Kathleen Hidy, J.D.
Associate Professor, Business Law
Kathleen Hidy is an Associate Professor of Legal Studies in the Department of Accounting and Business Law. Professor Hidy graduated magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Arts in the Program of Liberal Studies, Notre Dame’s Great Books program. She received the Nutting Award at graduation. Professor Hidy earned her Juris Doctor degree from Columbia Law School. After graduating from Columbia University, Professor Hidy spent twenty years practicing law as a corporate litigator, representing both private sector and public sector entities. She has held two federal court clerkships. In 1991, Professor Hidy began teaching in the Williams College of Business as an adjunct professor. She has also taught at Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law and at the Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas.
Professor Hidy became a full-time academic in the Williams College of Business in 2011. She teaches in both the undergraduate business and M.B.A. programs in the Williams College of Business. Her courses focus on the ethical, legal and regulatory environment in which business organizations operate in the United States. Professor Hidy has received the Williams College of Business M.B.A. Teacher of the Year Award and the Ignatian Educator of Distinction Award for the Jesuits Midwest Province. Professor Hidy’s research interests focus on technology and its impact on freedom of speech, property rights, and employment law. She has presented her research at national conferences. Professor Hidy’s research has been published in multiple law journals including Columbia Business Law Review, the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law, and Marquette Law Review.
First Year at Xavier
2011
Resume
Degrees
- Juris Doctor, Columbia University School of Law, 1988
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Notre Dame, 1985
Publications
- Hidy, K. (2020), Social Media Policies, Corporate Censorship and the Right to be Forgiven: A Proposed Framework for Free Expression in an Era of Employer Social Media Monitoring. University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law, 2020 vol. 22, Issue 2: 346-385.
- Hidy, K., Diener, K. (2020), Damages under CISG: Attorneys’ Fees and Other Losses in International Commercial Law. Journal of Transnational Law & Policy, 2020 vol. 29.
- Hidy, K. (2019), Social Media Use and Viewpoint Discrimination: A First Amendment Judicial Tightrope Walk with Rights and Risks Hanging in the Balance. Marquette Law Review, 2019 vol. 4:102, 1045-1085.
- Hidy, K. (2018), Business Disputes Over Social Media Accounts: Legal Rights, Judicial Rationales, and the Resultant Business Risks. Columbia Business Law Review, 2018 vol. 2:426-494.
- Tracey, A.M., Hidy, K. (2016), It Takes Two to Tango: The Dance of the United States Supreme Court Jurisprudence on Arbitration Enforcement and Ohio Law. The University of Cincinnati Law Review, 84 U. Cin. L. R. 793-823.
- Hidy, K., McDonald, M.S. (2013), Risky Business: The Legal Implications of Social Media’s Increasing Role in Employment Decisions. Journal of Legal Studies in Business, 18: 69-88.