Lindsay Sain Jones

Lindsay Sain Jones is an Associate Professor of Business Law, Director of the Legal Studies Certificate Program, and Coordinator of the Undergraduate Business Law 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 Early Career Achievement Award from the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, recognizing her outstanding contributions to scholarship, teaching, and service. She is also a two-time recipient of the Hoeber Memorial Award, bestowed by the American Business Law Journal in recognition of excellence in research. In addition, she received the Holmes-Cardozo Award for the best conference paper at the Academy of Legal Studies in Business. Professor Jones 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 Law and Policy
• Privacy Law and Policy
• Corporate Social Responsibility

Working Papers

• Loss of Control as a Cognizable Injury (drafting phase)
• Standing for Covert Website Surveillance (drafting phase)
• The Financial Data Privacy Gap (research phase)

Journal Articles

• In Defense of “Regulation by Enforcement,” 61 Georgia Law Review (forthcoming 2026)
• Money and Sovereignty, 28 N.YU. Journal of Legislation and Public Policy 413 (2026).
• Antitrust for the FinTech Era (with Greg Day), 63 American Business Law Journal 57 (2026).
• Nonbanks and the Social Contract, 103 North Carolina Law Review 1031 (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

• Early Career Achievement Award, Academy of Legal Studies in Business, 2026
• Hoeber Memorial Award for Excellence in Research, American Business Law Journal, 2026
• 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, Faculty and Staff Advisory Council, Terry College of Business, 2023-2025
• Member, Faculty and Staff Advisory Council, Terry College of Business, 2021-2025

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