Death of Larry Ribstein (1946-2011)

Larry E. Ribstein, Mildred Van Voorhis Jones Chair and Associate Dean for Research at Illinois, died on December 23.  From the Illinois press release:

A member of the Illinois law faculty since 2002, Ribstein was a prodigious and pioneering scholar across a vast range of subjects, including partnerships and limited liability companies, corporate and securities law, choice of law, financial regulation, white-collar crime, legal ethics, and the legal profession.

Remembrances from Larry's many friends and admirers in the academy:

• Jonathan Adler (Case Western)
• Stephen Bainbridge (UCLA)
• Matt Bodie (St. Louis)
• Donald Clarke (George Wshington)
• Marc DeGirolami (St. John's)
• Dan Filler (Drexel)
• Erik Gerding (Colorado)
• Todd Henderson (Chicago)
• Dave Hoffman (Temple)
• Renee Newman Knake (Michigan State)
• Kim Krawiec (Duke)
• Brian Leiter (Chicago)
• Jeff Lipshaw (Suffolk)
• Geoffrey Manne (Lewis & Clark)
• Henry Manne (Georgw Mason)
• Andy Morriss (Alabama)
• Stefan Padfield (Akron)
• Ellen Podgor (Stetson)
• Nancy Rapoport (UNLV)
• Paul Rubin (Emory)
• Keith Sharfman (St. John's)
• Bill Sjostrom (Arizona)
• Gordon Smith (BYU)
• Larry Solum (Georgetown)
• Ilya Somin (George Mason)
• J.W. Verret (George Mason)
• Josh Wright (George Mason)