Our Lectures
Named Lectures
Bringing leading thinkers to Yale to hold major lectures on important contemporary questions is one of the key ways in which the Center contributes to the intellectual life of the Law School, the University, and the community at large. The Center holds two named lectures a year, together with the Office of the Dean and the Faculty of Yale Law School.
View John R. Raben/Sullivan & Cromwell Fellow Lecture.
Brings leading experts in economics and business law to deliver a lecture open to the entire Yale community.
View Judge Ralph K. Winter Lectureship on Corporate Law and Governance.
Brings leading experts in corporate law, governance, and related topics to deliver a lecture open to the entire Yale community.
Marvin A. Chirelstein Colloquium
The Marvin A. Chirelstein Colloquium Series brings preeminent corporate practitioners, members of the business and investment communities, judges, and regulators to the Law School to discuss current issues and emerging trends in their fields. Speakers also provide Law School students with insight into how they shaped their careers.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler taking questions from students in 2023-2024 Chirelstein Colloquium.
View Marvin A. Chirelstein Colloquium Series.
By combining substance and experience, the Colloquium series has served since 2006 as our primary vehicle for increasing student exposure to and engagement with business law and business.
Other Lectures
To further our mission of enhancing business law discourse at Yale and in the world, the Center provides a forum, generally in the form of lunch lectures, for the discussion of substantive questions, current research, and career-oriented topics. Speakers include policymakers, faculty of the Law School and other universities, and members of the bar and business community. Recent lectures have focused on intellectual property law and option discounting, as well as advice on how to craft a career in corporate law.
View Other Lectures.
