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Barry S.  Roberts

Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship
 
Address: CB# 3490
Chapel Hill, NC 
27599-3490
Office: McColl 4723
  (919) 962-3152
 

Areas of Expertise

  • consumer law
  • entrepreneurship
  • entrepreneurship: finance
  • ethics
  • international
  • law (business): commercial law
  • law (business): consumer
  • law (business): legal issues
  • venture capital

Media Mentions

2009

The Herald-Sun announced professor Barry Roberts as vice chair for an event benefitting the Multiple Sclerosis Society in "Roberts tapped for MS event." (Aug. 6)

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Biography

Entrepreneurship, venture financing, ethics and commercial and consumer law are areas of expertise for Barry Roberts.

Dr. Roberts is co-author of three business law texts with UNC Kenan-Flagler professor Richard Mann: "Business Law and the Regulation of Business" (7th edition), "Essentials of Business Law" (8th edition) and "Business Law" (12th edition). He is a former judicial clerk for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

He has started four companies. He was executive vice president of MycoSearch Inc. for 12 years and took it from startup to sale. He served as acting president of Cellpath for 18 months. He continues to work with numerous startup companies and participates in angel round investments.

He has served as a consultant and taught executive education programs for GlaxoSmithKline, Sonoco, RTI and BEPCO.

He received his LLM from Harvard University, his JD from the University of Pennsylvania and his BS from Pennsylvania State University.




Recent Media Mentions

2009
  • The Herald-Sun announced professor Barry Roberts as vice chair for an event benefitting the Multiple Sclerosis Society in "Roberts tapped for MS event." (Aug. 6)

2005
  • The Herald-Sun quoted entrepreneurship professor Barry Roberts in "Jeweler retools plan due to I-85 work." (Nov. 9)

  • The Chapel Hill Herald quoted entrepreneurship professor Barry Roberts in "Carolina Theatre will close Thursday night." (July 27)






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