Robert W. Emerson

Huber Hurst Professor
HUBER HURST PROFESSOR

(352) 392-8794 | Email

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University of Florida
Warrington College of Business
Management Department
Stuzin Hall 201A

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Education All years

JD, Harvard Law School, 1982
BA, University of the South, 1978

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Legal theatre — October 30, 2024 — “The Continental European law system can be traced back to its roots in what source of law?” Huber Hurst Professor Robert Emerson of the...
University of Florida management professor's paper awarded for excellence — September 20, 2024 — Robert Emerson, Huber Hurst Professor in the Department of Management at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business, received...
Robert Emerson presenting at Franchise Times Legal Eagles Virtual Summit — April 7, 2023 — Huber Hurst Professor of Business Law Robert Emerson shares his franchising insights as part of a panel discussion on The Law and Economics...
Empathy is the key to successful leadership — February 20, 2023 — On National Leadership Day, we caught up with Tara Blythe (BSBA ‘02), Chief People Officer for Infotech, Inc. She has over 20 years of l...
Meet the 2022-2023 teaching, advising award winners — February 10, 2023 — The UF Warrington College of Business is proud to announce its four winners of its annual Teaching/Advising Awards. Robert Emerson is the re...

Courses taught Last 3 years

Individual Study (BUL4905)
The Legal Environment of Business (BUL4310)

PhD students advised Last 3 years

Chloe Hutt — 2025 — Current
Eileen Dixon — 2024 — Current
Kylie Peppelman — 2025 — 2025
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Professional service Last 5 years

Board of Advisors, Interdisciplinary Section of Academy of Legal Studies in Business — 2022 to Present
Editorial Review Board Member, American Business Law Journal — 2017 to Present
Mentor of Other Business Law Scholars — 2024 to Present
Board of Advisors, International Society of Franchising — 2023 to 2024
Book/Textbook Reviewer/Referee, International Society of Franchising — 2024
Chairperson, Hurst Seminar — 2023 to 2024
External Reviewer of a Business Law Candidate for Promotion, Indiana U. (Kelley School of Business) — 2024
Professional Journal Referee, Academy of LEgal Studies in Business — 2024
Program Organizer, Huber Hurst Seminar — 2023 to 2024
Book/Textbook Reviewer/Referee, International Society of Franchising — 2023
Committee Member, Hurst Seminar — 1997 to 2023
External Reviewer of a Business Law Candidate for Promotion, Eller College of Management (University of Arizona) — 2023
External Reviewer of a Business Law Candidate for Promotion, Indiana U. (Kelley School of Business) — 2023
External Reviewer of a Business Law Candidate for Promotion, Oregon State University — 2023
Mentor of Other Business Law Scholars — 2021 to 2023
Board of Advisors, Interdisciplinary Section of Academy of Legal Studies in Business — 2021 to 2022
Conference-Related, Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) — 2022
Conference-Related, International Society of Franchising — 2022
Conference-Related, UF — 2022
External Reviewer of a Business Law Candidate for Promotion, Babson College — 2022
External Reviewer of a Business Law Candidate for Promotion, Indiana U. (Kelley School of Business) — 2022
Reviewer, ALSB's Interdisciplinary Section — 2022
Editor, 24th Congress of the Union Internationale des Huissiers de Justice — 2021
External Reviewer of Candidate for Senior Lecturer and Dean — 2021
External Reviewer of two Business Law Candidates for Promotion, Indiana U. (Kelley School of Business) — 2021
Mentoring of Other Business Law Scholars — 2019 to 2021
President, Interdisciplinary Section of Academy of Legal Studies in Business — 2019 to 2021
Conference-Related, U. of Florida — 2020
External Reviewer and Committee Member and Advisor, Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business — 2020
External Reviewer of Business Law Candidate for Promotion and Tenure, Temple University (Fox School of Business) — 2020
External Reviewer of Candidate for Promotion and Tenure, Prairie View A&M University — 2020
Judge of Papers for American Business Law Journal Hoeber Award for Best Article of 2019-2020, American Business Law Journal — 2020
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Book publications Last 5 years

