Access Restricted to Northwestern Law CommunityFred S. McChesney
Class of 1967 James B. Haddad Professor of Law
Phone: (312) 503-2277
E-mail: f-mcchesney@law.northwestern.edu
Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Related Links: The Center for the Study of Industrial Organization | Center for Legal Studies
Phone: (312) 503-2277
E-mail: f-mcchesney@law.northwestern.edu
Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Related Links: The Center for the Study of Industrial Organization | Center for Legal Studies
Fred S. McChesney is a leader in applying economics (including statistical analysis) to the study of law. His primary teaching and scholarly interests are in the fields of antitrust (both American and international) and corporations (including corporate finance). He has published widely in leading journals, and is the author or co-author of several books. Prior to commencing his academic career, he practiced law, and served as Associate Director for Policy and Evaluation at the Federal Trade Commission. Before assuming his chair at Northwestern Law, he was a member of the faculty at Cornell and Emory Universities.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Business Associations
- Antitrust Law
- Consumer Law
- Corporate Finance
- Law and Economics
COURSES
PUBLICATIONS
Recent Publications
- The “Trans Union” Case: Smith v. Van Gorkom, The Iconic Cases in Corporate Law , 2008
- Um Fundamento Econômico Ordinário para Sanções Legais Extraordinárias, LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL STUDIES 1-63
- Una Justificación Económica Ordinaria para Sanciones Legales Extraordinarias, LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL STUDIES 1-46, 2008
- Delivered Pricing in Theory and Policy Practice, 52 ANTITRUST BULLETIN 205, 2007
- More Can Be Better: Antitrust Rules Concerning Contribution and Setoffs , 51 ANTITRUST BULLETIN 631-660, 2006
JOINT APPOINTMENTS
- Faculty, Kellogg School of Management
EDUCATION
- AB magna cum laude, Holy Cross College
- JD cum laude, University of Miami
- PhD, University of Virginia
PRIOR APPOINTMENTS
- Professor of Law, Cornell Law School
- Robert T. Thompson Professor of Law and Business, Professor of Economics, Associate Professor of Law, Assistant Professor of Law, Emory University
- Associate Director for Policy and Evaluation, Federal Trade Commission
- Attorney, Steptoe & Johnson
- Law Clerk, Hon. A.T. Goodwin, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
RECENT CONSULTING ACTIVITIES
- General counsel, Southern Economic Association
