Margaret Wright

• L.LM., Corporation Law, New York University School of Law, 1979
• J.D., Pepperdine University School of Law, 1978
• B.A., Cum Laude, Economics, California State University at Long Beach, 1975

• Clinical Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Business Administration, University of Illinois, 2018 to present
• Lecturer of Business Administration, Business Administration, University of Illinois, 2014-2018
• Adjunct Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, School of Law, 2013
• Judicial Staff Counsel III, Superior Court of California, 2009-2011
• Senior Associate, Dodd, Ludwig, & Maatuka, LLP, 2005-2009
• Assistant General Counsel, APCO Worldwide Inc., 2004-2005
• Adjunct Professor, University of Arkansas, Leflar School of Law, 2003
• Adjunct Professor, University of Arkansas, Walton College of Business, 2002-2003
• Senior Associate, Collins & Bellenghi, LLP, 2000-2002
• Visiting Lecturer, Cornell University School of Law, 1994-1996
• Owner, Margaret MacFarlane Wright & Associates, 1985-2000
• Staff Member, United States Securities and Exchange Commission, 1980-1982

• Wright, M., & Wright, W., Negrao, C.S.; Brito, J.F. (Ed.) (2021). Characteristics of Successful Securities Crowdfunding Campaigns in the United States. Multidisciplinary Approaches to Crowdfunding Platforms Hershey, Pennsylvania: IGI Global.  link >
• Wright, M., Professor Richard B. McKenzie (Ed.) (1999). Who Will Mow The Lawn At Boys Town? Rethinking Orphanages in the 21st Century, Chapter 12 Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications.

• Excellent Teacher, Voted Excellent Teacher By Students, 2014-2015, 2018-2022

• Specialized Faculty Grants, Gies, 2023-2025

Professor Wright has taught in the fields of Securities Regulation, International Business Transactions, Business Law and Advanced Business Law. Professor Wright also has an interest in legal issues involving crowdfunding.

Having been a staff member at the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., Professor Wright's research activities include exempt transactions under the Securities Act of 1933 and recent changes involving equity crowdfunding. Research under consideration now involves the increase of offering funds for Crowdfunding Issuers from 1 to 5 million and the impact it has had on the Crowdfunding field.

• The Legal Environment of Bus (BADM 300) Introduction to law and the legal system, litigation, contracts, business organizations, intellectual property, employment law and governmental regulation of business.

• Corporate & Commercial Law (BADM 403) Advanced discussion of corporate and commercial law, including topics tested on the CPA exam: agency, contracts, debtor-creditor relationships, governmental regulation of business and business organizations.