Christopher R. Drahozal
Subjects: Contracts, Commercial Arbitration, Commercial Law
Phone: 785-864-9239
E-mail: drahozal@ku.edu
Profile
Chris Drahozal is an internationally known scholar whose writing focuses on the law and economics of dispute resolution, particularly arbitration. He is the author of multiple books and numerous articles on commercial arbitration, and has taught and given presentations on the subject in Europe, Canada and the United States. He is serving as an Associate Reporter for the ALI's Restatement (Third) of the U.S. Law of International Commercial Arbitration. Drahozal also is a well-respected teacher and received the Immel Award for Teaching Excellence in 2004. Prior to coming to KU, Professor Drahozal practiced law with Sidley & Austin in Washington, D.C., and served as a law clerk for Chief Judge Charles Clark of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Justice Byron R. White of the United States Supreme Court, and Judge George H. Aldrich of the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal in The Hague, The Netherlands.
Representative Publications
"An Empirical Study of AAA Consumer Arbitration," 25 Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution 843 (2010), with Samantha Zyontz; “Why Do Businesses Use (and Not Use) Arbitration Clauses?,” 25 Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution 433 (2010) (with S. Ware); "The Iran-United States Claims Tribunal at 25" (Oxford University Press) (with Chris Gibson) (2007); "Commercial Arbitration: Cases and Problems" (Lexis Nexis Publishing) (2d ed. 2006); "Towards a Science of International Arbitration: Collected Empirical Research" (Kluwer Law International) (with R. Naimark) (2005); "Arbitration Costs and Contingent Fee Contracts," 59 Vanderbilt Law Review 729 (2006); "A Behavioral Analysis of Private Judging," 67 Law & Contemporary Problems 105 (2004); "Federal Arbitration Act Preemption," 79 Indiana Law Journal 393 (2004); "The Economics of Litigation and Arbitration: An Application to Franchise Contracts," 32 Journal of Legal Studies 549 (with K. Hylton) (2003).
Curriculum vitae with complete publications list
Research Interests
Arbitration, dispute resolution, federalism.
Education
J.D., Iowa, 1986, Articles Editor, Iowa Law Review; B.A., Washington University, 1983.
Admitted
D.C. 1988
Career History
Clerk, Chief Judge Charles Clark, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, 1986-87; Associate, Arnold & Porter, DC, 1987-88; Clerk, Justice Byron R. White, U.S. Supreme Court, 1988-89; Clerk, George H. Aldrich, Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal, The Hague, The Netherlands, 1989-91; Associate, Sidley & Austin, DC, 1991-94; Visiting Associate Professor, Kansas 1994-95; Associate Professor, 1995-2000; Professor, 2000-2006; Consortium Professor, London, 2001; John M. Rounds Professor since 2006; Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development since 2009.
Member
Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; American Law Institute; American Law & Economics Association; Academic Council, Institute for Transnational Arbitration; Editorial Board, World Arbitration and Mediation Review; National Task Force on Issues Related to the Arbitration of Consumer Debt Disputes.