Thomas Aquinas Reynolds Professor of Law
B.A., University of Virginia; J.D., Harvard

Scholarship 2000 - Present

Note: This bibliography changes the order of authors so that Georgetown authors are listed first.

Links to selected articles are available below. Here are what the links represent: [HEIN] = On Hein Online [W] = On Westlaw [L] = On Lexis [Gtown Law] = In Georgetown Law Scholarly Commons [SSRN] = In SSRN Working Papers collection [WWW] = Free access on the Internet [BOOK] - Information available in law library catalog

Forthcoming Works - Journal Articles & Working Papers

Donald C. Langevoort, Basic at Twenty: Rethinking Fraud-on-the-Market, (forthcoming). [SSRN] [Gtown Law]

Donald C. Langevoort, Reading Stonebridge Carefully: A Duty-Based Approach to Third-Party Liability Under Rule 10b-5, (forthcoming 2009). [SSRN] [Gtown Law]

Donald C. Langevoort, The SEC and the Madoff Scandal: Three Narratives in Search of a Story, (forthcoming). [SSRN] [Gtown Law]

Books

Donald C. Langevoort, James D. Cox & Robert W. Hillman, Securities Regulation: Cases and Materials (New York: Aspen Publishers 6th ed. 2009). [BOOK]

Securities Regulation: Cases and Materials (Donald C. Langevoort, James D. Cox & Robert W. Hillman eds., New York: Aspen Publishers 5th ed. 2006). [BOOK]

Securities Regulation: Selected Statutes, Rules, and Forms (Donald C. Langevoort, James D. Cox & Robert W. Hillman eds., New York: Aspen Publishers 2006).

Securities Regulation: Selected Statutes, Rules, and Forms (Donald C. Langevoort, James D. Cox & Robert W. Hillman eds., New York: Aspen Publishers Supp. 2005).

Donald C. Langevoort, Insider Trading: Regulation, Enforcement and Prevention (St. Paul, Minn.: West Group Supp. 2004). [BOOK]

Securities Regulation: Cases and Materials (Donald C. Langevoort, James D. Cox & Robert W. Hillman eds., New York: Aspen Publishers 4th ed. 2004). [BOOK]

Securities Regulation: Selected Statutes, Rules, and Forms (Donald C. Langevoort, James D. Cox & Robert W. Hillman eds., New York: Aspen Publishers 4th ed. 2004). [BOOK]

Donald C. Langevoort, Insider Trading: Regulation, Enforcement and Prevention (St. Paul, Minn.: West 2002). [BOOK]

Securities Regulation: Cases and Materials (Donald C. Langevoort, James D. Cox & Robert W. Hillman eds., Gaithersburg, Md.: Aspen Law & Business 3d ed. 2001). [BOOK]

Book Chapters & Collected Works

Donald C. Langevoort, Securities Regulation, Entry, in 5 The Oxford International  Encyclopedia of Legal History 92-95 (Stanley N. Katz et al. eds., Oxford: Oxford University Press 2009). [BOOK]

Donald C. Langevoort, Editor's Introduction, in 39 Securities Law Review - 2007 1-22 (Donald C. Langevoort ed., St. Paul, Minn.: West Group 2007). [BOOK]

Donald C. Langevoort, Reflections on Scienter, in Martha Stewart's Legal Troubles 225-240 (Joan MacLeod Heminway ed., Durham, N.C.: Carolina Academic Press 2007). [BOOK]

Donald C. Langevoort, Editor's Introduction, in 38 Securities Law Review - 2006 1-25 (Donald C. Langevoort ed., St. Paul, Minn.: West Group 2006). [BOOK]

Donald C. Langevoort et al., Group Report: Are Heuristics a Problem or a Solution?, in Heuristics and the Law 103-140 (Gerd Gigerenzer & Christoph Engel eds., Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press in cooperation with Dahlem University Press 2006). [BOOK]

Donald C. Langevoort, Heuristics Inside the Firm: Perspectives from Behavioral Law and Economics, in Heuristics and the Law 87-102 (Gerd Gigerenzer and Christoph Engel eds., Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press in cooperation with Dahlem University Press 2006). [BOOK]

Donald C. Langevoort, Structuring Securities Regulation in the European Union: Lessons from the U.S. Experience, in Investor Protection in Europe: Corporate Law Making, the MiFID and Beyond 485-505 (Guido Ferrarini & Eddy Wymeersch eds., New York: Oxford University Press 2006). [BOOK]

Donald C. Langevoort, Editor's Introduction, in 37 Securities Law Review - 2005 1-22 (Donald C. Langevoort ed., St. Paul, Minn.: West Group 2005). [BOOK]

Donald C. Langevoort, The Regulators and the Financial Scandals, in Restoring Trust in American Business 63-70 (Jay William Lorsch, Leslie Berlowitz & Andy Zelleke eds., Cambridge, Mass.: American Academy of Arts & Sciences, MIT Press 2005). [BOOK]

Donald C. Langevoort, Editor's Introduction, in 36 Securities Law Review - 2004 1-23 (Donald C. Langevoort ed., St. Paul, Minn.: West Group 2004). [BOOK]

