Joseph A. Grundfest, JD ’78, is a nationally prominent expert on capital markets, corporate governance, and securities litigation. His scholarship has been published in the Harvard, Yale, and Stanford law reviews, and he has been recognized as one of the most influential attorneys in the United States. Professor Grundfest founded the award-winning Stanford Securities Class Action Clearinghouse, which provides detailed, online information about the prosecution, defense, and settlement of federal class action securities fraud litigation. He launched Stanford Law School’s executive education programs and continues to co-direct Directors’ College, the nation’s leading venue for the continuing professional education of directors of publicly traded corporations. He is also a senior faculty member with the Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance. Additionally, he is co-founder and director of Financial Engines and a director of Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co.
Before joining the Stanford Law School faculty in 1990, Professor Grundfest was a commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission, served on the staff of the President’s Council of Economic Advisors as counsel and senior economist for legal and regulatory matters, and was an associate at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering. Early in his career he was a research associate at the Brookings Institution and an economist and consultant with the RAND Corporation.
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Good Corporate Citizenship
Stanford Student Chapter
Stanford Law School559 Nathan Abbott Way
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PCAOB: A Twenty-Year Audit
Stanford Student Chapter
Stanford Law School559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305
Rethinking Insider Trading
Stanford Student Chapter
Stanford Law School559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305
Latest Trends and Emerging Issues in Securities Class Action Litigation [Archive Collection]
San Francisco Lawyers Chapter
Garden Court Hotel520 Cowper Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Workshop on Problems of Insider Trading and Merger Regulations [Archive Collection]
First Annual National Lawyers Convention
The Mayflower Hotel1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
Latest Trends and Emerging Issues in Securities Class Action Litigation [Archive Collection]
San Francisco Lawyers Chapter
On January 27, 2000, The Federalist Society hosted a presentation by Prof. Joseph A. Grundfest...
Latest Trends and Emerging Issues in Securities Class Action Litigation [Archive Collection]
San Francisco Lawyers Chapter
On January 27, 2000, The Federalist Society hosted a presentation by Prof. Joseph A. Grundfest...
Workshop on Problems of Insider Trading and Merger Regulations [Archive Collection]
First Annual National Lawyers Convention
On January 30-31, 1987, the Federalist Society hosted its annual National Lawyers Convention at the...
Workshop on Problems of Insider Trading and Merger Regulations [Archive Collection]
First Annual National Lawyers Convention
On January 30-31, 1987, the Federalist Society hosted its annual National Lawyers Convention at the...
Enron: Can We Craft an Efficient Disclosure-Based Policy Response?
Presentation to the Silicon Valley Chapter of The Federalist Society Joseph A. Grundfest*1. IntroductionThe President of...