Richard J. Hoskins

Hoskins, Richard J.

Senior Lecturer

Phone: (312) 503-0687
E-mail: r-hoskins@law.northwestern.edu

Curriculum Vitae (pdf)

Richard Hoskins combines 35 years of practice as a trial lawyer in sophisticated civil and criminal matters with 15 years of teaching at Northwestern and the University of Virginia Law Schools. He is a senior partner and chair of the Intellectual Property Group at Schiff Hardin LLP in Chicago. The distinctive focus of his teaching is the interaction between the practice of law in the courtroom and the analysis of law in the classroom. Mr. Hoskins is the recipient of the 2007 Robert Childres Award for Teaching Excellence, as well as earlier awards for Outstanding First-Year Course Professor and the Dean's Teaching Award.

Areas of Expertise

  • Antitrust Law
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Economic Regulation of Business
  • Civil Procedure

Courses

Selected Publications

  • Antitrust Analysis of Joint Ventures and Competitor Collaborations: A Primer for the Corporate Lawyer in 10 university of miami business law review 119-144 (2002).

Education

  • BA, University of Kansas
  • JD, Northwestern University

Prior Appointments

  • Senior Lecturer, 1999-present, Northwestern School of Law
  • Adjunct Professor, 1992-1998, Northwestern School of Law
  • Adjunct Professor, 1980-1983, University of Virginia Law School

Recent Consulting Activities

  • General Partner, Schiff Hardin LLP