Donald C. Langevoort, Half-Truths: Protecting Mistaken Inferences by Investors and Others, in What's Fair: Ethics for Negotiators 397-439 (Carrie Menkel-Meadow & Michael Wheeler eds., San Francisco: Jossey-Bass 2004). [BOOK]

Donald C. Langevoort, The Human Nature of Corporate Boards: Laws, Norms, and the Unintended Consequences of Independence and Accountability, in Corporate Governance: Law, Theory, and Policy 337-346 (Thomas W. Joo ed., Durham, N.C.: Carolina Academic Press 2004). [BOOK]

Donald C. Langevoort, Managing the “Expectations Gap” in Investor Protection: The SEC and the Post-Enron Reform Agenda, in Corporate Governance: Law, Theory and Policy 139-150 (Thomas W. Joo ed., Durham, N.C.: Carolina Academic Press 2004). [BOOK]

Donald C. Langevoort, Editor's Introduction, in 35 Securities Law Review - 2003 1-23 (Donald C. Langevoort ed., St. Paul, Minn.: West Group 2003). [BOOK]

Donald C. Langevoort, Editor's Introduction, in 34 Securities Law Review - 2002 1-19 (Donald C. Langevoort ed., St. Paul, Minn.: West Group 2002). [BOOK]

Donald C. Langevoort, Seeking Sunlight in Santa Fe's Shadow: The SEC's Pursuit of Managerial Accountability, in 34 Securities Law Review - 2000 243-284 (Donald C. Langevoort ed., St. Paul, Minn.: West Group 2002). [BOOK]

Donald C. Langevoort, Introductory Survey, in 32 Securities Law Review - 2000 ix-xxxi (Donald C. Langevoort ed., St. Paul, Minn.: West Group 2000). [BOOK]

Donald C. Langevoort, Organized Illusions: A Behavioral Theory of Why Corporations Mislead Stock Market Investors (and Cause Other Social Harms), in Behavioral Law and Economics 144-167 (Cass R. Sunstein ed., Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press 2000). [BOOK]

Journal Articles

Donald C. Langevoort, Basic at Twenty: Rethinking Fraud on the Market, 2009 Wis. L. Rev. 151-198. [L] [W] [SSRN]

David Koplow, ASAT-isfaction: Customary International Law and the Regulation of Anti-Satellite Weapons, 30 Mich. J. Int'l L. 1187-1272 (2009). [L] [W] [SSRN] [Gtown Law]

Donald C. Langevoort, Compared to What? Econometric Evidence and the Counterfactual Difficulty, 35 J. Corp. L. 183-187 (2009). [W]

Donald C. Langevoort, The SEC, Retail Investors, and the Institutionalization of the Securities Market, 95 Va. L. Rev. 1025-1083 (2009). [L] [W] [SSRN] [Gtown Law]

Donald C. Langevoort, Commentary: Investors, IPOs, and the Internet, 2 Entrepreneurial Bus. L.J. 767-771 (2008).

Donald C. Langevoort, U.S. Securities Regulation and Global Competition, 3 Va. L. & Bus. Rev. 191-205 (2008). [L] [W] [SSRN] [Gtown Law]

Donald C. Langevoort, The Impact on Director and Officer Behavior: Reflective Essays, 2 J. Bus. & Tech. L. 89-90 (2007). [HEIN]

Donald C. Langevoort, On Leaving Corporate Executives "Naked, Homeless and Without Wheels": Corporate Fraud, Equitable Remedies, and the Debate Over Entity Versus Individual Liability, 42 Wake Forest L. Rev. 627-661 (2007). [L] [W] [SSRN] [Gtown Law]

Donald C. Langevoort, The Social Construction of Sarbanes-Oxley, 105 Mich. L. Rev. 1817-1856 (2007). [HEIN] [L] [W]

Donald C. Langevoort, Federalism in Corporate/Securities Law: Reflections on Delaware, California, and State Regulation of Insider Trading, 40 U.S.F. L. Rev. 879-892 (2006). [HEIN] [L] [W]

Donald C. Langevoort, Internal Controls After Sarbanes-Oxley: Revisiting Corporate Law's "Duty of Care as Responsibility for Systems", 31 J. Corp. L. 949-973 (2006). [HEIN] [W] [SSRN]

Donald C. Langevoort, Opening the Black Box of "Corporate Culture" in Law and Economics, 162 J. Inst'l & Theoretical Econ. 80-96 (2006).

