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ERIC C. CHAFFEE
University of Dayton School of Law
Dayton, Ohio 44133
abph6h@r.postjobfree.com
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
University of Dayton School of Law, Dayton, OH August 2006 Present
Associate Professor (2009 Present), Assistant Professor (2007 2009), Visiting Assistant Professor (2006 2007)
Courses Taught: Advanced Criminal Law
Business Organizations
Contracts I
Contracts II
Criminal Law
Nonprofit Organizations
Securities Regulation
Small Business Planning
Values and Ethics
White Collar Crime
Academic Service: Colloquium Committee, Chair Fall 2009 Present
Law Review, Advisor Spring 2009 Present
Faculty Recruitment and Development Committee Spring 2009 Spring 2010
Dean s Faculty Advisory Committee Fall 2009 Spring 2010
Legal Profession Hiring Committee Fall 2009 Spring 2010
Pro Bono and Social Justice Committee Fall 2006 Spring 2008
Tradition Committee Spring 2007 Spring 2008
University of Dayton School of Law, Dayton, OH February 2007 Present
Chair, Project for Law and Business Ethics
Plan symposia, courses, and other events relating to law and business ethics.
Lead strategic planning regarding the Project s mission, activities, and budget.
Create and maintain the Project for Law and Business Ethics website.
DePaul College of Law, Prague, Czech Republic July 2010 August 2010
Visiting Associate Professor, Study Abroad Program
Course Taught: International Securities Regulation
Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Cleveland, OH July 2008 December 2008
Visiting Assistant Professor
Course Taught: Business Associations
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SELECTED HONORS, AWARDS, AND GRANTS
Professor of the Year (as voted by the upper level students), University of Dayton School of Law 2010 11
Professor of the Year (as voted by the upper level students), University of Dayton School of Law 2009 10
Summer Research Grants, University of Dayton School of Law 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Learning Teaching Center Research Grant, University of Dayton May 4, 2009
University Research Fellow, University of Dayton Spring 2009 Fall 2009
Honorary Induction, Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity Mar. 12, 2007
BOOKS
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON INTERNATIONAL SECURITIES REGULATION (with Frank Gevurtz & Marc Steinberg)
(forthcoming 2013).
LAW REVIEW ARTICLES AND ESSAYS
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: An Incomplete Vision for Combating Corruption in International
Business Transactions, OHIO ST. L.J. (forthcoming 2012).
Regulating On line Peer to Peer Lending in the Aftermath of Dodd Frank: In Search of an Evolving Regulatory
Regime for an Evolving Industry, WASH. & LEE L. REV. (forthcoming 2012) (with Geoffrey C. Rapp).
The Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: A Failed Vision for Increasing Consumer
Protection and Heightening Corporate Responsibility in International Financial Transactions, 60
AMERICAN U. L. REV. 1431 (2011).
Contemplating the Endgame: An Evolutionary Model for the Harmonization and Centralization of International
Securities Regulation, 79 U. CINCINNATI L. REV. 587 (2011).
Finishing the Race to the Bottom: An Argument for the Harmonization and Centralization of International
Securities Law, 40 SETON HALL L. REV. 1581 (2010).
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The Internationalization of Securities Regulation: The United States Government s Role in Regulating the
Global Capital Markets, 5 J. BUS. & TECH. L. 187 (2010) (a journal of University of Maryland School of
Law).
A Moment of Opportunity: Reimagining International Securities Regulation in the Shadow of Financial Crisis,
15 NEXUS 29 (2010) (a journal of Chapman University School of Law).
Standing Under Section 10(b) and Rule 10b 5: The Continued Validity of the Forced Seller Exception to the
Purchaser Seller Requirement, 11 U. PENN. J. BUS. L. 843 (2009).
Business Organizations and Tribal Self Determination: A Critical Reexamination of the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act, 25 DUKE ALASKA L. REV. 107 (2008).
Always Do the Right Thing: Ethical Intuitionism and Legal Compliance in the Business World,
85 WASH. U. L. REV. SLIP OPINIONS (2008), http://washulrev.blogspot.com.
Beyond Blue Chip: Issuer Standing to Seek Injunctive Relief Under Section 10(b) and Rule 10b 5 Without the
Purchase or Sale of Security, 36 SETON HALL L. REV. 1135 (2006).
