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Ann M. Lipton is Professor of Law and Laurence W. DeMuth Chair at the University of Colorado Boulder Law School, joining the faculty in 2025 after serving as Tulane Law School's Michael M. Fleishman Professor in Business Law and Entrepreneurship and Gordon Gamm Faculty Scholar. A former clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter and Third Circuit Judge Edward Becker, she brings extensive securities litigation experience from New York City law firms and the Securities and Exchange Commission to her academic role.
Her research critically examines corporate governance frameworks, shareholder-investor dynamics, and corporate societal roles through lenses of securities regulation, fiduciary obligations, and shareholder primacy theory. She investigates how legal structures influence investor behavior, corporate purpose debates, and the tension between profit maximization and social responsibility in modern business entities.
Recent scholarship analyzes shareholder disputes, mutual fund voting mechanics, and vicarious liability erosion in securities fraud cases. Published in top journals like the Journal of Corporation Law and Georgetown Law Journal, her work consistently challenges doctrinal orthodoxy while advancing theoretical foundations for corporate law reform.
Key honors include:
- Laurence W. DeMuth Chair (University of Colorado Boulder)
- Michael M. Fleishman Professorship (Tulane Law School)
- Gordon Gamm Faculty Scholar award
- Corporate Practice Commentator's Top 10 Articles (2020)
As an educator teaching Securities Regulation and Mergers & Acquisitions, she mentors future lawyers through rigorous doctrinal instruction while contributing to field development via co-authorship of the Aspen-published Securities Regulation casebook and regular analysis on the Business Law Prof Blog. Her scholarship bridges theoretical innovation with practical securities enforcement challenges.