Donald C. Langevoort, Reflections on Scienter (and the Securities Fraud Case Against Martha Stewart that Never Happened), 10 Lewis & Clark L. Rev. 1-17 (2006). [HEIN] [L] [W] [SSRN]

Donald C. Langevoort, The SEC as a Lawmaker: Choices About Investor Protection in the Face of Uncertainty, 84 Wash. U. L. Rev. 1591-1626 (2006). [L] [W] [SSRN]

Donald C. Langevoort, Someplace Between Philosophy and Economics: Legitimacy and Good Corporate Lawyering, 75 Fordham L. Rev. 1615-1628 (2006). [HEIN] [L] [W] [WWW]

Donald C. Langevoort, Private Litigation to Enforce Fiduciary Duties in Mutual Funds: Derivative Suits, Disinterested Directors and the Ideology of Investor Sovereignty, 83 Wash. U. L.Q. 1017-1044 (2005). [HEIN] [L] [W] [SSRN]

Donald C. Langevoort, Gaurang Mitu Gulati & Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, Fraud by Hindsight, 98 Nw. U. L. Rev. 773-825 (2004). [HEIN] [L] [W] [SSRN]

Donald C. Langevoort & Gaurang Mitu Gulati, The Muddled Duty to Disclose Under Rule 10b-5, 57 Vand. L. Rev. 1639-1686 (2004). [HEIN] [L] [W]

Donald C. Langevoort, Overcoming Resistance to Diversity in the Executive Suite: Grease, Grit, and the Corporate Tournament, 61 Wash. & Lee L. Rev. 1615-1643 (2004). [HEIN] [L] [W]

Donald C. Langevoort, Resetting the Corporate Thermostat: Lessons from the Recent Financial Scandals About Self-Deception, Deceiving Others and the Design of Internal Controls, 93 Geo. L.J. 285-317 (2004). [HEIN] [L] [W]

Donald C. Langevoort, Technological Evolution and the Devolution of Corporate Financial Reporting, 46 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 1-32 (2004). [HEIN] [L] [W] [SSRN]

Donald C. Langevoort, Agency Law Inside the Corporation: Problems of Candor and Knowledge, 71 U. Cin. L. Rev. 1187-1231 (2003). [HEIN] [L] [W]

Donald C. Langevoort, Foreword: Revisiting Gilson and Kraakman’s Efficiency Story, 28 J. Corp. L. 499-502 (2003). [HEIN] [W]

Donald C. Langevoort, Managing the "Expectations Gap" in Investor Protection: The SEC and the Post-Enron Reform Agenda, 48 Vill. L. Rev. 1139-1165 (2003). [HEIN] [L] [W] [SSRN]

Donald C. Langevoort, Thomas Halen, John Huber & Jeremy Markham, Panel Presentation: Securities Regulation and Corporate Responsibility, 55 Admin. L. Rev. 241-258 (2003). [HEIN] [L] [W]

Donald C. Langevoort, Are Judges Motivated to Create "Good" Securities Fraud Doctrine?, 51 Emory L.J. 309-318 (2002). [HEIN] [L] [W]

Donald C. Langevoort, Introduction: Issue on the Harmonization of the Securities Laws, 33 Law & Pol’y Int’l Bus. 439-442 (2002). [HEIN] [L]

Donald C. Langevoort, Monitoring: The Behavioral Economics of Corporate Compliance with Law, 2002 Colum. Bus. L. Rev. 71-118. [HEIN] [L] [W] [SSRN]

Donald C. Langevoort, The Organizational Psychology of Hyper-Competition: Corporate Irresponsibility and the Lessons of Enron, 70 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 968-975 (2002). [HEIN] [L] [W]

Donald C. Langevoort, Taming the Animal Spirits of the Stock Markets: A Behavioral Approach to Securities Regulation, 97 Nw. U. L. Rev. 135-188 (2002). [HEIN] [L] [W] [SSRN] [Gtown Law]

Donald C. Langevoort, Cross-Border Insider Trading, 8 J. Fin. Crime 254-263 (2001), reprinting 19 Dick. J. Int'l L. 161-180 (2000).

Donald C. Langevoort, The Human Nature of Corporate Boards: Law, Norms, and the Unintended Consequences of Independence and Accountability, 89 Geo. L.J. 797-832 (2001). [HEIN] [L] [W] [SSRN]

Donald C. Langevoort, Seeking Sunlight in Santa Fe's Shadow: The SEC's Pursuit of Managerial Accountability, 79 Wash U. L.Q. 449-490 (2001),. [HEIN] [L] [W] [SSRN]

Donald C. Langevoort, When Lawyers and Law Firms Invest in Their Corporate Clients’ Stock, 80 Wash. U. L.Q. 569-587 (2002). [HEIN] [L] [W]

Donald C. Langevoort, Cross-Border Insider Trading, 19 Dick. J. Int'l L. 161-180 (2000). [HEIN] [L] [W]

Donald C. Langevoort, Deconstructing Section 11: Public Offering Liability in a Continuous Disclosure Environment, 63 Law & Contemp. Probs. 45-70 (2000). [HEIN] [L] [W] [SSRN]

Donald C. Langevoort, Taking Myths Seriously: An Essay For Lawyers, 74 Chi.-Kent L. Rev. 1569-1597 (2000). [HEIN] [L] [W]

U.S. Supreme Court Briefs

Brief for Professors James D. Cox, Jill E. Fisch, Donald C. Langevoort, Richard M. Buxbaum, Melvin A. Eisenberg and Hillary A. Sale as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners, Stoneridge Investment Partners  v. Scientific-Atlanta, No. 06-43 (U.S. June 11, 2007), 2007 WL 1701606. [W] [Gtown Law]