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ESG Dealmaking

By Afra Afsharipour January 22, 2025 by Afra Afsharipour

Environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) concerns are driving businesses globally to re‐calibrate their mergers and acquisitions (M&A). In a new article, I contend that, despite a growing ESG backlash in the United States, ESG issues will continue to be …

Power and Pay in the C-Suite

By Afra Afsharipour and Darren Rosenblum March 10, 2022 by Afra Afsharipour

Over the past few decades, chief executive officer (CEO) pay has risen spectacularly, as has debate regarding why this has occurred and whether policy should or can correct it. Yet one glaring fact about the C-Suite eludes much of the …

Comparative Corporate Governance

By Afra Afsharipour and Martin Gelter August 16, 2021 by Afra Afsharipour

With the increasing internationalization of law and legal scholarship, comparative corporate governance has seen a burgeoning volume of research from a practical, theoretical, and empirical perspective. Practically speaking, both internationally and within individual countries, most corporate governance research deals with …

Lessons from India’s Struggles with Corporate Purpose

By Afra Afsharipour February 4, 2021 by Afra Afsharipour

The escalating debate over corporate purpose is not confined to developed economies in the West. Rapidly developing economies in nations like India are similarly grappling with how to define and develop a legal framework around corporate purpose. Corporate social responsibility …

How U.S. and UK Deal Structures Protect Minority Shareholders

By Afra Afsharipour November 9, 2017 by Afra Afsharipour

Takeover transactions are often the most significant activity affecting corporations and their shareholders. Accordingly, there are intense debates about the value and impact of takeovers and the extent to which law should regulate such transactions. One area of focus for …

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