Veronica Root Martinez
@profvrmartinez.bsky.social
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Distinguished Professor at
@DukeLaw
Gtown Alum. Chicago Law Alum. Former Law Prof at NDLaw.
Personal account. She/Her.
https://law.duke.edu/fac/martinez
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1932578
@DukeLaw
Gtown Alum. Chicago Law Alum. Former Law Prof at NDLaw.
Personal account. She/Her.
https://law.duke.edu/fac/martinez
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1932578
To my surprise, I'm in this ranking.
I found two things interesting about their analysis. First, their discussion of COVID/caretaking. I would think potential COVID lags wouldn't be fully present in the 2019-2021 time period, b/c of the lags in publishing times.
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I found two things interesting about their analysis. First, their discussion of COVID/caretaking. I would think potential COVID lags wouldn't be fully present in the 2019-2021 time period, b/c of the lags in publishing times.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Top 100 Legal Scholars of 2025
Traditional legal scholarship rankings rely almost exclusively on career-long publication metrics, a method that inherently favors decades-old articles and ofte
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March 6, 2026 at 11:57 AM
To my surprise, I'm in this ranking.
I found two things interesting about their analysis. First, their discussion of COVID/caretaking. I would think potential COVID lags wouldn't be fully present in the 2019-2021 time period, b/c of the lags in publishing times.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
I found two things interesting about their analysis. First, their discussion of COVID/caretaking. I would think potential COVID lags wouldn't be fully present in the 2019-2021 time period, b/c of the lags in publishing times.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Excited to share that our new paper, "Regulating DeFi Platforms," is forthcoming with the Minnesota Law Review.
We explore how decentralized finance disaggregates the traditional functions of financial intermediaries—and what that means for compliance, enforcement, and financial stability.
We explore how decentralized finance disaggregates the traditional functions of financial intermediaries—and what that means for compliance, enforcement, and financial stability.
February 24, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Excited to share that our new paper, "Regulating DeFi Platforms," is forthcoming with the Minnesota Law Review.
We explore how decentralized finance disaggregates the traditional functions of financial intermediaries—and what that means for compliance, enforcement, and financial stability.
We explore how decentralized finance disaggregates the traditional functions of financial intermediaries—and what that means for compliance, enforcement, and financial stability.
Will I ever have enough institutional power to have a warm office?
February 10, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Will I ever have enough institutional power to have a warm office?
How many writing days are going to go "poof" to virtual school this week?
January 27, 2026 at 11:08 PM
How many writing days are going to go "poof" to virtual school this week?
New work with Lisa Fairfax: "The Miscalculation of Corporate DEI Risk."
We argue that companies aren’t avoiding risk by retreating from DEI—they’re often amplifying it. DEI isn’t a political slogan; it’s a board-level risk oversight issue.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
We argue that companies aren’t avoiding risk by retreating from DEI—they’re often amplifying it. DEI isn’t a political slogan; it’s a board-level risk oversight issue.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Miscalculation of Corporate DEI Risk
Corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts have undergone a dramatic reversal in a remarkably short period of time. In the wake of George Floyd’s
papers.ssrn.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:13 PM
New work with Lisa Fairfax: "The Miscalculation of Corporate DEI Risk."
We argue that companies aren’t avoiding risk by retreating from DEI—they’re often amplifying it. DEI isn’t a political slogan; it’s a board-level risk oversight issue.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
We argue that companies aren’t avoiding risk by retreating from DEI—they’re often amplifying it. DEI isn’t a political slogan; it’s a board-level risk oversight issue.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
"Purpose-Driven Compliance" argues that organizations should move toward compliance programs that are directed by the firm’s (i) purpose, (ii) inherent risks based on the activities necessary to achieve that purpose, and (iii) ethical standards and goals.
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Purpose-Driven Compliance
<span>Whether it is a small brokerage firm in Ann Arbor, Michigan, a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, or a multinational conglomerate headquarter
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January 20, 2026 at 2:27 PM
"Purpose-Driven Compliance" argues that organizations should move toward compliance programs that are directed by the firm’s (i) purpose, (ii) inherent risks based on the activities necessary to achieve that purpose, and (iii) ethical standards and goals.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Reposted by Veronica Root Martinez
My new book, Disclosureland, is out today, January 15, 2026. The book is about how corporate public statements shape racial equity. Grab it here and tell me what you think: a.co/d/1HSRdyw
Amazon.com: Disclosureland: How Corporate Words Constrain Racial Progress: 9781009442985: Adediran, Atinuke O.: Books
Amazon.com: Disclosureland: How Corporate Words Constrain Racial Progress: 9781009442985: Adediran, Atinuke O.: Books
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January 15, 2026 at 7:25 PM
My new book, Disclosureland, is out today, January 15, 2026. The book is about how corporate public statements shape racial equity. Grab it here and tell me what you think: a.co/d/1HSRdyw
I have a new chapter up discussing Independent Monitorships. It clarifies the contemporary practice of independent monitorships, defining who monitors are, when and why monitors are imposed, and the principal forms they take in U.S. and comparative practice.
