Randal C. Picker: key obituary facts
Is Randal C. Picker dead? Yes. Randal C. Picker died on August 15, 2026, at age 66.
Cause of death: Randal C. Picker's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Randal C. Picker known for?
He was a BA University of Chicago 1980, MA University of Chicago 1982, JD University of Chicago.Law School 1985, worked at Sidley & Austin in Chicago, where he worked in the areas of debt restructuring and corporate reorganizations in bankruptcy, member o....
More about Randal C. Picker
Born: 1 January 1959.
Gender: male.
Occupation: jurist, legal scholar.
Nationality: United States.
Employer: University of Chicago Law School, Sidley Austin.
Also known as: Randal C. Picker, Randy Picker.
Known for: Antitrust law and intellectual property law.
Randal C.
Picker, an American legal scholar in antitrust law and intellectual property law, died on August 15, 2026, aged 66. He was the James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School and also taught and worked in related fields including law and economics, regulated industries, and bankruptcy law.
Picker earned a B.A. in economics from the University of Chicago in 1980, followed by an M.A. in 1982 and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School in 1985. After law school, he clerked for Judge Richard A. Posner on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and later practiced at Sidley & Austin in Chicago, where his work included debt restructuring and corporate reorganizations in bankruptcy.