Sailing Toward Safe Harbor Hours: The Constitutionality of Regulating Television Violence, 39 U. MICH. J.L.
REFORM 1 (2005).
WORKS IN PROGRESS
Evolution, Not Revolution, in International Securities Regulation: A Modest Proposal for a Global Securities
and Exchange Commission
In Search of a Coherent Governing Principle: The Harmonization and Centralization of International Insider
Trading Regulation
Metaethics, Cognitive Neuroscience, Moral Psychology, and Behavioral Economics: Ethical Intuitionism and
Legal Compliance in the Business World
Securities Law in Cyberspace: The Regulation of Securities Markets in Virtual Societies
Sidestepping the Corporate Veil: The Use of Civil RICO to Circumvent the Limited Liability Shield Between
Parents and Subsidiaries
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SELECTED SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Speaker, The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: An Incomplete Vision for Combating Corruption in International
Business Transactions, Ohio State Law Journal Symposium on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act at 35
and Its Impact on Global Business, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (Mar. 16, 2012).
Speaker, Informatics and Securities Regulation: Exploring the Role of Securities Law on the Internet and within
Virtual Worlds, Northern Kentucky Law Review Law & Informatics Symposium, Northern Kentucky
University Salmon P. Chase College of Law (Mar. 2, 2012).
Speaker, Regulating On line Peer to Peer Lending in the Aftermath of Dodd Frank: In Search of an Evolving
Regulatory Regime for an Evolving Industry, AALS Section on Financial Institutions and Consumer
Financial Services, The Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting (Jan. 8, 2012).
Speaker, Regulating On line Peer to Peer Lending in the Aftermath of Dodd Frank: In Search of an Evolving
Regulatory Regime for an Evolving Industry, Washington and Lee Law Review Symposium on
Regulation in the Fringe Economy, Washington and Lee University School of Law (Nov. 11, 2011).
Speaker, The Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: A Failed Vision for Increasing
Consumer Protection and Heightening Corporate Responsibility in International Financial Transactions
Faculty Colloquium, Mercer University School of Law (Nov. 9, 2011).
Speaker, Lessons from Metaethics, Cognitive Neuroscience, Moral Psychology, and Behavioral Economics: The
Use of Ethical Intuitionism in Business Leadership and Legal Compliance, Texas Wesleyan Law Review
Business Leadership Symposium, Texas Wesleyan School of Law (Nov. 4, 2011).
Speaker, International Financial Regulation in the Wake of Dodd Frank: A Missed Opportunity for Leadership
by the United States in International Coordination, Central States Law Schools Association Conference,
The University of Toledo College of Law (Oct. 29, 2011).
Speaker, The Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: A Failed Vision for Increasing
Consumer Protection and Heightening Corporate Responsibility in International Financial Transactions
2011 Ohio Securities Conference, Columbus, Ohio (Oct. 21, 2011).
Speaker, An Interdisciplinary Exploration of the Role of Intuition in Human Decision Making and Its Application
to the Practice of Law: A Dual Process Model for Making Legal Compliance Decisions in the Business
World, Faculty Colloquium Series, The University of Akron Law School (Sept. 21, 2011).
Speaker, Securities Regulation in Cyberspace: The Application of United States Federal Securities Law to
Virtual Worlds, 11th Annual Intellectual Property Scholars Conference, DePaul University College of
Law (Aug. 11, 2011).
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Speaker, New Frontiers in Securities Regulation: Creating a Coherent Regulatory Scheme for Securities
Transactions in Virtual Worlds, Ohio Legal Scholarship Workshop, Cleveland Marshall College of Law
(June 23, 2011).
Speaker, The Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: A Failed Vision for International
Financial Regulatory Reform, Midwest Corporate Law Scholars Conference, The Ohio State University
Moritz College of Law (June 15, 2011).
Moderator & Discussant, Current Topics in Comparative and International Business Regulation, Midwest
Corporate Law Scholars Conference, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (June 15, 2011).
Speaker, Securities Law in Cyberspace: The Regulation of Securities Markets in Virtual Societies, Annual
Meeting of the Law and Society Association, San Francisco, California (June 3, 2011).
Moderator & Discussant, E Life: Legal Complexities of the Electronic Media World, Annual Meeting of the
Law and Society Association, San Francisco, California (June 3, 2011).
