Professor of Law
Areas of Specialization
Employee Benefits Law; Tax Law generally; Tax Law--Income Tax; Trusts and Estates Law
Representative Professional Activities and Achievements
Joined the faculty in 2004 and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Duke. He earned his J.D. at the University of Virginia, where he was a Notes Editor on the Virginia Law Review and recipient of the John M. Olin Student Fellowship in Law and Economics and the Edwin S. Cohen Tax Prize which is awarded to the most outstanding student in taxation in each graduating class. Before coming to William and Mary, he was a partner at Ivins, Phillips & Barker, one of the leading tax firms in Washington, D.C., where he practiced in the areas of federal taxation, employee benefits, and estate planning. Professor Chason focuses his research on cryptocurrencies, taxation, finance, and employee benefits.
Articles
Crypto and the Fiduciary Investor, Eric D. Chason
(94 Mississippi Law Journal 193-250 (2025))Regulating Crypto Intermediaries, Eric D. Chason
(108 Marquette Law Review 187-240 (2024))Crypto Assets and the Problem of Tax Classifications, Eric D. Chason
(100 Washington University Law Review 765-825 (2023))Smart Contracts and the Limits of Computerized Commerce, Eric D. Chason
(99 Nebraska Law Review 330-374 (2020))A Tax on the Clones: The Strange Case of Bitcoin Cash, Eric D. Chason
(39 Virginia Tax Review 1-37 (2019))Cryptocurrency Hard Forks and Revenue Ruling 2019-24, Eric D. Chason
(39 Virginia Tax Review 279-286 (2019))How Bitcoin Functions As Property Law, Eric D. Chason
(49 Seton Hall Law Review 129-171 (2019))Taxing Systemic Risk, Eric D. Chason
(16 University of New Hampshire Law Review 1-49 (2017))Taxing Losers, Eric D. Chason
(18 Florida Tax Review 541-587 (2016))The Uneasy Case for Deferring Banker Pay, Eric D. Chason
(73 Louisiana Law Review 923-977 (2013))Executive Compensation and Tax Neutrality: Taxing the Investment Component of Deferred Compensation, Eric D. Chason
(31 Cardozo Law Review 1667-1716 (2010))Redressing All ERISA Fiduciary Breaches Under Section 409 (a), Eric D. Chason
(83 Temple Law Review 147-183 (2010))Naked and Covered in Monte Carlo: A Reappraisal of Option Taxation, Eric D. Chason
(27 Virginia Tax Review 135-202 (2007))Outlawing Pension-Funding Shortfalls, Eric D. Chason
(26 Virginia Tax Review 519-554 (2007))Deferred Compensation Reform: Taxing the Fruit of the Tree in Its Proper Season, Eric D. Chason
(67 Ohio State Law Journal 347-399 (2006))The Economic Ambiguity (and Possible Irrelevance) of Tax Transition Rules, Eric D. Chason
(22 Virginia Tax Review 615-644 (2003))Settlements and Waivers Affecting Pension Benefits Under ERISA, Eric D. Chason
(14 Benefits Law Journal 61 (2001))Toward a Practical Estate-Tax Exclusion for Family-Run Businesses: Analysis of Section 2033A and Proposal for Reform, Eric D. Chason and Robert T. Danforth
(32 Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal 571-617 (1998))The Proper Role of the Estate and Gift Taxation of Closely Held Businesses, Eric D. Chason and Robert T. Danforth
(32 Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal 103-143 (1997))Book Chapters
The Post-TARP Movement to Regulate Banker Pay, Eric D. Chason
(New York University Review of Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation -- 2007 (Alvin D. Lurie ed., 2011))Quantifying the Tax Advantage of Deferred Compensation, Eric D. Chason
(New York University Review of Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation--2008 (Alvin D. Lurie, Chairperson, 2008))Why Pension Funding Matters, Eric D. Chason
(New York University Review of Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation -- 2007 (Alvin D. Lurie, Chairpreson, 2007))