Chris Brummer

Agnes N. Williams Research Professor; Faculty Director, Institute of International Economic Law; Professor of Law

A.B., Washington University in St. Louis; J.D., Columbia; Ph.D., University of Chicago

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Business Organizations and Securities Regulation, International Finance, Technology

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Chris Brummer is a Georgetown law professor and author. He also lectures widely on financial inclusion and equity, financial regulation and global governance. His views regularly inform a wide array of conversations, from diversity in regulatory agencies and corporate boards to cutting edge issues in financial technology and international regulatory and monetary diplomacy. His work has been featured in The New York Times, CNN, Marketwatch, Fast Company, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Yahoo Money, Roll Call, Cointelegraph, and Coin Desk, among others.

Chris started his career at Cravath Swaine and Moore LLP, and now serves as the Faculty Director of the Institute of International Economic Law. For more than a decade, he has lent his expertise to industry leaders, nonprofits and policymakers, and offered his insights as to how firms and governments can best understand and react to new developments and challenges in the financial system.

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Chris Brummer, Fintech Law in a Nutshell (St. Paul, Minn.: West Academic Publishing 2020).

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Chris Brummer, What Do the Data Reveal About (the Absence of Black) Financial Regulators? (Brookings Inst., Working Paper, Sept. 2020).

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Cryptoassets: Legal, Regulatory, and Monetary Perspectives (Chris Brummer ed., New York: Oxford University Press 2019).

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Chris Brummer & Yesha Yadav, Fintech and the Innovation Trilemma, 107 Geo. L.J. 235-307 (2019).

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Chris Brummer & Rachel Loko, The New Politics of Transatlantic Credit Rating Agency Regulation, in Transnational Financial Regulation After the Crisis 154-176 (Tony Porter ed., Abingdon, U.K.: Routledge 2014).

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FORTHCOMING WORKS - JOURNAL ARTICLES & WORKING PAPERS

Chris Brummer & Leo E. Strine, Jr., Duty and Diversity, Vand. L. Rev. (forthcoming).

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BOOKS

Chris Brummer, Fintech Law in a Nutshell (St. Paul, Minn.: West Academic Publishing 2020).

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Cryptoassets: Legal, Regulatory, and Monetary Perspectives (Chris Brummer ed., New York: Oxford University Press 2019).

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Chris Brummer, Soft Law and the Global Financial System: Rule Making in the 21st Century (New York: Cambridge University Press 2d ed. 2015).

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Renminbi Ascending: How China’s Currency Impacts Global Markets, Foreign Policy, and Transatlantic Financial Regulation (Chris Brummer, Rapporteur, Wash., D.C.: Atlantic Council 2015). [BOOK]

Chris Brummer, Minilateralism: How Trade Alliances, Soft Law and Financial Engineering Are Redefining Economic Statecraft (Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press 2014).

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The Danger of Divergence: Transatlantic Financial Reform & the G20 Agenda (Chris Brummer, Rapporteur, Wash., D.C.: Atlantic Council 2013). [BOOK]

Chris Brummer, Soft Law and the Global Financial System: Rule Making in the 21st Century (New York: Cambridge University Press 2012). [BOOK]

CONTRIBUTIONS TO LAW REVIEWS AND OTHER SCHOLARLY JOURNALS

Chris Brummer & Joost Pauwelyn, Editors’ Farewell, 23 J. Int’l Econ L. 791 (2020).

Chris Brummer & Yesha Yadav, Fintech and the Innovation Trilemma, 107 Geo. L.J. 235-307 (2019).

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Chris Brummer & Joost Pauwelyn, Note from the Editors-in-Chief, 21 J. Int'l Econ. L. 237 (2018).

Chris Brummer, The Inaugural John D. Greenwald Writing Competition: Foreword, 49 Geo. J. Int'l L. 797-799 (2018).

