William O. Fisher

Assistant Professor of Law
Biographical Profile
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Office: Room 214
Tel. (804) 287 6450.
Fax (804) 289-8683
bfisher@richmond.edu

Courses Taught: Securities Regulation, Insider Trading, Corporate Governance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Basic Business Entities

Education

John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Masters of Public Policy, 1976

Yale Law School, Juris Doctor, 1976

Harvard College, A.B., 1972 (magna cum laude, phi beta kappa)

Professional Experience

University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, VA
Assistant Professor, 2008 – present

Tulane Law School,New Orleans, LA
Visiting Associate Professor, Spring 2007

University of California - Berkeley Law School (Boalt Hall)
Lecturer, 2004-2007

Pillsbury Winthrop LLP (now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP)
Partner (1987-2002),
Associate (1983-1987)

U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Office of Policy and Management Analysis
Attorney Advisor (1982-1983)

Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP Associate (1976-1982)

Recent & Featured Publications

Does the Efficient Market Theory Help Us Do Justice in a Time of Madness?, 54 Emory L.J. 843 (2005)

Where Were the Counselors? Reflections on Advice Not Given and the Role of Attorneys in the Accounting Crisis, 39 Gonz. L. Rev 29 (2004)

Don’t Call Me a Securities Law Groupie: The Rise and Possible Demise of the Group Pleading Protocol in 10b-5 Cases, 56 Bus. Law. 991 (2001) (Winner of a 2002 Burton Award.)

Bar Admissions

California, District of Columbia