Lin (Lynn) Bai

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Professor Bai specializes in corporate and securities law. Her research has been featured in esteemed journals, including the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law, Virginia Law & Business Review, NYU Journal of Law and Business, Vanderbilt Law Review, Emory Corporate Governance and Accountability Review, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, and Wisconsin Law Review, among others. One of her articles, "The Uptick Rule of Short Sale Regulation – Can It Alleviate the Downward Pressure from Negative Earnings Shocks?", was cited by the SEC in its amendments to short sale regulations. Her article, "There are Plaintiffs, and . . . There are Plaintiffs: An Empirical Analysis of Securities Class Action Settlements" (co-authored with James D. Cox and Randall S. Thomas), was recognized as one of the "Top 10 Corporate and Securities Articles of 2008" by Corporate Practice Commentator.

Professor Bai joined the College of Law faculty in 2007, bringing a decade of experience in corporate finance and securities law. Her career includes roles as a corporate lawyer and investment banker in New York, as well as a securities market regulator in Hong Kong.

BA (equivalent), Beijing University
LLM, Pennsylvania State University, the Dickinson School of Law
JD, University of Texas at Austin 
PhD, Duke University

• Business Association
• Corporate Finance
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Contemporary Issues in Business Regulation
• Property

• Goldman Prize for Excellence in Teaching, 2020, 2024 
• Harold C. Schott Scholarship Award, 2023 
• Faculty Excellence Award, 2022