BSc Elec Eng Pretoria, MA (Econ) JurisD (Law) PhD (Math Econ) Stanford Reg`d Professional Engineer (Canada)
Previous Position: Stanford University, California, USA 1990, 1994: Lecturer-in-Law, Stanford Law School. 1997-2003: Assistant Professor, Stanford School of Engineering.
LAWS2021 Industrial and Intellectual Property LAWS2024 Commercial Finance
Research Interests
Law and economics of information technology, Mathematical analysis of law, Application of modern finance theory to problems in corporate and securities law
Current Research Projects
"Machines who think" and their legal implications. Currently focusing on forensic evidence and admissibility; constitutional issues Quantitative estimation of damages in securities fraud and market manipulation Application of modern portfolio theory to investment suitability
Prizes
Inaugural John Landerer Faculty Fellow, University of New South Wales School of Law, 2003 to present.
Reed and Polly Anderson Faculty Fellow, and Assistant Professor, School of Engineering, Stanford University, 1997 to 2003.
Prize for Best PhD Candidacy Paper, Stanford Dept. of Economics, 1995/6.
Article, "Stock Price Crashes ...", included in Corporate Practice Commentator selection of "Best Corporate and Securities Articles of 1995", chosen by U.S. legal academics from all articles published in U.S. during 1995. Press conference announcement of award. Article cited and relied on by U.S. Congress in formulating damages clause of Securities Reform Act of 1995. Congressional Report: S Rep No 104-98 at 20 and n. 58, reprinted in 1995 U.S.C.C.A.N. 730, 741 n.25.
John M. Olin Foundation Fellowship in Law and Economics, Stanford Law School, 1992-1995.
Prize for best undergraduate senior thesis in electronic engineering, sponsored by German electronics firm, Siemens, 1978.