Lindsay Sain Jones

Lindsay Sain Jones is an Assistant Professor of Legal Studies, Director of the Legal Studies Certificate Program, and Coordinator of the Undergraduate Legal Studies Program at the Terry College of Business and holds a courtesy appointment at the School of Law. Her research primarily focuses on financial regulation and technology. Professor Jones’s scholarship has been accepted in a variety of academic journals, including the California Law Review, the North Carolina Law Review, and the American Business Law Journal. Prior to joining the faculty, she practiced law in a transactional practice at Jones Day, where she primarily represented large financial institutions. Professor Jones also has four years of industry experience as a financial analyst.

Professor Jones is a recipient of the Hoeber Memorial Award, an award bestowed by the American Business Law Journal in recognition of excellence in research, and the Holmes-Cardozo Award for the best conference paper at the Academy of Legal Studies in Business. She has completed the Lilly Teaching Fellowship Program and the Teaching Academy Fellowship Program.

• JD, University of Georgia, 2014
• BBA, Georgia State University, 2007

• Financial Regulation, FinTech, Corporate Social Responsibility

Working Papers

• Money and Sovereignty (drafting phase)

Journal Articles

• Antitrust for the Fintech Era (with Greg Day), 63 American Business Law Journal (forthcoming 2025).
• Nonbanks and the Social Contract, 103 North Carolina Law Review (forthcoming 2025).
• Rebooting the Community Reinvestment Act (with Goldburn Maynard), 61 American Business Law Journal 167 (2024)
• Investor Driven Climate Accountability (with Kimberly Houser), 57 UC Davis Law Review 2627 (2024)
• Unfulfilled Promises of the FinTech Revolution (with Goldburn Maynard), 111 California Law Review 801 (2023).
• On the Systemic Importance of Digital Platforms (with Tim Samples), 25 University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law 141 (2023).
• Who’s Keeping Score?: Oversight of Consumer Credit Infrastructure (with Janine Hiller), 59 American Business Law Journal 61 (2022).
• Beyond the Hype: A Practical Approach to CryptoReg, 25 Virginia Journal of Law & Technology 175 (2022).
• Aligning National Bank Priorities with the Public Interest: National Benefit Banks and a New Stakeholder Approach, 58 American Business Law Journal 5 (2021).
• Putting the Wild Back in Wilderness: An Argument for a More Natural Approach to Wildlife Management in Wilderness, 6 George Washington Journal of Energy and Environmental Law 21 (2015).
• The Problem with the Bureau of Land Management’s Delegation of Wildlife Management in Wilderness, 47 Georgia Law Review 1281 (2013).

• Staff Editor, American Business Law Journal, 2025–present
• Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Business Law Journal, 2019–2025
• Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Legal Studies in Business, 2021–present

• Outstanding Reviewer Award, American Business Law Journal, 2025
• Holmes-Cardozo Award for Best Submitted Conference Paper, Academy of Legal Studies in Business, 2023
• Best Environmental Paper Award, Academy of Legal Studies in Business, 2023
• Terry College of Business Outstanding Teacher, University of Georgia, 2023
• Lilly Teaching Fellow, University of Georgia, 2022-2024
• Teaching Academy Fellow, University of Georgia, 2021-2022
• Hoeber Memorial Award for Excellence in Research, American Business Law Journal, 2021

• Co-Chair, Technology Section, Academy of Legal Studies in Business, 2023-2025
• Vice Chair, Advisory Council for Inclusive Excellence & Engagement, Terry College of Business, 2023-2025
• Member, Advisory Council for Inclusive Excellence & Engagement, Terry College of Business, 2021-2025

• Associate Attorney, Jones Day, 2014-2020
• Senior Associate, TriMont, 2007-2011