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Home   >  Law School   >  Faculty & Staff   >  Jeremy Kidd

Jeremy Kidd

Jeremy Kidd

Professor of Law

Law School

Phone: 515-271-2068

Email: jeremy.kidd@drake.edu

Office: Cartwright Hall

Biography

Professor Kidd is a nationally recognized expert in law and economics, focusing primarily on business law and regulatory issues. His public choice analysis provides explanations for why the best laid plans of government rarely, if ever, succeed in their stated goals but, instead, tend to entrench existing special interests. His scholarship has appeared in top law reviews and journals, including the Alabama Law Review, the U.C. Davis Law Review, and Washington and Lee Law Review.

Areas of Expertise

Corporate Law, Securities Regulation, Commercial Law, Administrative Law, Law and Economics, Public Choice

Education

  • JD, George Mason University School of Law, magna cum laude
  • Ph.D, Utah State University
  • BA, Utah State University

Selected Publications

  • No Perfect Solutions for Market Imperfections, 26 University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law 443 (2024).
  • Market Failure and Censorship in the Marketplace of Ideas, 76 Oklahoma Law Review 269 (2024).
  • Public Perceptions of Insider Trading, 51 Seton Hall Law Review 1035 (2021).
  • Probate Funding and the Litigation Funding Debate, 76 Washington and Lee Law Review 259 (2019).
  • Quacks or Bootleggers: Who’s Really Regulating Hedge Funds?, 75 Washington and Lee Law Review 367 (2018).
  • Fintech: Antidote to Rent-Seeking?, 93 Chicago-Kent Law Review 165 (2018).

Significant Accomplishments

  • Stevens Faculty Scholar of the Year, Drake University Law School, 2025
  • Academic Affiliate and Law and Economics Program Advisor, International Center for Law and Economics
  • Research Scholar, Law and Economics Center at George Mason University
  • Advisory Board Member, Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding

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