Lawrence A. Cunningham
Encyclopedia
Lawrence A. Cunningham is an American author of corporate governance and investing books and is Henry St. George Tucker III Research Professor of Law at George Washington University
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, the boarding school for poor orphans in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. After graduation, he worked full-time to put himself through his home-state school, University of Delaware
. He graduated from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
magna cum laude in 1988.
From 1988 to 1992, Cunningham practiced corporate law with Cravath, Swaine & Moore
, before taking an appointment to the law faculty at the Cardozo School of Law. He directed The Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Center on Corporate Governance
, and wrote several books on value investing
. From 2002 to 2007, he was Professor of Law & Business at Boston College
. At that time, he received an appointment to the faculty of George Washington University
where he teaches Contracts, Corporations and Law & Accounting. In 2011, he was rumored to have been eagerly sought after to serve as Dean of Boston College Law School.
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George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
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Life
Cunningham's father died when Cunningham was 13, whereupon he enrolled in Girard CollegeGirard College
Girard College is an independent boarding school on a 43-acre campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States.Girard is for academically capable students, grades one through 12, and awards a full scholarship with a yearly value of approximately $42,000 to every child admitted to the...
, the boarding school for poor orphans in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
. After graduation, he worked full-time to put himself through his home-state school, University of Delaware
University of Delaware
The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...
. He graduated from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is the law school of Yeshiva University, located in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The school is named for Supreme Court Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo. Cardozo's success as a young school has been remarkable, leading some to characterize Cardozo as a...
magna cum laude in 1988.
From 1988 to 1992, Cunningham practiced corporate law with Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP is a prominent American law firm based in New York City, with an additional office in London. The second oldest firm in the country, Cravath was founded in 1819 and consistently ranks first among the world's most prestigious law firms according to a survey of partners,...
, before taking an appointment to the law faculty at the Cardozo School of Law. He directed The Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Center on Corporate Governance
The Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Center on Corporate Governance
The Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Center on Corporate Governance is an academic research center whose mission is to raise public and academic awareness of current corporate and securities law issues, to produce and disseminate research on a broad range of topics in these fields, and to educate and train...
, and wrote several books on value investing
Value investing
Value investing is an investment paradigm that derives from the ideas on investment and speculation that Ben Graham and David Dodd began teaching at Columbia Business School in 1928 and subsequently developed in their 1934 text Security Analysis...
. From 2002 to 2007, he was Professor of Law & Business at Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
. At that time, he received an appointment to the faculty of George Washington University
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
where he teaches Contracts, Corporations and Law & Accounting. In 2011, he was rumored to have been eagerly sought after to serve as Dean of Boston College Law School.
Significance
Cunningham is regarded as a significant expert in the field of law and accounting, having authored some 40 scholarly articles in major law journals (including Columbia, Cornell, Michigan, Minnesota, UCLA and Vanderbilt Law Reviews) and published 10 books. His articles are widely-cited in the literature. His books are the standard teaching books for the subject of accounting in US law schools. Professor Cunningham is also one of the leading figures in developing innovative solutions to risk transfer. His proposal to use cat bond type mechanisms for transferring risk unrelated to property damage can lead to transformation of the field of alternative risk transferAlternative Risk Transfer
Alternative Risk Transfer is the use of techniques other than traditional insurance and reinsurance to provide risk bearing entities with coverage or protection...
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External links
- Lawrence A. Cunningham professor of law and business and libby scholar at Boston CollegeBoston CollegeBoston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
- Lawrence A. Cunningham, professor of law at George Washington UniversityGeorge Washington UniversityThe George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...