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Chris Brummer, The Renminbi and Systemic Risk, 20 J. Int'l Econ. L. 447-507 (2017). [L] [SSRN]

Chris Brummer, Disruptive Technology and Securities Regulation, 84 Fordham L. Rev. 977-1052 (2015).

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Chris Brummer & Joost Pauwelyn, Editors' Note, 18 J. Int'l Econ. L. 709-710 (2015). [L]

Lissa Broome, Michael Helfer, Cyrus Amir-Mokri, Chris Brummer, Robert Hocket & Nick O'Neill, Panel: Domestic Bank Regulation in a Global Environment — A Comparative Dialogue, 17 N.C. Banking Inst. 1-27 (2013).

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Chris Brummer, Introductory Note to the Financial Stability Board Charter, 51 I.L.M. 828-829 (2012). [HEIN]

Chris Brummer, How International Financial Law Works (And How It Doesn't), 99 Geo. L.J. 257-327 (2011). [HEIN] [W] [L] [SSRN]

Chris Brummer, Origins of the Financial Crisis and International/National Responses: An Overview, 104 Am. Soc’y Int’l L. Proc. 435-438 (2010).

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Chris Brummer, Post-American Securities Regulation, 98 Calif. L. Rev. 327-383 (2010).

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Chris Brummer, Territoriality as a Regulatory Technique: Notes from the Financial Crisis, 79 U. Cin. L. Rev. 499-526 (2010). [HEIN] [W] [L] [SSRN]

Chris Brummer, Why Soft Law Dominates International Finance—And Not Trade, 13 J. Int'l Econ. L. 623-643 (2010). [WWW] [W] [SSRN]

Chris Brummer, Stock Exchanges and the New Markets for Securities Laws, 75 U. Chi. L. Rev. 1435-1491 (2008). [HEIN] [W] [L] [SSRN]

Chris Brummer, Regional Integration and Incomplete Club Goods: A Trade Perspective, 8 Chi. J. Int'l L. 535-551 (2008). [HEIN] [W] [L] [SSRN]

Chris Brummer, Corporate Law Preemption in an Age of Global Capital Markets, 81 S. Cal. L. Rev. 1067-1114 (2008). [HEIN] [W] [L] [SSRN]

Chris Brummer, The Ties That Bind? Regionalism, Commercial Treaties, and the Future of Global Economic Integration, 60 Vand. L. Rev. 1349-1408 (2007). [HEIN] [W] [L] [SSRN]

Chris Brummer, Note, Sharpening the Sword: Class Certification, Appellate Review, and the Role of the Fiduciary Judge in Class Action Lawsuits, 104 Colum. L. Rev. 1042-1071 (2004). [HEIN] [W] [L]

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS TO OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Chris Brummer, What Do the Data Reveal About (the Absence of Black) Financial Regulators? (Brookings Inst., Working Paper, Sept. 2020).

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Chris Brummer, Does Today's World Need a Global Financial Regulator?, Int'l Fin. L. Rev., Feb. 2014, at 19-20.

U.S. SUPREME COURT BRIEFS

Brief of Amici Curiae Financial Regulation Scholars and Former Government Officials in Support of Petitioners, Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC, No. 16-499 (U.S. June 27, 2017).

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CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY

Examining Facebook’s Proposed Cryptocurrency and Its Impact on Consumers, Investors, and the American Financial System: Hearing Before the H. Comm. on Fin. Servs., 116th Cong., July 17, 2019 (Statement of Chris Brummer) (CIS-No.: 2020-H371-2012977).

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Examining the Cryptocurrencies and ICO Markets: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Capital Mkts., Sec., & Inv. of the H. Comm. on Fin. Servs., 115th Cong., Mar. 14, 2018 (Statement of Chris Brummer) (CIS-No.: 2018-H371-186463).

