Allan Horwich
Professor of Practice
Phone
(312) 503-3230
SSRN Author Page | Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Related Links
Schiff Hardin LLP
Assistant
Shona Bonds
Assistant Phone
(312) 503-4852
Assistant Email
shona-bonds@law.northwestern.edu
Biography
Allan Horwich has practiced law with Schiff Hardin for more than 50 years and has taught at Northwestern since 1999. His practice concentrated on securities litigation and counseling. His litigation career also involved litigation in other areas of law, including corporate law and fiduciary duty matters, including class actions and derivative suits. His current focus is on counselling in securities law matters, including insider trading.
Areas of Expertise
- Securities Regulation
Courses
Selected Publications
- An Inquiry into the Perception of Materiality as an Element of Scienter under Rule 10b-5, 67 Business Lawyer 1 (2011).
- Cleaning the Murky Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements: An Inquiry into Whether Actual Knowledge of Falsity Precludes the Meaningful Cautionary Statement Defense, 35 Journal of Corporation Law 519 (2010).
- When the Corporate Luminary Becomes Seriously Ill: When is a Corporation Obligated to Disclose That Illness and Should the Securities and Exchange Commission Adopt a Rule Requiring Disclosure? , 5 New York University Journal of Law And Business 827-871 (2009) reprinted in Securities Law Review 2010 (West Publishing) (Langevoort ed.)..
- The Origin, Application, Validity, and Potential Misuse of Rule 10b5-1, 62 Business Lawyer 913 (2007).
- Possession Versus Use: Is There a Causation Element in the Prohibition on Insider Trading?, The Business Lawyer (August 1997).
- Section 11 of the Securities Act: The Cornerstone Needs Some Tuckpointing, 58 The Business Lawyer 1-44 (November 2002).
Education
- AB cum laude, Princeton University
- JD, University of Chicago
Prior Appointments
- Senior Lecturer, Northwestern University School of Law
Recent Consulting Activities
- Partner, Schiff Hardin LLP