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Bio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I am an Assistant Professor at Harvard Law School. My research<\/a> interests are in corporate law and governance, empirical law & finance, legal theory, and the political and moral dimensions of markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fall 2025<\/strong>
I will be on research leave, but often around on campus. Reach out by email if you want to meet!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paper Supervision<\/strong>
Please follow these simple rules<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Office Hours<\/strong>
I will be on research leave, but often around on campus. Reach out by email if you want to meet!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Recent Things<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chief Justice Roberts’s famous analogy of judges-as-umpires is often criticized for being a bad theory of legal adjudication. In a new paper<\/a>, I argue that it is a bad theory of baseball. “Very interesting and recommended” in Larry Solum’s Legal Theory Blog<\/a>. Forthcoming in the Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I went on the Council of Institutional Investors’ podcast to talk about the recent Delaware corporate law reform (SB 21) and my new paper<\/a> analyzing the market response to the new rules:
Website: https:\/\/www.cii.org\/podcasts<\/a>
Spotify: https:\/\/lnkd.in\/eJfKJD-B<\/a>
Apple Podcasts: https:\/\/lnkd.in\/egx4xcQe<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I have a new working paper<\/a>, which tries to reframe the 100 year-old debate on corporate purpose using Wesley Hohfeld map of rights, duties, privileges, and no-rights. “Highly Recommended” in Larry Solum’s Legal Theory Blog<\/a>. Forthcoming in the Yale Journal on Regulation<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Is the new Delaware corporate law reform good or bad for investors? My new working paper<\/a> (with Kenneth Khoo) tackles this question through a series of event studies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two insightful responses to my article Dual Class Contracting<\/a> are forthcoming in the Journal of Corporation Law:
1) Brian Broughman, Dual-Class Contracting -a Response to Roberto Tallarita<\/a>
2) Pierluigi Matera & David Berger, Performance Leads Governance: A Comment on Professor Tallarita’s Dual Class Analysis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why did shareholder support for environmental and social proposals dropped dramatically after 2021? In a new paper<\/a> with Kenneth Khoo we examine the role of a recent policy change by the SEC. Forthcoming in the Journal of Law and Economics<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My essay in the Harvard Business Review<\/em><\/a> on the corporate governance of Artificial Intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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