
Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law
The Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law focuses on corporate law and the law of other nongovernmental organizations; the regulation of financial markets and intermediaries; the legal framework of finance, including the law of bankruptcy, corporate reorganization, and secured transactions; and antitrust law and the law of regulated industries.

Yale Law School Center for Private Law
The Yale Law School Center for Private Law promotes teaching and research in contracts (including commercial law, corporate finance, bankruptcy, and arbitration), property (including intellectual property), and torts.
Monday, January 04, 2021

News
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Clinic Becomes a “Secret Weapon” for Clients
Founded in 2018, the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Clinic teaches students to become skilled legal advisors to innovative companies as they start, manage, and grow their ventures.Monday, August 03, 2020
In The Press
Economic insecurity is a growing problem. The nation needs a jobs program — A Commentary by Michael Graetz and Ian Shapiro ’87
Michael Graetz is the Justus S. Hotchkiss Professor of Law Emeritus and Professional Lecturer at Yale Law School. Ian Shapiro '87 is a Professor (Adjunct) of Law at Yale Law School and Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
In The Press
Celebs including A-Rod and Ciara are getting into SPACs. What could go wrong?
CNN Business
Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, and Securities Law Jonathan R. Macey ’82 is quoted in a CNN Business article about celebrities investing in special purpose acquisition corporations (SPACs).
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
In The Press
Can We Trust Corporate Commitments to Racial Equity?
Forbes
Scholarship by Sterling Professor of Law Robert Post ’77 is mentioned in a Forbes article about corporate response to demands for racial equity.
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
In The Press
Business leaders hope they can satisfy Biden’s big climate goals with their own promises—not regulation
Fortune
Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy Daniel Esty ’86 is quoted in Fortune article regarding the Biden administration’s goals concerning environmental policy.
Monday, February 8, 2021
In The Press
Insurance Companies Like the Word “Insurrection” — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg.com
Stephen L. Carter is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, February 4, 2021
In The Press
Robinhood’s CEO is not licensed by a powerful Wall Street regulator
CNN Business
Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, and Securities Law Jonathan Macey ’82 is quoted in a CNN Business story about the CEO of Robinhood.
Saturday, December 12, 2020
In The Press
Billions of Dollars at Stake in Fannie-Freddie Suit
Bloomberg Law podcast
Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, and Securities Law Jonathan Macey ’82 was a guest on a Bloomberg podcast where he discussed whether the Supreme Court will allow lawsuits to proceed by shareholders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Student and Alumni Profiles

Aaron Haviland
A student perspective on student organizations and international and constitutional law at Yale Law School.

Gurjot Kaur
A student perspective on corporate law, the JD/MBA joint degree program, and the community at Yale Law School.
Each year we dedicate ourselves once again to the pursuit of excellence, to the creation of an outstanding legal education in an atmosphere of unsurpassed scholarship and intellectual stimulation.”
Robert C. Post
Class of 1977, Sterling Professor of Law and Former Dean