M. Todd Henderson
Michael J. Marks Professor of Law
University of Chicago Law School
M. Todd Henderson is the Michael J. Marks Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School, an academic affiliate of the International Center for Law & Economics, and a member of the ICLE board of directors.
His research focuses on corporate law, securities regulation, and law & economics, with particular attention to corporate governance and financial regulation.
At the University of Chicago Law School, Henderson has held multiple academic appointments, including Michael Caster Mamolen Research Scholar, Aaron Director Teaching Scholar, professor of law, and assistant professor. He has also served as a visiting professor at the University of Bergen, the University of California, Berkeley, and Université Paris Nanterre and held the Fresco Chair in corporate law at the University of Genoa.
Before entering academia, Henderson worked as an engagement manager at McKinsey & Company, advising telecommunications and high-tech firms on business and regulatory strategy. He previously practiced appellate litigation and regulatory law at Kirkland & Ellis in Washington, D.C. He also clerked for Judge Dennis Jacobs of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Earlier in his career, he worked as an engineer, designing and constructing dams in California.
Henderson has authored or co-authored several books, including “Securities Regulation” (with Jack Coffee and Hillary Sale), “Limited Liability: A Legal and Economic Analysis” (with Stephen Bainbridge), and “Hacking Trust: How Technology Is Revolutionizing Our Politics.” He also wrote the novel “Mental State.”
Henderson earned a J.D., with high honors, from the University of Chicago Law School, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif and served as editor of the University of Chicago Law Review. He also holds a bachelor’s in engineering from Princeton University.
