Legal Data Lab
Where Data Meets Dicta
BR/MAG Judge Database
by Jon Ashley, Sarah New & Rebecca Owen
BR/MAG Judge Database
Biographical information on federal magistrate and bankruptcy judges. Updated continuously.
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Corporate Prosecution Registry
by Brandon Garrett & Jon Ashley
Corporate Prosecution Registry
Comprehensive and up-to-date information on federal organizational prosecutions in the United States. Now hosted by Duke University School of Law.
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Hedge Fund Documents Database
Hedge Fund Documents Database
This library collection contains hedge fund operating agreements and private placement memorandums.
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Enforcement Actions Against Global Banks
by Pierre-Hugues Verdier
Enforcement Actions Against Global Banks
Criminal enforcement actions brought by the U.S. Department of Justice against global banks during 2008-2016.
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The Power Five: The Making of Newsworthy Deal Teams
by Tracey E. George, Mitu Gulati & Albert Yoon
The Power Five: The Making of Newsworthy Deal Teams
This paper explores the organizational dynamics affecting women's opportunities and outcomes in law firms, analyzing over 10,000 deals and 50,000 attorneys from 2013 to 2023. By examining newsworthy deal teams—the power center of law firms—it sheds light on gender representation and leadership trends within the legal profession.
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Of Court Ordered
by C. Q. Le
Of Court Ordered
A chapter in Reimagining School Integration: Possibilities for the Future.
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A Hierarchical Dictionary Method for Analyzing Legal and Political Texts Via Nested n-Grams
by Kevin Cope & Li Zhang
A Hierarchical Dictionary Method for Analyzing Legal and Political Texts Via Nested n-Grams
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The Federal Architecture of Income Inequality
by Andrew T. Hayashi
The Federal Architecture of Income Inequality
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The Jurist-Derived Judicial Ideology Scores (JuDJIS)
by Kevin Cope
The Jurist-Derived Judicial Ideology Scores (JuDJIS)
Introducing a new measure of judicial ideology — and other traits — that will locate on a single scale nearly every Article III U.S. federal judge serving since 1990 (approximately 4,900 judges).
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Israel Shows Diaspora Bonds Can Work as Advertised
by Michael Bradley, Irving De Lira Salvatierra & Mitu Gulati
Israel Shows Diaspora Bonds Can Work as Advertised
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Consequential Damages Clauses: Alien Vomit or Intelligent Design?
by Tara Chowdhury, Faith Chudkowski, Amanda Dixon, Rishabh Sharma, Madison Sherrill, Hadar Tanne, Stephen J. Choi & Mitu Gulati
Consequential Damages Clauses: Alien Vomit or Intelligent Design?
The paper examines whether consequential damages clauses in M&A contracts result from careful design or inherited boilerplate, finding that industry efforts around 2015 led to significant drafting improvement.
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The SCOTUS Tournament: Winning Isn't Everything
by Tracey E. George, Albert Yoon & Mitu Gulati
The SCOTUS Tournament: Winning Isn't Everything
By analyzing an extensive dataset of lawyer appearances and win rates in the SCOTUS bar, this paper challenges existing narratives about the rise of repeat players and their impact on case outcomes, contributing significantly to our understanding of elite legal representation at the highest level of the American judicial system.
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Costs, Conflicts, and College Savings: Evaluating Section 529 Savings Plans
by Quinn Curtis
Costs, Conflicts, and College Savings: Evaluating Section 529 Savings Plans
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Retirement Guardrails: How Proactive Fiduciaries Can Improve Plan Outcomes
by Ian Ayres & Quinn Curtis
Retirement Guardrails: How Proactive Fiduciaries Can Improve Plan Outcomes
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Style and substance on the US Supreme Court
by Keith Carlson, Daniel N. Rockmore, Allen Riddell, Jon Ashley & Michael A. Livermore
Style and substance on the US Supreme Court
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Underdevelopment Despite Upzoning
by Richard Schragger & Sarah New
Underdevelopment Despite Upzoning
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An Expert-Sourced Measure of Judicial Ideology
by Kevin Cope