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Eric A. Posner is the Kirkland & Ellis Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School, where he has held faculty positions since 1998, progressing from Professor of Law to his current distinguished professorship. He is affiliated with the Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics and contributes to Public Service and Public Interest Law programs.
Professor Posner earned his JD magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1991 and his BA and MA in philosophy summa cum laude from Yale University in 1988. His professional experience includes clerkship with Judge Stephen F. Williams on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, work as Attorney Adviser at the Office of Legal Counsel, and service as Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General in the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice.
Posner's research spans antitrust law, financial regulation, international law, and constitutional law, with recent work focusing on labor market power, the intersection of antitrust and inequality, and the political foundations of legal doctrines. His scholarship often bridges law and economics, examining how legal rules shape market outcomes and social welfare. He has published extensively in top law reviews and economics journals, frequently collaborating with leading scholars across disciplines.
His recent publications reveal a clear trajectory toward examining how concentrated market power affects workers and consumers, with numerous articles challenging traditional consumer welfare standards in antitrust law. Professor Posner has been instrumental in developing the 'new labor antitrust' movement that addresses labor market monopsony and advocates for broader consideration of worker welfare in competition policy.
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Member of the American Law Institute
Professor Posner has advised numerous students who have gone on to prominent legal careers and has authored influential books including 'How Antitrust Failed Workers' (2021), 'The Demagogue's Playbook' (2020), and 'Radical Markets' (2018, with Glen Weyl). His research has been supported by various academic grants enabling extensive collaborative work on antitrust, financial regulation, and constitutional issues.
As a faculty member at the Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics, Professor Posner collaborates with economists and legal scholars on interdisciplinary research projects examining the economic foundations of legal rules and institutions, contributing to policy discussions with government agencies on antitrust enforcement and financial regulation.
