Adrian Walters

Professor Adrian Walters serves as a Professor at Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University (NTU), and concurrently holds the Ralph L. Brill Professor of Law position at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. He remains a founding member of NTU's Centre for Business and Insolvency Law, where his research focuses on UK and international insolvency frameworks.

His research expertise spans insolvency law, corporate governance, and cross-border bankruptcy regulations. Walters' work examines secured creditor dynamics, directors' disqualification mechanisms, and EU insolvency regulations, contributing significantly to both academic discourse and practical legal frameworks in business insolvency contexts.

Walters' publications reveal consistent focus on bankruptcy economics and regulatory frameworks, with particular emphasis on UK evidence and European cross-border implications. His scholarship bridges theoretical legal analysis with practical economic consequences in insolvency proceedings.

As an active PhD supervisor and educator, he contributes to the Centre's PG Dip International Insolvency programme. His professional trajectory includes founding membership in the Centre for Business and Insolvency Law and significant contributions to legal practice through publications influencing insolvency practitioner standards.

Walters maintains strong institutional connections through his dual appointments at Nottingham Trent University and IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, operating under a fractional contract arrangement since 2011 that facilitates his transatlantic academic engagement while sustaining his leadership role within NTU's insolvency law research community.