Women in Blockchain Spotlights

Professor Carol Goforth | University of Arkansas Law School

Carol Goforth, a university professor and the Clayton N. Little Professor of Law at the University of Arkansas School of Law, is a former associate dean for Academic Affairs and a former Arkansas Bar Foundation professor of law. Goforth specializes in business associations and securities regulation and is a leading expert on the regulation of cryptoassets and transactions. She authored “Regulation of Cryptotransactions,” the first comprehensive textbook on the subject. She is frequently referenced or interviewed on the topic of crypto for law review articles, media interviews, and in an influential blog post at the Oxford Business Law Blog.

In 1999, she was elected to the prestigious American Law Institute, which welcomes distinguished federal and state judges, lawyers, and law professors. She has also been an official observer to a Uniform Law Commission drafting committee and serves as the Arkansas Liaison to the Corporate Laws Committee of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association. She is also a member of the Academic Faculty Network at the Sam M. Walton College of Business Blockchain Center of Excellence.