Biography
Randal C. Picker studies antitrust and copyright issues in high-technology industries. He covers those issues and others in his Coursera MOOC, Internet Giants: The Law and Economics of Media Platforms. He recently completed a textbook on antitrust and is working on a book on computer platforms and the law.
He graduated from the College of the University of Chicago cum laude in 1980, with a bachelor's degree in economics. He received a master's degree in 1982 and completed his doctoral coursework and exams in the Department of Economics, where he was a Friedman Fellow. Moving on to the Law School, he graduated in 1985 Order of the Coif and cum laude, where he was an associate editor of the Law Review. He then spent three years with Sidley Austin in Chicago, where he worked in the areas of debt restructuring and corporate reorganizations in bankruptcy.
Research Interests
Copyright, network industries; and antitrust.
Academic Areas
- Strategy and Leadership
Selected Publications
With D. G. Baird and R. Gertner, Game Theory and the Law, (Harvard University Press, 1994).
"Simple Games in a Complex World: A Generative Approach to the Adoption of Norms," University of Chicago Law Review (Fall 1997).
"Regulating Network Industries: A Look at Intel," Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy (Fall 1999).
For a listing of research publications, please visit the university library listing page.
Working Papers
2025 - 2026 Course Schedule
| Number | Course Title | Quarter |
|---|---|---|
| 42201 | The Legal Infrastructure of Business | 2025 (Autumn) |