Christopher T. Hines
Assistant Professor

B.A., Yale University
J.D., Columbia Law School

Email: chines@niu.edu
Phone: (815) 753-9489
Room: 194A

Biography

Assistant Professor Christopher T. Hines joined the faculty of Northern Illinois University College of Law in 2010.  He teaches courses in Comparative Law, Contracts and International Business Transactions.  Professor Hines received his B.A. in History, cum laude, from Yale University in 1998, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and his J.D. from Columbia Law School in 2002, where he was an Editor of the Columbia Journal of Asian Law.

Professor Hines is an experienced corporate and securities attorney, having represented numerous clients in domestic and cross border transactions at Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in the District of Columbia and New York, and Nishimura & Asahi in Tokyo.  His articles have appeared in such publications as the Kansas Law Review, Columbia Business Law Review and Business Visions.  Professor Hines's scholarship focuses on the intersection of corporate law and legal ethics, with a particular focus on matters of securities regulation, legal history and comparative law.

Professor Hines was born in Annapolis, Maryland, raised in Kailua, Hawaii, and currently resides in Naperville, Illinois and Foster City, California.

Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

Articles

In Search of Corporate Legal Ethics (work in progress).

Reputation as Ethical Consideration (forthcoming).
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Returning to First Principles of Privilege Law: Focusing on the Facts in Internal Corporate Investigations, 60 Kan. L. Rev. __ (forthcoming).
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Doing Deals in Japan: An Analysis of Recent Trends and Developments for the U.S. Practitioner, 2006 Colum. Bus. L. Rev. 355 (2006).
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Other Legal Writing

Interview with Professor Christopher T. Hines, Northern Lawyer, Northern Illinois University College of Law (2010). 
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Delaware Court Decisions Denying Indemnification Rights Underscore Need for Carefully Drawn Indemnification Provisions, 4 Business Visions 1 (2009).

First Things First: Deciding Who Should Conduct Your Internal Investigation, American Conference Institute, Symposium on Securities Litigation (2003).

Presentations

Reputation as Ethical Consideration, paper presentation at Faculty Development Committee, Northern Illinois University College of Law (November 17, 2011).
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Reputation as Ethical Consideration, paper presentation at Conference of Asian Pacific American Law Faculty (CAPALF) and Northeast People of Color Conference (NEPOC), Hofstra Law School (November 4, 2011).

Doing Business in the United States: A Presentation to Students of the University of Bordeaux, Northern Illinois University College of Law (September 6, 2011).

Moderator, International and Domestic Framework for Human Trafficking, Which Way Home: 20th Annual Law Review Symposium on Human Trafficking, Northern Illinois University College of Law (April 15, 2011).

Areas of Expertise

Business Associations, Comparative Law, Contracts, Corporate Finance, International Business Transactions, Legal Ethics, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Regulation

Course Information

Comparative Law (Law 692-0001), Contracts I (Law 502-0002), Contracts II (Law 503-0002), International Business Transactions (Law 694-0001)

Comparative Law syllabus: available here.
Contracts I syllabus: available here.
Contracts II syllabus: available here.
International Business Transactions syllabus: available here.

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