I am an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School. My research focuses on corporate and securities law and its application to entrepreneurial activity. I am particularly interested in the legal and economic issues involved in financing rapid-growth start-up companies, which I examine in recent work on angel investors, venture debt, and the geography of entrepreneurship.
Articles
Debt as Venture Capital, University of Illinois Law Review (2010)
Venture debt, or loans to rapid-growth start-ups, is a puzzle. How are start-ups with no...
Financing the Next Silicon Valley, Washington University Law Review (2010)
Silicon Valley’s success has led other regions to attempt their own high-tech transformations, yet most...
Entrepreneurs on Horseback: Reflections on the Organization of Law, Arizona Law Review (2008)
“Law and entrepreneurship” is an emerging field of study. Skeptics might wonder whether law and...
Individual or Collective Liability for Corporate Directors?, Iowa Law Review (2008)
Fiduciary duty is one of the most litigated areas in corporate law and the subject...
The (Not So) Puzzling Behavior of Angel Investors, Vanderbilt Law Review (2008)
Angel investors fund start-ups in their earliest stages, which creates a contracting environment rife with...