The great majority of private activity is carried out through corporations or other business entities, both for-profit and not-for-profit. Whether working for or suing corporations, lawyers create, design the governance and funding for, and help assess, control and check the power of corporations, drawing on laws central to how legal systems work in practice. Beyond the fundamentals, lawyers play major roles in all corporate transactions, from securities offerings and mergers and acquisitions to buybacks, recapitalizations, and spin-offs. Through dozens of classes and legal clinics, Harvard Law students gain a strong grounding in corporate and transactional law and have opportunities to advise and represent clients in the field.
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Faculty
HLS Professors
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Lucian A. Bebchuk
James Barr Ames Professor of Law, Economics, and Finance
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Robert C. Clark
Austin Wakeman Scott Professor of Law, Emeritus
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John C. Coates
John F. Cogan, Jr. Professor of Law and Economics
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Einer R. Elhauge
Carroll and Milton Petrie Professor of Law
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Jared Ellias
Scott C. Collins Professor of Law
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Allen Ferrell
Harvey Greenfield Professor of Securities Law
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Jesse M. Fried
Dane Professor of Law
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Jon D. Hanson
Alan A. Stone Professor of Law
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David R. Herwitz
Royall Professor of Law, Emeritus
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Reinier H. Kraakman
Ezra Ripley Thayer Professor of Law
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Brian K. Price
Clinical Professor of Law
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Mark J. Roe
David Berg Professor of Law
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Steven M. Shavell
Samuel R. Rosenthal Professor of Law and Economics
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Robert H. Sitkoff
Austin Wakeman Scott Professor of Law
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Holger Spamann
Lawrence R. Grove Professor of Law
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Guhan Subramanian
Joseph H. Flom Professor of Law and Business
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Roberto Tallarita
Assistant Professor of Law
Visiting Professors & Lecturers
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Howard E. Abrams
William K. Jacobs Visiting Professor of Law
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Vladimir Bosiljevac
Bruce W. Nichols Lecturer on Law
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Antoinette Coakley
Lecturer on Law
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Bala Dharan
Robert B. and Candice J. Haas Visiting Professor in Corporate Finance Law
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Jessica Fjeld
Lecturer on Law
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Rebecca Harris
Lecturer on Law
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Oliver Hart
Harvard University Affiliated Professor
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Daniel Kahn
Lecturer on Law
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Alan Klein
Lecturer on Law
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Meng Lu
Lecturer on Law
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Deborah Paul
Lecturer on Law
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Johnathan Robertson
Lecturer on Law
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Noel Roycroft
Lecturer on Law
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Nana Sarian
Lecturer on Law
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Jeffrey Seul
Lecturer on Law
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David J. Sorkin
Lecturer on Law
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Christopher Thorne
Lecturer on Law
Clinics
Cyberlaw Clinic
Food Law and Policy Clinic
Sports Law Clinic
Transactional Law Clinics
Research Programs and Centers
Related Courses
Course | Term | Instructor(s) |
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A Comparative Perspective on Corporations, Ownership, and Capital Access | Fall 2023 Course | Reinier Kraakman |
Advanced Business Reorganizations | Spring 2024 Course | Martin Bienenstock |
Advanced Corporate Transactions | Spring 2024 Course | Marshall Sonenshine |
Analytical Methods for Lawyers | Spring 2024 Course | Kathryn Spier |
Bankruptcy | Fall 2023 Course | Mark Roe |
Bankruptcy | Spring 2024 Course | Jared Ellias |
Business Strategy for Lawyers | Fall 2023 Course | Kathryn Spier |
Business Valuation and Analysis | Spring 2024 Course | Bala Dharan |
Climate Lawyering | Spring 2024 Course | Richard Lazarus |
Community Enterprise Project of the Transactional Law Clinics | Fall 2023 Clinic | Noel Roycroft |