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Limiting the Extraterritorial Impact of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Capital Mkts. & Gov't Sponsored Enters. of the H. Comm. on Fin. Servs., 112th Cong., Feb. 8, 2012 (Statement of Chris Brummer) (CIS-No.: 2012-H371-59). [WWW]

BOOK CHAPTERS & COLLECTED WORKS

Chris Brummer, A Theory of Everything: A Historically Grounded Understanding of Soft Law and the BIS, in Promoting Global Monetary and Financial Stability: The Bank for International Settlements After Bretton Woods, 1973-2020, at 112-133 (Claudio Borio, Stijn Claessens, Piet Clement, Robert N. McCauley & Hyun Song Shin eds., Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press 2020).

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Chris Brummer, Introduction, in Cryptoassets: Legal, Regulatory, and Monetary Perspectives 1-10 (Chris Brummer ed., New York: Oxford University Press 2019).

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Chris Brummer, Trevor I. Kiviat & Jai Massari, What Should Be Disclosed in an Initial Coin Offering?, in Cryptoassets: Legal, Regulatory, and Monetary Perspectives 157-202 (Chris Brummer ed., New York: Oxford University Press 2019).

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James R. Barth, Daniel E. Nolle, Tong (Cindy) Li & Chris Brummer, Systemically Important Banks (SIBs) in the Post-Crisis Era: The Global Response and Responses Around the Globe for 135 Countries, in The Oxford Handbook of Banking 617-664 (Allen N. Berger, Philip Molyneux & John O.S. Wilson eds., Oxford: Oxford University Press 2d ed. 2015).

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Chris Brummer, Introduction: Key Theoretical Parameters of the Soft Law Debate: A Basic Overview, in The Changing Landscape of Global Financial Governance and the Role of Soft Law xvii-xxii (Friedl Weiss & Armin J. Kammel eds., Leiden, Neth.: Brill Nijhoff 2015). [BOOK]

Chris Brummer & Matt Smallcomb, Institutional Design: The International Architecture, in The Oxford Handbook of Financial Regulation 129-156 (Niamh Moloney, Eilís Ferran & Jennifer Payne eds., Oxford: Oxford University Press 2015). [BOOK]

Chris Brummer & Rachel Loko, The New Politics of Transatlantic Credit Rating Agency Regulation, in Transnational Financial Regulation After the Crisis 154-176 (Tony Porter ed., Abingdon, U.K.: Routledge 2014).

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Chris Brummer, Why Soft Law Dominates International Finance—and Not Trade, in International Law in Financial Regulation and Monetary Affairs 95-113 (Thomas Cottier, John H. Jackson & Rosa M. Lastra eds., Oxford: Oxford University Press 2012).

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Chris Brummer, Networks In(-)Action?: The Transgovernmental Origins of, and Responses to, the Financial Crisis, in 3 The World Bank Legal Review: International Financial Institutions and Global Legal Governance 323-334 (Hassane Cissé, Daniel D. Bradlow & Benedict Kingsbury eds., Wash., D.C.: The World Bank 2012). [BOOK]

Chris Brummer, Examining the Institutional Design of International Investment Law, in Appeals Mechanism in International Investment Disputes 281-287 (Karl P. Sauvant ed., New York: Oxford University Press 2008). [BOOK]

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IN THE NEWS

JANUARY 5, 2022

“A LOOK AT THE FEDERAL RESERVE’S HISTORICAL LACK OF DIVERSITY,” coverage in Marketplace, January 5, 2022, featuring Professor Chris Brummer.

DECEMBER 7, 2021

“NASAA TO HOLD FINTECH – CYBERSECURITY SYMPOSIUM, WILL DISCUSS DEFI,” coverage in Crowdfund Insider, December 7, 2021, featuring Professor Chris Brummer.

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

“REGULATORS ASK CONGRESS TO CREATE NEW RULES FOR CRYPTOCURRENCIES,” coverage in The New York Times, November 1, 2021, featuring Professor Chris Brummer.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

“HOW TYSON’S VACCINE MANDATE IS WORKING,” coverage by The New York Times, September 30, 2021, featuring Professor Chris Brummer.

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