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Corporate & Commercial Law

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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.

Corporate & Commercial Law faculty

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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.

Economics and Business Studies at Yale

A number of other Yale University schools and organizations are involved in the study of economics and business.  Learn more about these programs.

Sep
18

Marvin A. Chirelstein Colloquium: "The Twitter Transaction: Just Say Yes" with Martin Korman '89, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

12:10PM - 1:00PM
Marvin A. Chirelstein Colloquium: "The Twitter Transaction: Just Say Yes" with Martin Korman '89, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Oct
2

Marvin A. Chirelstein Colloquium: “Managing and Preventing Financial Crises” with Mark E. Van Der Weide '95, General Counsel, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

12:10PM - 1:00PM
Marvin A. Chirelstein Colloquium: “Managing and Preventing Financial Crises” with Mark E. Van Der Weide '95, General Counsel, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Oct
3

Business Leadership Month: Leading a Company from Founding to IPO with Bryan Leach ’05, CEO of Ibotta

12:10PM - 1:00PM
Business Leadership Month: Leading a Company from Founding to IPO with Bryan Leach ’05, CEO of Ibotta
Oct
7

John R. Raben/Sullivan & Cromwell Fellowship Lecture: “The Dynamics of Economic Organization: Persistence and Change” with Melissa Dell, Andrew E. Furer Professor of Economics, Harvard University

4:30PM - 6:00PM
John R. Raben/Sullivan & Cromwell Fellowship Lecture: “The Dynamics of Economic Organization: Persistence and Change” with Melissa Dell, Andrew E. Furer Professor of Economics, Harvard University
Oct
9

"How to Craft a Career in Corporate Law" with Nancy Liao ’05

12:10PM - 1:00PM
"How to Craft a Career in Corporate Law" with Nancy Liao ’05
Oct
17

Business Leadership Month: Leading a Global Financial Institution — A Conversation with James Gorman, Executive Chairman of Morgan Stanley, and Tom Glocer ‘84, former CEO of Thomson Reuters

12:10PM - 1:00PM
Business Leadership Month: Leading a Global Financial Institution — A Conversation with James Gorman, Executive Chairman of Morgan Stanley, and Tom Glocer ‘84, former CEO of Thomson Reuters

The best part of YLS is the community. Since my first small group class, I was constantly inspired and challenged by my law school classmates. They are more than brilliant — they are thoughtful, passionate, and most of all, they are leaders.