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Dave Hoffman

A substack about how technological change has supercharged contracts' role in our lives, and what if anything to do about it.

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    Dave Hoffman is the William A. Schnader Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law. He focuses his research and teaching on contract law.

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