The Economic Structure of Corporate Law at Thirty: A Retrospective on the Work of Easterbrook & Fischel

The Center on Law and Finance and The University of Chicago Business Law Review are delighted to present a Symposium honoring the 30th anniversary of Judge Frank H. Easterbrook and Professor Daniel R. Fischel's book The Economic Structure of Corporate Law. This collection of articles examines the corporation through the nexus of contracts paradigm. Easterbrook and Fischel shed important light on major corporate law debates, including the market for corporate control, insider trading, disclosure rules, and appraisal rights. The Symposium will pay tribute to Easterbrook and Fischel's contributions by inviting scholars from around the country to present a range of perspectives on their work.

We are thrilled to welcome you on Friday, March 25, 2022 to attend this Symposium. This event is invitation only. If you have any questions please contact Libby Seguin at eseguin@uchicago.edu or Claire Parins at claireparins@uchicago.edu.

Please register for the University of Chicago Business Law Review Symposium.

Symposium

The Symposium will take place Friday, March 25, 2022 from 8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., with a reception immediately following. The event will be held at the Rubenstein Forum.

David Rubenstein Forum at the University of Chicago
1201 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 702-2110

Schedule

This schedule is subject to change.
Friday, March 25

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday, March 25

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
BREAKFAST

9:00 – 9:15 a.m.
WELCOMING REMARKS
Dean Thomas J. Miles, University of Chicago Law School
Megan C. Ingram, University of Chicago Business Law Review Editor-in-Chief
Lyudmila D. Kirichenko, University of Chicago Business Law Review Editor-in-Chief

9:15 – 10:25 a.m.
PANEL I: Stakeholders & Corporate Purpose
Emilie K. Aguirre, Duke University School of Law
Jill E. Fisch, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Saul Levmore, University of Chicago Law School
Aneil Kovvali, University of Chicago Law School

10:35 – 11:45 a.m.
PANEL II: Securities Law
Allen Ferrell, Harvard Law School
Jonathan Macey, Yale Law School
Adam C. Pritchard, University of Michigan Law School
Holger Spamann, Harvard Law School

11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
LUNCH BREAK

12:15 – 1:00 p.m.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS with Oliver Hart

1:05 – 2:15 p.m.
PANEL III: Voting, Takeover Law, and the Market for Corporate Control
Michal Barzuza, University of Virginia School of Law
Lucian A. Bebchuk, Harvard Law School
Caley Petrucci, Harvard Law School
Elizabeth Pollman, University of Pennsylvania Law School

2:25 – 3:25 p.m.
PANEL IV: Outside Interests and Side Agreements
Cathy Hwang, University of Virginia School of Law
Marcel Kahan, New York University School of Law
Anne Tucker, Georgia State University College of Law

3:35 – 4:30 p.m.
PANEL V: The Economic Structure of Corporate Law Today
M. Todd Henderson, University of Chicago Law School
Michael Klausner, Stanford Law School
Edward Rock, New York University School of Law

4:40 – 5:30 p.m.
FIRESIDE CHAT with The Honorable Frank H. Easterbrook and Daniel R. Fischel
Moderated by Professor Douglas G. Baird, University of Chicago Law School

5:30 p.m.
RECEPTION