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Professor Verity Winship is the Edwin M. Adams Professor of Law and the Director of the Business Law Program at the University of Illinois College of Law. Her research focuses on corporate litigation, securities enforcement, and disputes across legal systems. She is a co-author of award-winning empirical work on settlement in legal disputes, with articles appearing in prominent journals such as the Vanderbilt Law Review and the Boston University Law Review. Professor Winship has co-edited the 'Research Handbook on Representative Shareholder Litigation' and is a regular contributor to JOTWELL. She has been awarded the Carroll P. Hurd Award for Excellence in Faculty Scholarship and has received several grants, including a co-principal investigator role on a National Science Foundation Rapid Grant. She co-founded and organizes the Corporate Securities Litigation Workshop, connecting scholars in the field for over a decade. Professor Winship also held leadership roles within the University of Illinois and the legal academy, including serving as Interim Dean and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, she has clerked for federal judges and practiced law in securities enforcement before joining the academic field.
University of Illinois College of Law • Champaign, IL
Joined the law faculty focusing on corporate litigation and securities enforcement.
University of Illinois College of Law • Champaign, IL
Served as interim dean managing academic affairs.
Fordham and Cardozo Law Schools •
Began academic career as a visiting assistant professor.
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