William Hubbard

William Hubbard’s current research primarily involves economic analysis of litigation, courts, and civil procedure. He teaches courses and seminars in civil procedure, courts, law and economics, and empirical legal studies. Hubbard has served as editor of the Journal of Legal Studies, board member of the Society for Empirical Legal Studies and the American Law and Economics Association, and Deputy Dean of the University of Chicago Law School. He currently serves as chair of the University of Chicago Faculty Committee for AI and Academic Life. Prior to joining the Law School faculty, Hubbard clerked for the Hon. Patrick E. Higginbotham of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and practiced law as a litigation associate at Mayer Brown LLP in Chicago, where he specialized in commercial litigation, electronic discovery and appellate practice.