LSE academics conduct research into a range of issues in the field of Corporate law (broadly defined). Members of the Corporate law hub regularly contribute to conferences globally and speak on topics ranging from (recently) blockchain technology and the law, corporate legal optionality after listing reforms, institutional investor stewardship preferences during say-on pay votes, and the incentives of senior lenders in financial distress.
Members publish widely in the field of corporate law. For example, Professor David Kershaw is the author of (amongst other works), The Foundations of Anglo-American Corporate Fiduciary Law (CUP, 2018), exploring the doctrinal pre-history of US and UK corporate fiduciary law. Dr Suren Gomstian’s research interests within corporate law have a particular focus on the stewardship role of institutional investors and alternative modes of governance (such as contractual solutions) to various legal problems. Dr Alperen Gözlügöl works in multi-disciplinary teams on empirical projects related to fundamentally important corporate law aspects. Dr Elizabeth Howell recently co-authored the third edition of Principles of Corporate Finance Law (OUP, 2023). Professor Eva Micheler has written widely in the field of corporate law, including her book Company Law: A Real Entity Theory (OUP, 2021). Intermediated securities and holding and transfer systems are also a significant aspect of her work. Professor Sarah Paterson’s main areas of research are corporate reorganisation and insolvency. Her 2020 book, Corporate Reorganization Law and Forces of Change (OUP, 2020) argues that since the 1980s, almost every aspect of the landscape of large firms and finance has changed with the result that corporate reorganization law is now mobilised and adapted in new and diverse ways. Edmund Schuster’s research in the field of corporate law has included studies for the European Commission on the reform of corporate governance and private international law. Current research projects concern legal obstacles for blockchain/DLT solutions and smart contracts. Professor Dame Sarah Worthington’s is primarily focused on controversial issues relating either to personal property rights or to abuse of power in commercial, not-for-profit and corporate contexts. She jointly edits Gower’s Principles of Modern Company Law, and Sealy and Worthington’s Text, Cases and Materials in Company Law.