Biographical Sketch
Professor Mitchell is interested in corporate law and finance, jurisprudence, and history, among other things. His books include: Progressive Corporate Law (editor, 1995); Stacked Deck: A Story of Selfishness in America (1998); Corporate Irresponsibility: America’s Newest Export (2001); and The Speculation Economy: How Finance Triumphed Over Industry (October 2007), which was awarded ForeWord Magazine’s 2007 Gold Medal as Best Book of the Year in Business & Economics and a 2008 “IPPY” Silver Medal in Finance and Economics.

He also is the author of a number of law review articles and two casebooks: Corporate Finance and Governance (with Lawrence Cunningham and Jeffrey Haas) and Corporations (with Dalia Tsuk Mitchell). Professor Mitchell tries to explore his subjects within a broad social context, drawing upon economics, sociology, history, philosophy, and social psychology, as well as law.

Education
B.A., Williams College; J.D., Columbia University

Current Semester Courses
Corporations; Jurisprudence