Christopher Hampson

Prof. Christopher D. Hampson is an assistant professor of law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law in Gainesville, Fla., where he teaches classes on bankruptcy, contracts, corporations and secured transactions. He is a scholar of bankruptcy, insolvency and the ethics of debt; his research focuses on how legal institutions can best serve our shared values during times of financial distress. Prof. Hampson has written on a wide range of topics, from benefit corporations and small business bankruptcy to imprisonment for debt. His scholarship has appeared or is forthcoming in prominent law reviews across the country, including the Harvard Law Review, the Fordham Law Review, the Iowa Law Review and the American Bankruptcy Law Journal. His work has also been cited by federal district and appellate courts, as well as two state supreme courts. Prior to joining UF Law, Prof. Hampson practiced law at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP in Boston, where he led litigation and transactional teams as part of the firm’s bankruptcy and financial restructuring group. His bankruptcy work included blockbuster chapter 11, appellate and Supreme Court cases, as well as a $1.6 billion securities litigation related to the Puerto Rico insolvency proceedings. His pro bono practice has included eviction defense and asylum applications. Prior to joining WilmerHale, Prof. Hampson clerked for Hon. Richard A. Posner on the Seventh Circuit in Chicago and worked at White & Case LLP in Miami. He received his A.B. magna cum laude with highest honors from Harvard College in the comparative study of religion, his J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, and his M.T.S. from Harvard Divinity School, where he was a Dean’s Fellow. During his time at Harvard Law School, he served as articles co-chair of the Harvard Law Review.