Kelli A. Alces
Assistant Professor
Bankruptcy, Business Associations, Corporate Reorganization
kalces@law.fsu.edu
Professor Alces’ scholarship focuses on the intersection of corporate law and bankruptcy law, with a special emphasis on corporate governance in bankruptcy and the strategic interactions between creditors and shareholders in financially distressed companies. She was an associate in the Corporate Restructuring and Financial
Institutions practice group at the Chicago law firm of Gardner, Carton & Douglas before starting her teaching career.
“Regardless of your
eventual practice area, an understanding of bankruptcy and its consequences is
essential to serving your clients’ interests.”
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Barbara Ann Banoff
Professor
Agency and Partnership, Business Associations,
Federal Securities Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Regulation
bbanoff@law.fsu.edu
Professor Banoff brings a strong law and economics focus to her scholarship and to the classroom. She has published articles in corporate law and in securities law and co-authored a treatise on Japanese securities regulation. She was an associate in the firm of Sullivan & Cromwell in New York City before entering law
teaching.
“Most of what I teach is aimed at students who want to specialize in
corporate and securities law. I want our students to hit the ground running as junior attorneys in law firms with a sophisticated business practice or with a regulatory agency like the SEC.”
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Curtis Bridgeman
James Edmund and Margaret Elizabeth Hennessey Corry Professor
Bankruptcy, Commercial Law, Creditors' Rights, Philosophy of Private Law, Secured Transactions
cbridgem@law.fsu.edu
Professor Bridgeman’s scholarship explores the structure and philosophy of contracts, commercial and bankruptcy law. He has written about contract formalism, the specification of rules of contract law, and the role of planning and practical reasoning in contract law. Prior to entering law teaching, he clerked in Nashville, Tenn., for the Honorable Gilbert Merritt of the Sixth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals. In addition to a law degree, he has a Ph.D. in philosophy.
“Anyone interested in practicing transactional or business law needs at least a basic understanding of how secured transactions work.”
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Dino Falaschetti
Associate Professor of Law and Economics
Business Associations, Corporate Finance, Economic Regulation of Business, Law and Economics of Insurance
dfalaschetti@law.fsu.edu
Professor Falaschetti is an empirical economist whose scholarship has concentrated on
corporate governance, with special emphasis on executive compensation and the
relationship between auditor independence and earnings quality. He has recently served in
the Executive Office of the President of the United States as a senior economist for the Council of Economic Advisers. He came to Florida State from Montana State’s Department of Economics and Stanford’s Hoover Institution.
“How does the law affect economic performance, and how can lawyers develop public laws and business strategies to strengthen this performance? I enjoy coupling economic science with my experiences in the White House and business to help students succeed with these important and persistent questions.”
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 Manuel A. Utset, Jr.
Charles W. Ehrhardt Professor
Behavioral Law and Economics, Business Associations, Business Transactions: Drafting and Bargaining, Corporate Governance, Game Theory & Business Ethics
mutset@law.fsu.edu
Professor Utset is a leading scholar on applying behavioral law and economics to issues in corporate law, with recent emphasis on the implications of self control problems on managerial misconduct and incomplete corporate contracting. He has taught and written on corporate governance and venture capital finance, and is a fellow of the International Institute for Corporate Governance. Prior to entering law teaching, Professor Utset practiced law with Sullivan & Cromwell in New York City. Before joining Florida State, he taught at the Boston University and University of Utah law schools.
“Drafting effective business contracts requires knowledge of both economics and psychology.
The first will tell you how an ideal, fully rational party would — and should — act; the second will allow you to anticipate how real business actors are likely to behave. Learning behavioral law and economics will help you with both.”
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 Donald J. Weidner
Dean and Alumni Centennial Professor
Agency and Partnership, Real Estate Finance
dweidner@law.fsu.edu
A recognized authority on partnerships, fiduciary duties and real estate finance, Dean Weidner was the reporter for the Revised Uniform Partnership Act and has written a book on the subject with Robert Hillman and Allan Vestal. He also has written on the taxation of real estate transactions and on the use of leasing arrangements and special purpose entities for off -balance-sheet financing. He has served as dean since 1991. Prior to entering law teaching, he was an associate at the New York City firm of Willkie Farr & Gallagher.
“We try to give our students a solid understanding of some of the joys and rigors of being a transactional lawyer.”
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Joseph Dodge
Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson Professor
Estate and Gift Tax, Gratuitous Transfers, International Tax, Taxation, Topics in Tax
jdodge@law.fsu.edu
Professor Dodge is one of the nation’s leading experts on tax law, having authored several influential books, including The Logic of Tax and Federal Income Taxation: Doctrine, Structure & Policy (co-author). He is an academic fellow of the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel and has been chair of both the Tax Section and the Donative Transfers Section of the Association of American Law Schools. Before joining Florida State Law, he taught at the University of Texas, UCLA and University of Utah law schools.
“Issues like the tax treatment of debt underlie many of today’s business, social and economic problems.”
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Brian Galle 
Assistant Professor
Corporate Taxation of Mergers and Acquisitions, Non-profit Organizations, Taxation, Taxation of Business Entities
bgalle@law.fsu.edu
Professor Galle has rapidly established himself as a force to be reckoned with in the tax literature. He writes about the impact that the designs of tax programs and other fiscal tools have on the relationship between federal, state and local governments and private regulatory partners and stakeholders. Prior to entering law teaching, he was an attorney in the Criminal Appeals and Tax Enforcement Policy Section of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Tax Division.
“My goal is make sure my students understand the ‘why’ of government regulation. Once they have that under their belts, everything else is pretty easy, whether it’s litigating or giving good
advice to a client in a regulated industry.”
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Gregg D. Polsky
Sheila M. McDevitt Professor
Business Associations, Corporate Tax, Taxation of Pass-Through Entities
gpolsky@law.fsu.edu
Professor Polsky is a nationally-known scholar in tax law, particularly in the areas of corporate income tax and the tax treatment of pass-through entities. Prior to entering law teaching, Professor Polsky practiced tax and corporate law with White & Case in its Miami office. He came to Florida State from the faculty of the University of Minnesota Law School, by way of Washington, D.C., where he served as a professor in residence with the Office of the Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service. He is a member of our core business faculty.
“The state law and tax law of business organizations both need to be understood in today’s complicated transactions.”
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Frederick M. Abbott
Edward Ball Eminent Scholar
International Business Transactions, International Trade Law, Patents & Trademark
fabbott@law.fsu.edu
A former partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, Professor Abbott is a leading figure on international intellectual property transactions. In particular, he is one of the world’s leading experts on the global pharmaceutical industry and access to medicines.
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Tahirih V. Lee
Assistant Professor
China Trade Simulation, International Business Transactions
tlee@law.fsu.edu
A holder of a Ph.D. in Chinese History, Professor Lee’s research and relationships in China have led to our China Trade Simulation course.
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