Call for Papers: 2nd Annual Workshop for Corporate & Securities Litigation – Richmond, VA

The University of Illinois College of Law and the University of Richmond School of Law invite submissions for the First Annual Workshop for Corporate & Securities Litigation, which will be held Oct. 24-25, 2014, in Richmond, Virginia.

This annual workshop will bring together scholars focused on corporate and securities litigation to present their works-in-progress. Papers addressing any aspect of corporate and securities litigation or enforcement are eligible. Appropriate topics include, but are not limited to, securities litigation, fiduciary duty litigation, or comparative approaches to business litigation. We welcome scholars working in a variety of methodologies, including empirical analysis, law and economics, law and sociology, and traditional doctrinal analysis.

Deadline: May 30, 2014. Send an abstract to Jessica Erickson at jerickso[@]richmond.edu by May 30, 2014. Please include your name, current position, and contact information in the e-mail accompanying the submission.

Direct inquiries to  Professor Verity Winship (vwinship[@]illinois.edu) and Professor Jessica Erickson (jerickso[@]richmond.edu).im