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Adam C. Pritchard is the Frances and George Skestos Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School, where he teaches corporate securities law. His research focuses on securities class actions, Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement rulemaking, and the history of securities law in the Supreme Court. He is the author of the book, "Securities Regulation: Cases and Analysis" currently in its sixth edition. His articles have been published in various prestigious journals, including the Journal of Law & Economics, American Law & Economics Review, and Journal of Empirical Legal Studies. Pritchard began his career as a Bristow Fellow in the Office of the Solicitor General at the Department of Justice, later working in the private sector as senior counsel in the Office of General Counsel at the SEC. There, he authored appellate briefs and studied the effects of recent reforms on areas such as securities fraud litigation. His contributions to the field have been recognized with the SEC's Law and Policy Award for his work on the landmark case, United States v. O'Hagan, which upheld the misappropriation theory of insider trading. Pritchard has been a visiting professor at several leading law schools and a visiting scholar at the SEC and the Cato Institute, contributing significantly to legal scholarship and education.
University of Michigan Law School • Ann Arbor, MI
Professorship focused on corporate securities law.
Administered by University of Michigan Law School; exact department name 'Department of Law' refers to the LLM program.