Speaker, Land Use Planning and Indigenous Rights: A Critical Analysis of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
Act, Planning, Law, and Property Rights International Conference, University of Alberta, Faculty of Law
(May 27, 2011).
Speaker, Promises Yet to Be Fulfilled: The Missing International Component of Financial Regulatory Reform,
Osgoode Graduate Law Students Association Conference: No Boundaries: Transnational Law and a
New Order of Global Governance, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University (May 10, 2011).
Presenter, A Transactional Skills Curriculum for a New Century: The Need to Incorporate Practical Business
and Transactional Skills Training into the Curricula of America s Law Schools, Future Ed 3: Making
Global Lawyers for the 21st Century, New York Law School (Apr. 15, 2011).
Speaker, Securities Law in Virtual Worlds: The Intersection of Video Games, Business, Regulation, and Society,
Conference on The Game Behind the Video Game: Business, Regulation, and Society in the Gaming
Industry, Rutgers School of Communication and Information (Apr. 9, 2011).
Speaker, Forty Years of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: A Critical Reexamination of the Relationship
Between Business Organizations and Tribal Sovereignty, Association for Law, Property, and Society
Annual Meeting, Georgetown University Law Center (Mar. 5, 2011).
Panelist, Person to Person Lending Regulation: Answering the Call of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act, American University Law Review Symposium on Financial Regulatory Reform,
American University Washington College of Law (Mar. 3, 2011).
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Speaker, Globalization and Securities Law: A Comparative Analysis of Insider Trading Regulation, The
Thomas Feeney Memorial Lecture, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section
(Feb. 28, 2011).
Speaker, Exploring the Contractual Foundations of Employment Law and Business Law: Resolving What
Fiduciary Duties Are Owed to Shareholder Employees, International Conference on Contracts, Stetson
University College of Law (Feb. 19, 2011).
Speaker, Financial Regulation in Cyberspace: Creating a Comprehensive Regulatory System for
Person to Person Lending, Ohio Legal Scholarship Workshop, Capital University Law School
(Feb. 5, 2011).
Panelist, A Riddle, Wrapped in a Mystery, Inside an Enigma : Peer to Peer Lending and the Complex
Questions of Its Benefits, Harms, and How to Regulate It, 2010 Ohio Securities Conference, Columbus,
Ohio (Oct. 22, 2010).
Presenter, A Transactional Skills Curriculum for a New Century: The Need to Incorporate Practical Business
and Transactional Skills Training into the Curricula of America s Law Schools, Future Ed 2: Making
Global Lawyers for the 21st Century, Harvard Law School (Oct. 16, 2010).
Presenter, A Time of Transition: The Need for Capstone Courses in American Legal Education, Future Ed 2:
Making Global Lawyers for the 21st Century, Harvard Law School (Oct. 16, 2010).
Speaker, Building Legal Norms from Society's Intuitions about Justice: The Role of Ethical Intuitionism in
Legal Compliance in the Business World, Midwest Law and Society Retreat, University of Wisconsin Law
School (Oct. 9, 2010).
Speaker, Preventing Transnational Financial Corruption: The Need for Harmonization and Centralization of
International Securities Law, Centre for Transnational Law and Justice Conference on Preventing Global
Corruption, University of Windsor Faculty of Law (Oct. 2, 2010).
Speaker, Using Contract Law to Resolve What Duties Are Owed to Equity Holder Employees: An Analysis of
How Equity Ownership Should Effect Employment At Will Status, Colloquium on Current Scholarship in
Labor and Employment Law, Washington University School of Law & St. Louis University School of Law
(Sept. 24, 2010).
Speaker, The International Response to the Financial Crisis that Began in 2008: A Comparative Analysis of
National Perspectives on Financial Regulatory Reform, University of New York in Prague, Prague, Czech
Republic (Aug. 12, 2010).
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Speaker, Competing Views of Financial Regulatory Reform: A Comparative Analysis of the United States and
Germany s Proposed Regulatory Response to the Financial Crisis that Began in 2008, Club International,
Leipzig, Germany (July 28, 2010).
Speaker, Finishing the Race to the Bottom: An Argument for the Harmonization and Centralization of
International Securities Law, 7th Annual International Conference on Law, Athens, Greece
(July 19, 2010).
Speaker, In Search of a Coherent Governing Principle: The Convergence of National and International
Regulation of Insider Trading, Ohio Legal Scholarship Workshop, The University of Toledo College of
Law (June 25, 2010).
