Moritz Faculty
Dale A. Oesterle
J. Gilbert Reese Chair in Contract Law

Dale A. Oesterle
Contact Information
- (614) 292-7172
- oesterle.4@osu.edu
- Drinko 213
Education
- B.A., University of Michigan, Philosophy, 1972 (with distinction)
- M.P.P., University of Michigan, 1974
- J.D., University of Michigan, 1975
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Scholarship
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Areas of Expertise
- Business Law
- Corporate Governance
- Hedge Funds
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Securities Law
- Securities Trading Markets
Fall '09 Courses
Spring '10 Courses
Teaches:
- Business Associations
- Law of Mergers & Acquisitions
- Securities Regulation
- Law and Finance for Entrepreneurs
- Contracts
- International Business Transactions
- Comparative Company
- Securities Law
Research Interests:
- Mergers and acquisitions
Previous Professional Experience:
- Monfort Professor and Director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Law, University of Colorado at Boulder School of Law
- Professor of Law, Cornell Law School
- Associate, Hunton, and Williams, Richmond, Va.
- Law clerk, Hon. Robert R. Merhige, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Awards/Achievements:
- Executive editor, Michigan Law Review
- Order of the Coif
Selected Publications:
- The Law of Mergers and Acquisitions (West 2002)
- "Lessons on the Limits of Constitutional Language from Colorado: The Erosion of the Constitution's Ban on Business Subsidies," 73 U. Colo. L. Rev. 587 (2002).
- "A Clear-Headed Look at NGOs," 13 Colo. J. Int'l Envtl. L. & Pol'y 129 (2002).
- "Corporate Directors' Personal Liability for 'Insolvent,' 'Reckless,' and 'Wrongful' Trading," 7 New Zealand Bus. L.Q. 20 (2001).
- "The Inexorable March Toward a Continuous Disclosure Obligation for Publicly-Traded Companies: Are We There Yet?" 20 Cardozo L. Rev. 135 (1998).
Professor Oesterle's Podcasts
Update: Analysis of Arguments in Stoneridge v. Scientific-Atlanta
Issues: Private securities litigation; scheme liability
Podcast Series: U.S. Supreme Court
Date: Oct. 11, 2007
Stoneridge v. Scientific-Atlanta
Issues: Private securities litigation; scheme liability
Podcast Series: U.S. Supreme Court
Date: Oct. 5, 2007


