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Professor Ayotte joined Berkeley Law in 2014. From 2007 to 2014, he was a Professor of Law at Northwestern University. Between 2002 and 2007, he served as an Assistant Professor in the Finance Economics group at Columbia Business School, where he won the Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence. His research interests span bankruptcy, corporate finance, and law and economics, with published work in prominent peer-reviewed journals including the Review of Financial Studies and the Journal of Law, Economics & Organization. His influential paper, “Bankruptcy Bailouts?” co-authored with David Skeel, analyzes the role of bankruptcy law during financial crises and was chosen as a Top 10 article in corporate securities law by Corporate Practice Commentator. Currently, he serves as the director of the American Law and Economics Association and is an Associate Editor for the International Review of Law and Economics. His research employs financial economic tools to understand the bankruptcy system, and recent projects include empirical investigations of decisions made by large Chapter 11 debtors regarding leases and executory contracts, as well as theoretical studies on the use of subsidiary legal entities in relation to bankruptcy’s automatic stay.
University of California, Berkeley • Berkeley, CA
Teaching and conducting research in law and economics.
Northwestern University • Evanston, IL
Focus on law and economics.
Columbia Business School • New York, NY
Engaged in teaching and research in finance.
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