[A]lthough Professor Casey’s primary work is in bankruptcy, his interests do not stop there. In the short time that Professor Casey has been in the academy, he has made contributions to intellectual property as well as to civil procedure, and he has established himself as the one of the most creative and insightful people of his generation working in private law.
Prof. Anthony J. Casey is deputy dean and Donald M. Ephraim Professor of Law and Economics atThe University of Chicago Law School in Chicago. He is also the faculty director of the Law School’sCenter on Law and Finance. His research examines the intersection of finance and law, with a focus on corporate bankruptcy. He has written about asset valuation, creditor priority, the constitutionality of bankruptcy courts and inter creditor agreements, among other topics. His broader projects explore business organization, civil procedure and complex business disputes. Before entering academics, Prof.Casey was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where his legal practice focused on corporate bankruptcy, merger litigation, white-collar investigations and securities litigation. He was recognized in 2017 as one of ABI’s inaugural “40 Under 40” honorees. Prof. Casey received his J.D. with high honors from TheUniversity of Chicago Law School, where he was awarded the John M. Olin Prize for outstanding student of law and economics. After law school, Prof. Casey clerked for Chief Judge Joel M. Flaum of theU.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Education
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Juris Doctor, University of Chicago Law School