Eric Chaffee is a visiting professor of law for fall 2022. Throughout his career, he has taught courses relating to business law, contract law, tax law, and trusts & estates, and he has won more than a dozen awards for his teaching.

Professor Chaffee’s scholarship focuses on business law with an emphasis on compliance, cyberlaw, securities regulation, taxation, and business ethics. He is an author of the leading treatise on securities regulation in cyberspace.

Professor Chaffee is actively involved in various legal professional organizations. He is an elected member of the American Law Institute and a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. He has served as chair of the Section on Securities Regulation of the American Association of Law Schools and chair of the Section on Scholarship of that institution as well. He is also a co-founder of the National Business Law Scholars Conference (the leading business law academic conference in the United States), and he currently sits on the executive committee of that organization.

Professor Chaffee’s permanent appointment is at The University of Toledo College of Law, and he is also a Distinguished University Professor, the highest permanent rank and honor The University of Toledo bestows on a faculty member for gaining national and international recognition in their field. He received his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and his undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University.