Regulation of Futures Markets," in The Handbook of Financial Engineering, Clifford W. Smith & Charles W. Smithson eds. (Ballinger, 1990). cu
  • "Approaches to Judicial Review," in Politics and the Constitution: The Nature and Extent of Interpretation, Judith A. Baer ed. (National Legal Center for the Public Interest, 1990). cu
  • "The Corporate Contract," in Corporate Law and Economic Analysis, Lucian A. Bebchuk ed. (Cambridge University Press, 1990) (with Daniel R. Fischel). cu
  • "Competition, Not Competitors: The Domain of Antitrust," in Proceedings of the Annual George Bugbee Symposium on Hospital Affairs (1990). cu
  • "Approaches to Judicial Review," in The Blessings of Liberty: An Enduring Constitution in a Changing World, Jack David & Robert B. McKay eds. (Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1989). cu
  • "The Influence of Judicial Review on Constitutional theory," in A Workable Government: The Constitution after 200 Years, Burke Marshall ed. (W. W. Norton, 1987). cu
  • "William H. Rehnquist," in Encyclopedia of The American Constitution 3., Kenneth L. Karst & Leonard W. Levy eds. 1986). cu
  • "Do Targets Gain from Defeating Tender Offers?," in Corporate Counsel's Annual, E. Burchell ed. (Burchell, 1985) (with Gregg A. Jarrell). cu
  • "Vertical Arrangements and the Rule of Reason," in Corporate Counsel's Annual, E. Burchell ed. (1985). cu
  • "Insider Trading as an Agency Problem," in Principals and Agents: The Structure of Business, John W. Pratt & Richard Zeckhauser eds. (Harvard Business School Press, 1985). cu
  • "Petitioning for Protection from Competition: A Comment," in The Political Economy of Regulation: Private Interests in the Regulatory Process, R. Rogowsky & B. Yandle eds. (United States Government Printing Offices, 1984). cu
  • "Corporate Control Transactions," in Corporate Counsel's Annual, E. Burchell ed. (1983) (with Daniel R. Fischel). cu
  • "The Proper Role of a Target's Management in Responding to a Tender Offer," in Corporate Counsel's Annual, E. Burchell ed. (1982) (with Daniel R. Fischel). cu
  • "Minority Shareholders," in Fiduciary Problems in Acquisitions and Takeovers, Leo Herzel ed. (1981). cu
  • "The Proper Role of a Target's Management in Responding to a Tender Offer," in Fiduciary Problems in Acquisitions and Takeovers, Leo Herzel ed. (1981) (with Daniel R. Fischel). cu
  • "Predatory Pricing and Innovations: A Comment," in Strategy, Predation, and Antitrust Analysis, Steven C. Salop ed. (Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Economics, Bureau of Competition, 1981). cu
  • "New Directions in Legal Regulation of Tender Offers," in Fiduciary Problems in Acquisitions and Takeovers, Leo Herzel ed. (1981). cu
  • "The Proper Role of a Target's Management in Responding to a Tender Offer," in Thirteenth Annual Institute on Securities Regulation, A. Fleischer ed. (1981) (with Daniel R. Fischel). cu
  • "Comments on 'An Economic Definition of Predatory Product Innovation'," in Strategy, Predation, and Antitrust Analysis, Steven C. Salop ed. (Government Printing Office, 1981). cu
  • "Due Process and Parole Decisionmaking," in Parole in the 1980s (U. S. Parole Commission, 1981). cu
  • "Discovery from Experts," in Antitrust Economics (1980) (with Andrew M. Rosenfield). cu

Other Publications

  • "Madison, the State, and Public Choice," University of Chicago Law School Record, Spring 1995.
  • "Trading on Inside Information," University of Chicago Law School Record, Spring 1990 (with Daniel R. Fischel).
  • "An Immutable Vision," Washington Post Magazine, June 28, 1987, at p. 52.
  • "Why the Antitrust Laws Should Not Interfere with Manufacturers' Efforts to Control the Distribution of Products," National Journal, February 1984.
  • "Restricted Dealing Is a Way to Compete," Regulation, January January/February 1984.
  • "On Not Enforcing the Law," Regulation, 1983.
  • Report of Recommendations of the SEC's Advisory Committee on Tender Offers, (Government Printing Office). 1983) (with Gregg A. Jarrell).
  • "Is Takeover Defense in Shareholders' Best Interest?," Legal Times of Washington, August 10, 1981, at p. 42 (with Daniel R. Fischel).
  • "When Shareholders Become the Victims," New York Times, July 12, 1981, at p. 2.
  • "Teaching Law," Swarthmore College Bulletin, November 1980 (with Andrew M. Rosenfield).

MEMBERSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • American Law and Economics Association (1994-present)
  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1992-present)
  • American Law Institute (1983-present)
  • Mont Pelerin Society
  • American Economic Association
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • European Law and Economics Association
  • Bar admissions, District of Columbia 

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • Juris Doctor, honoris causa, University of San Diego (2002)
  • Special Award for Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Law and Economics, George Mason University Student Bar Association (1992)
  • D. Francis Bustin Prize, for the paper "The Limits of Antitrust" (1985)
  • Named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Citizens of Chicago by the Chicago Jaycees (1981)
  • Emory University Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in Law and Economics (1981)
  • Department of Justice Special Commendation for Outstanding Service (1979)

EVENTS

  • Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, Judicial Conference of the United States (1991-1997)

EDITORIAL WORK

  • Consultant Editor, European Journal of Law and Economics (1992)
  • Editor, Journal of Law and Economics (1982-1991)