Speaker, Evolution, Not Revolution, in International Securities Regulation: A Modest Proposal for a Global
Securities and Exchange Commission, Midwest Corporate Law Scholars Conference, University of
Cincinnati College of Law (June 22, 2010).
Speaker, A Moment of Opportunity: Reimagining International Securities Regulation in the Shadow of Financial
Crisis, Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association, Chicago, Illinois (May 29, 2010).
Speaker, Metaethics, Neuroscience, Moral Psychology, and Behavioral Economics: Ethical Intuitionism and
Legal Compliance in the Business World, Association of the Study of Law, Culture and the Humanities
Conference, Brown University (Mar. 20, 2010).
Speaker, Contemplating the Endgame: An Evolutionary Model for the Harmonization and Centralization of
International Securities Regulation, University of Cincinnati Law Review Symposium on the
Globalization of Securities Regulation, University of Cincinnati College of Law (Mar. 5, 2010).
Speaker, The Internationalization of Securities Regulation: The United States Government s Role in Regulating
the Global Capital Markets, Ohio Legal Scholarship Workshop, Capital University Law School
(Feb. 20, 2010).
Speaker, Finishing the Race to the Bottom: An Argument for the Harmonization and Centralization of
International Securities Law, Seton Hall Law Review Symposium on Securities Regulation and the
Global Economic Crisis, Seton Hall University School of Law (Oct. 30, 2009).
Speaker, A Moment of Opportunity: Reimagining International Securities Regulation in the Shadow of Financial
Crisis, Central States Law Schools Association Conference, Capital University Law School
(Oct. 24, 2009).
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Speaker, Finishing the Race to the Bottom: An Argument in Favor of a Global Securities and Exchange
Commission, Ohio Legal Scholarship Workshop, Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law
(June 26, 2009).
Speaker, Sidestepping the Corporate Veil: The Use of Civil RICO to Circumvent the Limited Liability Shield
Between Parents and Subsidiaries, Ohio Legal Scholarship Workshop, The Ohio State University Moritz
College of Law (Jan. 24, 2009).
Speaker, Standing Under Section 10(b) and Rule 10b 5: The Continued Validity of the Forced Seller Exception
to the Purchaser Seller Requirement, Center for Business Law & Regulation Colloquium, Case Western
Reserve University School of Law (Oct. 31, 2008).
Speaker, Standing Under Section 10(b) and Rule 10b 5: The Continued Validity of the Forced Seller Exception
to the Purchaser Seller Requirement, Central States Law Schools Association Conference, Southern
Illinois University Law School (Oct. 25, 2008).
Speaker, Metaethics, Neuroscience, and Behavioral Economics: Ethical Intuitionism and Legal Compliance in
the Business World, Faculty Colloquium, Case Western Reserve University School of Law
(Oct. 17, 2008).
Speaker, Ethical Intuitionism and Legal Compliance in the Business World, Ohio Legal Scholarship Workshop,
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (Jan. 26, 2008).
Speaker, Business Organizations and Tribal Self Determination: A Critical Reexamination of the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act, Ohio Legal Scholarship Workshop, Capital University Law School
(June 23, 2007).
SYMPOSIA, CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS HOSTED
Chair & Organizer, Problem Solving In Practice: The Art, Skills, and Ethics of Negotiation, Project for Law and
Business Ethics Symposium, University of Dayton School of Law (Fall 2012).
Co Chair & Co Organizer (With Barbara Black & Steven Davidoff), National Business Law Scholars Conference,
University of Cincinnati College of Law (June 27, 2012).
Co Chair & Co Organizer (with Barbara Black & Steven Davidoff), Midwest Corporate Law Scholars
Conference, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (June 15, 2011).
Chair & Organizer, Perspectives on Gender and Business Ethics: Women in Corporate Governance, Project for
Law and Business Ethics Symposium, University of Dayton School of Law (Feb. 25, 2011).
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Co Chair & Co Organizer (with the American Constitution Society), The Innocence Project: The Exoneration of
Raymond Towler, University of Dayton School of Law (Sept. 22, 2010).
Co Chair & Co Organizer (with Barbara Black & Steven Davidoff), Midwest Corporate Law Scholars
Conference, University of Cincinnati College of Law (June 22, 2010).
