
Lindsay Sain Jones
- Assistant Professor, Legal Studies Program
Biography
Lindsay Sain Jones is an Assistant Professor of Legal Studies 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.
Education
- JD, University of Georgia, 2014
- BBA, Georgia State University, 2007
Research Interests
- Financial Regulation, FinTech, Corporate Social Responsibility
Publications
Working Papers
- Evolving Antitrust for the Fintech Era (with Gregory Day) (submission phase)
- Money and Sovereignty (drafting phase)
Journal Articles
- 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).
Editorial Appointments
- Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Business Law Journal, 2019–present
- Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Legal Studies in Business, 2021–present
Awards, Honors, and Recognition
- 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
Service
- Co-Chair, Technology Section, Academy of Legal Studies in Business, 2023-present
- Vice Chair, Advisory Council for Inclusive Excellence & Engagement. Terry College of Business, 2023-present
- Member, Advisory Council for Inclusive Excellence & Engagement. Terry College of Business, 2021-present
Prior Professional Positions
- Associate Attorney, Jones Day, 2014-2020
- Senior Associate, TriMont, 2007-2011