Thomas A. Lambert

Wall Chair in Corporate Law and Governance
University of Missouri Law School

Thomas A. Lambert is the Wall Chair in Corporate Law and Governance and a professor of law at the University of Missouri School of Law, and an academic affiliate of the International Center for Law & Economics.

His research focuses on antitrust, corporate governance, and regulation. He is the author of “How to Regulate: A Guide for Policymakers” and the co-author of “Antitrust Law: Interpretation and Implementation.”

Before entering academia, he practiced law with Sidley Austin in Chicago. He also served as a John M. Olin Fellow at Northwestern University School of Law and at the Center for the Study of American Business at Washington University in St. Louis. After law school, he clerked for Judge Jerry E. Smith of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

His honors include the University of Missouri’s Kemper Faculty Fellowship, the Blackwell Sanders Award for Teaching Excellence, the university-wide Gold Chalk Award for graduate teaching, and multiple Shook Hardy & Bacon Excellence in Research awards.

He earned a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School and a bachelor’s from Wheaton College.