Co Chair & Co Organizer, The Fallout from the Bailout: The Impact of the 2008
Bailout on Lending Regulation, Securities Regulation, and Business Ethics, Project for Law and Business
Ethics Symposium, University of Dayton School of Law (Mar. 20, 2009).
Co Chair & Co Organizer, Ohio Legal Scholarship Workshop, University of Dayton School of Law
(June 20, 2008).
Chair & Organizer, Unearthing Corporate Wrongdoing: Detecting and Dealing with Ethical Breaches in the
Business World, Project for Law and Business Ethics Symposium, University of Dayton School
of Law (Oct. 25, 2007).
BLOGGING
Contributing Editor, The Race to the Bottom, http http:www.theracetothebottom.org January 2012 Present
Co editor, Business Law Prof Blog, http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/business_law January 2010 January 2012
Guest Blogger, The Faculty Lounge, http://www.thefacultylounge.org February 2009 March 2009
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Jones Day, Cleveland, OH Summer 2001, August 2002 August 2006
Associate
Represented clients in bankruptcy, corporate litigation, intellectual property, and criminal cases.
Participated in all phases of litigation with an emphasis on trial preparation and discovery.
Engaged in business counseling relating to governance, internal controls, and fraud prevention.
Custody and Support Assistance Clinic, Inc., Philadelphia, PA September 2000 May 2002
Board Member and Student Supervisor
Managed a caseload of twenty cases.
Drafted legal pleadings and engaged in case planning.
Participated in numerous custody and child support cases.
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Western Ohio Legal Services Association, Xenia, OH May 2000 August 2000
Law Clerk
Managed a caseload of forty five cases.
Drafted legal pleadings and researched complex legal issues.
Participated in various domestic violence, divorce, custody, child support, and probate cases.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Cleveland Association of Phi Beta Kappa, Cleveland, OH September 2003 Present
President and Trustee
Administer scholarship competitions to students throughout the Cleveland area.
Engage in strategic planning, fundraising, and event development.
Promote and strengthen Phi Beta Kappa s ties to northeast Ohio.
Martin Luther King, Jr. School for Law & Municipal Careers, Cleveland, OH May 2006 January 2008
Law Academy Board Member
Developed and implemented the educational curriculum for the Academy.
Promoted and strengthened the Academy s ties to the Cleveland community.
Established educational goals in a manner consistent with student and community needs.
Domestic Violence Center, Cleveland, OH July 2004 September 2006
Board Member and Governance Committee Chair
Provided guidance and consultation on corporate governance issues.
Participated in the management of a multi million dollar, non profit corporation.
Engaged in strategic planning and event development.
United Way Health and Caring Investment Committee, Cleveland, OH January 2005 September 2006
Member
Mapped and analyzed the health and human services needs of the Cleveland community.
Identified and implemented strategies for improving health services in Cleveland.
Determined the eligibility of non profit corporations for United Way funding and support.
Martin Luther King, Jr. School for Law & Municipal Careers, Cleveland, OH March 2004 June 2006
Mock Trial Coach
Instructed and advised students regarding effective trial skills and strategies.
Developed activities and exercises to improve courtroom performance.
Promoted awareness and appreciation of the legal profession.
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United Way, Cleveland, OH August 2002 November 2002
Loaned Executive
Presented information regarding the United Way to audiences of 20 to 80 people.
Organized and supervised 70 United Way workplace campaigns.
Interacted with numerous non profit corporations throughout the Cleveland community.
EDUCATION
University of Pennsylvania Law School Juris Doctor, May 2002
Honors: Managing Editor, Journal of Constitutional Law
Pro Bono Award
Activities: Founder, Penn Law Immigration Clinic
Editor in Chief, Penn Law Forum: Independent Student Newspaper
The Ohio State University Bachelor of Arts, English and Philosophy, summa cum laude, June 1999
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Diploma with Honors and with Distinction,
The Arts and Sciences Award for Excellence in Scholarship
Thesis: Melancholia, Gender, and Morbidity: The Twin Psychologies of
Prince Hamlet and Quentin Compson
BAR ADMISSIONS
State Bar of Ohio 2002
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio 2003
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 2005
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Association of Law Schools
Executive Committee Member, Section on Financial Institutions and Consumer Financial Services
American Bar Association
Dayton Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
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