Nuno Garoupa is Professor of Law at the University of Illinois College of Law and Research Professor of Law at IMDEA (Madrid). Currently, he is also Professor of Law at the University of Manchester School of Law and Research Affiliate, CEPR, London. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of York (UK), also holds a LLM from the University of London. He is a former Associate Professor (Tenured), Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain, and Professor (Catedrático), Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal. He has a long established research interest in the economics of law and legal institutions. The results of this research have been published in the JLS, JLE, JLEO, J Law & Society, ALER, JELS, OxJLS, Alabama L Rev, EER, EJ among other journals. Nuno has served as Vice-President of EALE (2004-2007). He is currently serving as Member of the Board of ISNIE (until Summer 2009) and as co-editor of the Review of Law and Economics.