Richard Booth

Professor Richard Booth is the Martin G. McGuinn Chair in Business Law at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. He has held prior academic positions at the University of Maryland School of Law (Marbury Research Professor), Southern Methodist University, Case Western Reserve University, and visiting roles at Wharton School and University of Pennsylvania Law School.

• Education: A.B. from University of Michigan, J.D. from Yale Law School
• Bar memberships: New York, Texas, and U.S. Supreme Court

His research focuses on securities fraud class actions, executive compensation, business valuation, and investor diversification implications. Recent scholarship explores litigation frameworks, capital market dynamics, and regulatory challenges.

Recent publications analyze securities litigation economics, stock buyback mechanics, passive investing principles, and damages quantification methodologies. Themes include balancing investor protections with market efficiency and clarifying legal ambiguities in financial transactions.

• Scientific recognition: Life member of the American Law Institute, Phi Beta Kappa member

At Villanova, Booth teaches Corporate Finance, Business Planning & Venture Capital, and Securities Litigation Seminar. Current projects include "Appraisal Rights and Economic Growth" and "Sense and Nonsense About Securities Litigation".