Corporate Law

Corporate Law is a field of law that regulates the formation, governance, operation, and dissolution of corporations and defines the rights and obligations of shareholders, directors, management, and creditors.

3.9K

Publications

263.5K

Citations

3.9K

Authors

1.4K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

592

Variants

Corporation Law

Parents

Law

Children

Corporate ComplianceCorporate DisclosureCorporate FinanceCorporate LitigationCorporate TaxationCorporate TransactionsDirectors' DutiesFiduciary DutiesMergersPrivate Equity

Publications

3.9K

A Survey of Corporate Governance

Andrei Shleifer, Robert W. Vishny · The Journal of Finance · 1997 · 16.2K citations · Full text

Law, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law +17

The Stakeholder Theory of the Corporation: Concepts, Evidence, and Implications

Thomas Donaldson, Lee E. Preston · Academy of Management Review · 1995 · 9.2K citations

Management, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law +11

The Modern Corporation and Private Property

Joseph V. Kline, Adolph A. Berle, Gardiner C. Means · Columbia Law Review · 1933 · 7.6K citations

Law, Corporate Law, Property Law +8

Investor protection and corporate governance

Florencio López‐de‐Silanes, Andrei Shleifer, Robert W. Vishny · Journal of Financial Economics · 2000 · 6.3K citations · Full text

Law, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law +11

The Stakeholder Theory of the Corporation: Concepts, Evidence, and Implications

Thomas Donaldson, Lee E. Preston · Academy of Management Review · 1995 · 5.4K citations

Management, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law +11

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Authors

3.9K

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Lucian A. Bebchuk
National Bureau of Economic Research, United States
42 publications · 3.5K citations
28
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Stephen M. Bainbridge
University of California, Los Angeles, United States
31 publications · 1.3K citations
20
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Luca Enriques
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
33 publications · 1.4K citations
20
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Reinier Kraakman
European Corporate Governance Institute, Belgium
26 publications · 3.1K citations
19
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John Armour
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
26 publications · 1.3K citations
19
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Institutions

1.4K

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Venues

SSRN Electronic Journal
Repository · 771 publications · 32.1K citations
74
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Journal of Business Ethics
56 publications · 4.3K citations
36
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Journal of Corporate Finance
51 publications · 3.9K citations
32
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The Journal of Law Economics and Organization
LEO · 37 publications · 4K citations
30
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The Yale Law Journal
40 publications · 6.7K citations
27
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See also Corporate Law
Fiduciary Duties	Business Judgment Rule Derivative Actions Incomplete Contracts Conflict Of Interest Duty Of Care Duty Of Candor Duty Of Oversight Exculpatory Clauses Right To Equal Treatment Among Beneficiaries Prudent Investor Rule Non-competition Duties
Governance Structure	Agency Theory Directors' Duties Shareholder Decision-making Articles Of Association Stewardship Perspectives Mandatory Corporate Law Rules
Shareholder Rights	Voting Rights Fiduciary Duties Information Rights Minority Protection Rights Financial Rights Internet Voting Systems
Corporate Formation	Company Charter
Corporate Dissolution	Dissolution Of Companies Asset Distribution Bankruptcy Remote Structures Shareholder Priority Rule Mergers Creditors' Bargaining Power