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Chapter: Independent Monitorships
This chapter clarifies the contemporary practice of independent monitorships, defining who monitors are, when and why monitors are imposed, and the principal fo
papers.ssrn.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I have a new chapter up discussing Independent Monitorships. It clarifies the contemporary practice of independent monitorships, defining who monitors are, when and why monitors are imposed, and the principal forms they take in U.S. and comparative practice.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
We’re thrilled to invite applications for the Visiting Assistant Professor position at Duke Law! This two- to three-year opportunity is designed to support aspiring legal scholars. (Think of it as the law school equivalent of a post-doc.)
Learn more and apply here: tinyurl.com/mrxccxxv
Learn more and apply here: tinyurl.com/mrxccxxv
November 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We’re thrilled to invite applications for the Visiting Assistant Professor position at Duke Law! This two- to three-year opportunity is designed to support aspiring legal scholars. (Think of it as the law school equivalent of a post-doc.)
Learn more and apply here: tinyurl.com/mrxccxxv
Learn more and apply here: tinyurl.com/mrxccxxv
Thankful that today's global outage isn't impacting Canvas, as my students are taking their midterms right now. And I forgot to bring hard copies just in case (as advised by IT).
November 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Thankful that today's global outage isn't impacting Canvas, as my students are taking their midterms right now. And I forgot to bring hard copies just in case (as advised by IT).
Law Professor Friends...
Any insight on where taxprofblog and prawfsblawg go now that type pad has gone away?
I wanted to send the taxprof list of VAPs/Fellowships to an alum.
Any insight on where taxprofblog and prawfsblawg go now that type pad has gone away?
I wanted to send the taxprof list of VAPs/Fellowships to an alum.
October 7, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Law Professor Friends...
Any insight on where taxprofblog and prawfsblawg go now that type pad has gone away?
I wanted to send the taxprof list of VAPs/Fellowships to an alum.
Any insight on where taxprofblog and prawfsblawg go now that type pad has gone away?
I wanted to send the taxprof list of VAPs/Fellowships to an alum.
Duke Friends. For the first time, my email junk folder was very full, and it was not junk. Take a look!
July 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Duke Friends. For the first time, my email junk folder was very full, and it was not junk. Take a look!
If you are a Duke University School of Law alum and are planning to go on the entry-level tenure track or clinical teaching market in 25-26, please shoot me an email. We (the Academic Careers Committee) would love to provide support (and invite you to a moot job talk day).
May 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
If you are a Duke University School of Law alum and are planning to go on the entry-level tenure track or clinical teaching market in 25-26, please shoot me an email. We (the Academic Careers Committee) would love to provide support (and invite you to a moot job talk day).
Some days, the writing just flows.
Other days, the writing is...walking through mud.
Today is quite, quite muddy.
Other days, the writing is...walking through mud.
Today is quite, quite muddy.
May 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Some days, the writing just flows.
Other days, the writing is...walking through mud.
Today is quite, quite muddy.
Other days, the writing is...walking through mud.
Today is quite, quite muddy.
Man, I love Chicago.
May 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Man, I love Chicago.
Friend: I have this case involving a corporate monitor, do you know about these?
Me: Sure what's your question...[answers question]
Friend: Wait, have you written about this?
Me: Little bit...😂
Me: Sure what's your question...[answers question]
Friend: Wait, have you written about this?
Me: Little bit...😂
April 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Friend: I have this case involving a corporate monitor, do you know about these?
Me: Sure what's your question...[answers question]
Friend: Wait, have you written about this?
Me: Little bit...😂
Me: Sure what's your question...[answers question]
Friend: Wait, have you written about this?
Me: Little bit...😂
Someone asked to reprint one of my articles for a Brazilian journal, so the article has been translated into Portuguese. I uploaded the original & translation into ChatGPT & asked about the translation quality. I have also asked a native speaker to do some review, but such a cool use of the tech.
April 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Someone asked to reprint one of my articles for a Brazilian journal, so the article has been translated into Portuguese. I uploaded the original & translation into ChatGPT & asked about the translation quality. I have also asked a native speaker to do some review, but such a cool use of the tech.
