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Faculty ProfileWilliam K. SjostromProfessor of LawE-mail: William K. Sjostrom Office Number: 266 Office Phone: (520) 626-6451 Office Fax: (520) 621-9140 Courses Taught: Securities Regulation 
Business Organizations
Mergers and Acquisitions
SSRN Published Papers |
Education |
The University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D. (1996) Graduated magna cum laude | The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.S. (Finance) (1991) Graduated with high honors |
Professional Work Experience |
Professor of Law, James E. Rogers College of Law, 2009 - present | Professor of Law (previously Assistant & Associate Professor of Law), Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky, 2002 - 2008 | Senior Associate, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2001 - 2002 | Assistant General Counsel, Genmar Holdings, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1999 - 2001 | Associate, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1996 - 1999 | Floor Manager and Trader, JSS Investments, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Chicago, Illinois, 1991 - 1993 |
Representative Publications |
| Business Organizations: A Transactional Approach (2013). |
| Sjostrom's An Introduction to Contract Drafting (2012). |
| The AIG Bailout, 66 Wash. & Lee L. Rev. 943 (2009). |
| Carving a New Path to Equity Capital and Share Liquidity, 50 B.C. L. Rev. 639 (2009). |
| The Birth of Rule 144A Equity Offerings, 56 UCLA L. Rev. 409 (2008). |
| Complete List of Publications |
Presentations |
| Speaker, Rethinking Private Placement Liability (Berle IV, Faculty of Laws, Univ. College of London, June 14 & 15, 2012). |
| Speaker, Rethinking Private Placement Liability (Ohio State Entrepreneurial Business Law Journal Annual Symposium, Ohio State Univ., Michael E. Moritz College of Law, Apr. 13, 2012). |
| Panelist, DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Business Law Section, Arizona Bar Assn., Phoenix, Arizona, June 16, 2011). |
| Panelist, Academic Perspectives on the SEC's "Accredited Investor" Definition (SEC Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation, Washington, D.C., Nov. 19, 2009). |
Organizations |
Association of American Law Schools, Securities Regulation Section |
| Member, Executive Committee, 2009 - present; Chair, 2011 - 2012 |
Public Service |
Board Member, Academy of Greater Cincinnati, Inc. (non-profit school for gifted children) 2007 - 2009 | Member, Kentucky Bar Association Committee to Review and Update the Kentucky business Corporation Act 2004 - 2006 |
Institutional Service |
Chair, College of Law Promotion and Tenure Committee 2012 - 2013 | College of Law Appointments Committee Chair, 2011 - 2012; Member, 2012 - 2013 |
Updated: 04/23/2013