research overview
- Prof. Schwartz's research focuses on corporate, securities and contract law. Recent work has focused on investment crowdfunding and the impact of COVID-19 on contract law.
- Contact Info
Schwartz, Andrew A.
Positions
- Professor, School of Law
- Endowed Chair, School of Law
Research Areas
Research
keywords
- corporate law, securities law, contracts law, investment crowdfunding
Publications
selected publications
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book
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chapter
- Social Enterprise Crowdfunding in New Zealand. 209-219. 2018
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journal article
- Frustration, the MAC Clause, and COVID-19. 1771-1828. 2022
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Contracts Capsized by COVID-19: A Legal and Jewish Ethical Analysis.
Journal of Business Ethics.
403-413.
2021
- Contracts and COVID-19. 48-60. 2020
- Crowdfunding Issuers in the United States. Washington University Journal of Law and Policy. 155-171. 2020
- The Digital Shareholder. Minnesota Law Review. 609-685. 2016
- CROWDFUNDING SECURITIES. The Notre Dame law review. 1457-1490. 2013
- The Perpetual Corporation. The George Washington law review. 764-830. 2012
- The Perpetual Corporation.. The George Washington law review. 764-830. 2012
- OLD ENOUGH TO FIGHT, OLD ENOUGH TO SWIPE: A CRITIQUE OF THE INFANCY RULE IN THE FEDERAL CREDIT CARD ACT.. Utah Law Review. 407-432. 2011
- Consumer Contract Exchanges and the Problem of Adhesion.. Yale Journal on Regulation. 313-366. 2011
- A "STANDARD CLAUSE ANALYSIS" OF THE FRUSTRATION DOCTRINE AND THE MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE CLAUSE. UCLA law review. University of California, Los Angeles. School of Law. 789-839. 2010
- The Patent Office Meets the Poison Pill: Why Legal Methods Cannot Be Patented.. Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society. 194-226. 2008
- The Patent Office Meets the Poison Pill: Why Legal Methods Cannot Be Patented.. Harvard Journal of Law and Technology. 333-372. 2007
Teaching
courses taught
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LAWS 5121 - Contracts
Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
Covers basic principles of contract liability, offer, acceptance and consideration, statute of frauds, contract remedies, the parole evidence rule, performance of contracts, conditions, effect of changed circumstances, third-party beneficiaries, assignment and specific performance. -
LAWS 6211 - Corporations
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023
Covers formation of corporations and their management; relations among shareholders, officers and directors; the impact of federal legislation on directors' duties; the special problems of closed corporations. -
LAWS 8251 - Seminar: Advanced Corporate Law
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
Explores current issues in corporate and securities law, including developments in fiduciary duties of officers and directors, corporate governance, executive compensation, revisions to the model business corporation act, and state and federal litigation reform.
Background
education and training
- J.D., Columbia University In the City of New York 2001
- B.S., Brown University 1998
awards and honors
International Activities
geographic focus
- Australia Country
- Canada Country
- Netherlands Country
- New Zealand Country
- South Korea Country