I was born in Wisconsin and spent summers with my grandparents on Totagatic Lake in Minong.
Everyone go rent a cabin by a lake and show these people some tourism dollars. Stunning beauty. Beware of bears.
Everyone go rent a cabin by a lake and show these people some tourism dollars. Stunning beauty. Beware of bears.
April 2, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I was born in Wisconsin and spent summers with my grandparents on Totagatic Lake in Minong.
Everyone go rent a cabin by a lake and show these people some tourism dollars. Stunning beauty. Beware of bears.
Everyone go rent a cabin by a lake and show these people some tourism dollars. Stunning beauty. Beware of bears.
My draft, "Purpose-Driven Compliance," is forthcoming with Texas A&M Law Review. The abstract is below, and I'll post to SSRN once I incorporate some fantastic comments I received at Emily Strauss's "Corporate Disasters" conference last week.
March 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
My draft, "Purpose-Driven Compliance," is forthcoming with Texas A&M Law Review. The abstract is below, and I'll post to SSRN once I incorporate some fantastic comments I received at Emily Strauss's "Corporate Disasters" conference last week.
This came up in class today in response to a student question about compliance obligations and employee privacy (ahem...not in the US), but somehow it feels relevant in another way.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
SEC Finalizes Settlements on Wall Street WhatsApp Probe: Reuters
The Securities and Exchange Commission is finalizing settlements with about two dozen Wall Street firms to resolve probes into lapses in record keeping, Reuters reported.
www.bloomberg.com
March 26, 2025 at 3:15 AM
This came up in class today in response to a student question about compliance obligations and employee privacy (ahem...not in the US), but somehow it feels relevant in another way.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
I had the privilege of working with folks at the OECD on a project related to assessment of compliance effectiveness in the anticorruption space.
Two reports were issued today related to that work.
Governments’ assessments of corporate anti-corruption compliance - www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
Two reports were issued today related to that work.
Governments’ assessments of corporate anti-corruption compliance - www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
Governments’ assessments of corporate anti-corruption compliance
Governments expect companies to go beyond the adoption of anti-corruption compliance programmes by assessing their actual effectiveness in mitigating corruption risks and promoting a culture of integr...
www.oecd.org
March 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I had the privilege of working with folks at the OECD on a project related to assessment of compliance effectiveness in the anticorruption space.
Two reports were issued today related to that work.
Governments’ assessments of corporate anti-corruption compliance - www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
Two reports were issued today related to that work.
Governments’ assessments of corporate anti-corruption compliance - www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
Signs you are a lawyer.
Walks into Home Depot. Sees a "suction cup grab bar" for shower. Thinks - "that is a tort in a box." Then thinks - "but they assumed the risk."
Ok...too much torts for this contracts prof.
Walks into Home Depot. Sees a "suction cup grab bar" for shower. Thinks - "that is a tort in a box." Then thinks - "but they assumed the risk."
Ok...too much torts for this contracts prof.
March 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Signs you are a lawyer.
Walks into Home Depot. Sees a "suction cup grab bar" for shower. Thinks - "that is a tort in a box." Then thinks - "but they assumed the risk."
Ok...too much torts for this contracts prof.
Walks into Home Depot. Sees a "suction cup grab bar" for shower. Thinks - "that is a tort in a box." Then thinks - "but they assumed the risk."
Ok...too much torts for this contracts prof.
How is it that googling "chart for Salman" doesn't give me a chart showing the tipper/tippee stuff?
Someone has to have done this already.
Someone has to have done this already.
February 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
How is it that googling "chart for Salman" doesn't give me a chart showing the tipper/tippee stuff?
Someone has to have done this already.
Someone has to have done this already.
I miss the information I used to be able to gather from the submission "angsting" thread on Prawfs, although I acknowledge that the angsting was not healthy. (I will not be submitting until Friday...maybe...my kids keep not having school).
February 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I miss the information I used to be able to gather from the submission "angsting" thread on Prawfs, although I acknowledge that the angsting was not healthy. (I will not be submitting until Friday...maybe...my kids keep not having school).
Lots of law professor friends, including me, in the new ECGI appointments.
www.ecgi.global/publications...
www.ecgi.global/publications...
ECGI Welcomes 74 New Research Members
ECGI is delighted to announce the appointment of 75 new Research Members to add to its distinguished ranks.
www.ecgi.global
February 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Lots of law professor friends, including me, in the new ECGI appointments.
www.ecgi.global/publications...
www.ecgi.global/publications...