Research
Research agenda and topic pages on private law, commercial law, bankruptcy, digital assets, stablecoins, UCC Article 12, and verified carbon credits, with links to related scholarship.
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Code is Not Law
The relationship between software code and legal validity, and why code acquires legal force only when positive law confers it.
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UCC Article 12 and Controllable Electronic Records
The first comprehensive American legal framework for commercial transactions in digital assets, centered on control and negotiability.
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Moneyness and What Makes an Instrument Money
A four-element legal framework for assessing moneyness across public money, bank deposits, payment claims, securities, and stablecoins.
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Stablecoins and Private Law
The rights of stablecoin holders under private law, from redemption and transfer to issuer insolvency.
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Digital Assets and Property Law
The property status of digital assets under American law and the rules governing their commercial circulation.
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Digital Assets, DAOs, and Bankruptcy Law
American bankruptcy law applied to crypto platforms and decentralized autonomous organizations, including customer claims and debt tokens.
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Verified Carbon Credits and Private Law
The legal nature of verified carbon credits and their use as collateral under emerging private law frameworks. Content forthcoming.