The Eighteenth Annual NYU / PENN CONFERENCE ON LAW & FINANCE
Sponsored by
The NYU Pollack Center for Law & Business
The University of Pennsylvania Institute for Law and Economics
Conference Organizers
Yakov Amihud, NYU Stern School of Business
Stephen Choi, NYU School of Law
Lisa Fairfax, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Jill Fisch, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Itay Goldstein, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Pollman, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
David Yermack, NYU Stern School of Business
Friday, February 23, 2024
NYU Stern School of Business | M1-70 (Gitlow Amphitheater)
9:30am – Registration and Breakfast
10:10am – Welcoming Remarks
10:15 – 11:15am
AI-Powered Trading, Algorithmic Collusion, and Price Efficiency
Presenter: Winston Wei Dou, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Co-author(s): Itay Goldstein, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and Yan Ji, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Commentator: Eric Talley, Columbia Law School
Moderator: Stephen Choi, NYU School of Law
15 Minute Break
11:30 am – 12:30pm
Standardization and Innovation in Venture Capital Contracting: Evidence from Startup Company Charters
Presenter: Robert Bartlett, Stanford Law School
Commentator: Michael Ewens, Columbia Business School
Moderator: Elizabeth Pollman, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
12:30 – 1:30pm Lunch
1:30 – 2:30pm
Why Have Uninsured Depositors Become De Facto Insured?
Presenter: Michael Ohlrogge, NYU School of Law
Commentator: Yao Zeng, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Moderator: Itay Goldstein, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
2:30 – 3:30pm
Climate-related Disclosure Commitment of the Lenders, Credit Rationing, and Borrower Environmental Performance
Presenter: Anthony Saunders, NYU Stern School of Business
Co-author(s): Iftekhar Hasan, Fordham University, Bank of Finland, University of Sydney, Haekwon Lee, University of Sydney, and Buhui Qin, University of Sydney Business School
Commentator: Saule Omarova, Cornell Law School
Moderator: Lisa Fairfax, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
15 Minute Break
3:45 – 4:45pm
Overtaking Mutual Funds: The Hidden Rise and Risk of Collective Investment Trusts
Presenter: Natalya Shnitser, Boston College Law School
Commentator: Chester Spatt, Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business
Moderator: Jill Fisch, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
5:00pm – Faculty Reception and Dinner
Saturday, February 24, 2024
NYU Stern School of Business | M1-100 (Gardner Commons)
8:15am – Registration and Breakfast
9:00 – 10:00am
Follow the Pipeline: Anticipatory Effects of Proposed Regulations
Presenter: Joseph Kalmenovitz, University of Rochester, Simon Business School
Co-author(s): Alejandro Lopez-Lira, University of Florida, Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate, Suzanne Chang, Tulane University, A.B Freeman School of Business
Commentator: Cary Coglianese, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Moderator: Kose John, NYU Stern School of Business
10:00 – 11:00am
Market Response to Court Rejection of California's Board Diversity Laws
Presenter: Jonathan Klick, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Commentator: Nadya Malenko, Boston College Carroll School of Management
Moderator: David Yermack, NYU Stern School of Business
15 Minute Break
11:15am – 12:15pm
Poison Bonds
Presenter: Rex Wang Renjie, VU Amsterdam and Tinbergen Institute
Co-author(s): Shuo Xia, Leipzig University and the Halle Institute for Economic Research
Commentator: Elisabeth de Fontenay, Duke Law School
Moderator: Marcel Kahan, NYU School of Law
12:30pm – Lunch and Closing Remarks
Past NYU / Penn Conferences
2024 NYU/Penn Conference on Law & Finance
February 23-24, 2024
New York, NY
2023 NYU/Penn Conference on Law & Finance
February 24-25, 2023
Philadelphia, PA
2020 NYU/Penn Conference on Law & Finance
February 7-8, 2020
Philadelphia, PA
2019 NYU/Penn Conference on Law & Finance
February 22-23, 2019
New York, NY
2018 NYU/Penn Conference on Law & Finance
February 23-24, 2018
Philadelphia, PA
2017 NYU/Penn Conference on Law & Finance
February 24-25, 2017
New York, NY
2016 NYU/Penn Conference on Law & Finance
February 19-20, 2016
Philadelphia, PA
2015 NYU/Penn Conference on Law & Finance
February 20-21, 2015
New York, NY
2014 NYU/Penn Conference on Law & Finance
February 28-March 1, 2014
Philadelphia, PA
2013 NYU/Penn Conference on Law and Finance
February 8-9, 2013
New York, NY
2012 NYU/Penn Conference on Law and Finance
February 24-25, 2012
Philadelphia, PA
2011 NYU/Penn Conference on Law and Finance
February 25-26, 2011
New York, NY
2010 NYU/Penn Conference on Law and Finance
February 26-29, 2010
Philadelphia, PA
2009 NYU/Penn Conference on Law and Finance
February 27-28, 2009
New York, NY
2008 NYU/Penn Conference on Law and Finance
February 29-March 1, 2008
Philadelphia, PA
2007 NYU/Penn Conference on Law and Finance
February 23-24, 2007
New York, NY
2006 NYU/Penn Conference on Law and Finance
February 24-25, 2006
Philadelphia, PA
2005 NYU/Penn Conference on Law and Finance
February 25-26, 2005
New York, NY