Ann Lipton

Professor Lipton joined the Colorado Law faculty in 2025.  Prior to that, Lipton was the Michael M. Fleishman Professor in Business Law and Entrepreneurship at Tulane Law School.  

After graduating law school in 2000, Lipton clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter and 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Edward Becker.  She then practiced in New York City for over 10 years, where she specialized in plaintiff-side securities and corporate litigation at the trial and appellate levels.  She also worked briefly for the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

As a scholar, Lipton explores corporate governance, the relationships between corporations and investors, and the role of corporations in society. Her articles have appeared in the Journal of Corporation Law, the Fordham Law Review, and the Georgetown Law Journal, among other publications. Beginning with the Ninth Edition, she became one of the authors of the Securities Regulation: Cases and Materials casebook published by Aspen Publishers. She also blogs regularly for the Business Law Prof Blog.