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Law and business students learn to combine legal expertise and financial trading skills—and face a Shark Tank-style final project. 

The popular podcast returns: Co-hosts and law professors Eric Talley and Dorothy S. Lund are joined by experts to explore complex economic events affecting workers, investors, and companies.

The annual event, hosted by the Millstein Center and the Center on Corporate Governance, featured a keynote conversation with the vice chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery.

The former chief restructuring officer of the U.S. Treasury Department recounted the chain of events that led to the 2007–2008 financial crisis.

The annual fellowships, supported by the government of India, are named in honor of University Professor Jagdish Bhagwati, the economist and trade theorist, and support LL.M. students.

Legal scholars, regulators, and practitioners, including SEC Chair Gary Gensler, explored Coffee’s prolific work on securities regulation, white collar crime, class actions, and corporate law.

As a member of the Academy’s class of 2024, Talley joins a distinguished group of scholars, artists, scientists, and leaders in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors.

The first Black professor at Columbia Law School was a scholar, a jazz musician, and a beloved mentor to a generation of students.

The elder statesman of corporate governance, who practiced law for more than 70 years at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, dies at age 97.

The center focuses on research, training, and advocacy to push global financial investment toward sustainable development.