Joshua Fairfield
Indiana University of School of Law, Bloomington

Professor Fairfield joined the Indiana University Law School faculty in the fall of 2005, bringing a spirited pedagogy and a strong interest in the intersection of computing technologies and law to his courses in commercial law. Before earning his JD magna cum laude from the University of Chicago in 2001, he directed the development of the award winning Rosetta Stone Language Library, a leading language teaching software program for educational institutions. After law school, Professor Fairfield clerked for Judge Danny J. Boggs at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He then joined Jones Day in Columbus, Ohio, where he litigated cases in commercial law and software/technology law. Before coming to Indiana, Professor Fairfield taught comparative law to LLM students at Columbia Law School. He is regularly quoted in national and international media on information technology topics including the law of video games, online regulation, and the law and economics of virtual worlds. Currently, Professor Fairfield teaches courses in E-commerce Law, Sales, and Secured Transactions.