Law, Society and Business
Status: Published
Published Year: 2025
Author: Robert Emerson
Business Law, 7th Edition
Status: Published
Published Year: 2024
Author: Robert Emerson
Law, Society and Business
Status: Published
Published Year: 2023
Author: Robert Emerson
Law and Business - An IP Focus
Status: Published
Published Year: 2020
Author: Robert Emerson
Law, Society and Business
Status: Published
Published Year: 2020
Author: Robert Emerson
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Book chapter publications Last 5 years

Experts and Lawyering: A Comparative Drive Toward Justice
Status: Published
Published Year: 2024
Author: Robert Emerson
Statements of Fact, the Judicial Officer, and a U.S. Comparison
Status: Published
Published Year: 2024
Author: Robert Emerson
Statements of Facts, Judicial Officers, and the Civil-Common Juridical Traditions
Status: Published
Published Year: 2024
Author: Robert Emerson
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Conference proceeding publications Last 5 years

Joint Employment and the Development of Vicarious Liability in Franchising
Status: Accepted
Accepted Year: 2021
Authors: Robert Emerson, Madelyn Loellke, Marko Grünhagen
Devising a Royalty Structure that Fairly Compensates a Franchisee for its Contribution to Franchise Goodwill
Status: Accepted
Accepted Year: 2020
Authors: Robert Emerson, Charlie Carrington
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Instructional material publications Last 5 years

Judges as Guardian Angels: The German Practice of Hints and Feedback
Status: Published
Published Year: 2021
Author: Robert Emerson
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Journal article publications Last 5 years

Franchise Noncompetes: Their Legal Effect, Practical Impact, and Superior Alternatives
Status: Published
Journal: Journal of Corporation Law
Published Year: 2025
Author: Robert Emerson
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Franchising Has a Joint Employment and Independent Contracting Problem
Status: Published
Journal: New York University Journal of Law & Business
Published Year: 2024
Author: Robert Emerson
Sanctions, Nukes and Juche: Franchising in North Korea
Status: Published
Journal: University of Penn. Journal of International Law
Published Year: 2023
Author: Robert Emerson
Franchisors in a Jam: Vicarious Liability and Spreading the Blame
Status: Published
Journal: Journal of Corporation Law
Published Year: 2022
Author: Robert Emerson
The Faithless Franchisor: Rethinking Good Faith in Franchising
Status: Published
Journal: University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law
Published Year: 2022
Author: Robert Emerson
Franchisees, Consumers, and Employees: Choice and Arbitration
Status: Published
Journal: William & Mary Business Law Review
Published Year: 2022
Authors: Robert Emerson, Zachary Hunt
Franchising Lessons in the Age of Incivility: Operations Manuals and Trade Secrets
Status: Published
Journal: Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal
Published Year: 2021
Author: Robert Emerson
Transparency in Franchising
Status: Accepted
Journal: Columbia Business Law Review
Published Year: 2021
Author: Robert Emerson
Devising a Royalty Structure that Fairly Compensates a Franchisee for its Contribution to Franchise Goodwill
Status: Accepted
Journal: Virginia Law and Business Review
Published Year: 2020
Authors: Robert Emerson, Charlie Carrington
The Use and Disuse of the Magna Carta
Status: Accepted
Journal: North Carolina Journal of International Law
Accepted Year: 2020
Authors: Robert Emerson, John Hardwicke
The U.S. Franchise Regulation as a Paradigm for the European Franchise
Status: Accepted
Journal: Washington University Global Studies Law Review
Accepted Year: 2020
Authors: Robert Emerson, Michala Meiselles
Lessons about Franchise Risk from Yum Brands and Schlotzsky’s
Status: Accepted
Journal: Lewis & Clark Law Review
Published Year: 2020
Authors: Robert Emerson, Lawrence Trautman
u0022Franchise Participants as Proper Patent Opponents: Walker Process Claimsu0022
Status: Published
Journal: Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
Published Year: 2020
Author: Robert Emerson
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Robert W. Emerson

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