Larry E. Ribstein, Mildred Van Voorhis Jones Chair and Associate Dean for Research at Illinois, died on December 23. From the Illinois press release:
A member of the Illinois law faculty since 2002, Ribstein was a prodigious and pioneering scholar across a vast range of subjects, including partnerships and limited liability companies, corporate and securities law, choice of law, financial regulation, white-collar crime, legal ethics, and the legal profession.
Remembrances from Larry's many friends and admirers in the academy:
- Jonathan Adler (Case Western)
- Stephen Bainbridge (UCLA)
- Matt Bodie (St. Louis)
- Donald Clarke (George Wshington)
- Marc DeGirolami (St. John's)
- Dan Filler (Drexel)
- Erik Gerding (Colorado)
- Todd Henderson (Chicago)
- Dave Hoffman (Temple)
- Renee Newman Knake (Michigan State)
- Kim Krawiec (Duke)
- Brian Leiter (Chicago)
- Jeff Lipshaw (Suffolk)
- Geoffrey Manne (Lewis & Clark)
- Henry Manne (Georgw Mason)
- Andy Morriss (Alabama)
- Stefan Padfield (Akron)
- Ellen Podgor (Stetson)
- Nancy Rapoport (UNLV)
- Paul Rubin (Emory)
- Keith Sharfman (St. John's)
- Bill Sjostrom (Arizona)
- Gordon Smith (BYU)
- Larry Solum (Georgetown)
- Ilya Somin (George Mason)
- J.W. Verret (George Mason)
- Josh Wright (George Mason)
