Robert Todd Lang ’47, Chairman of the YLS Center for the Study of Corporate Law’s Board of Advisors, and Senior Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
(From left) Roberta Romano ’80, Robert Todd Lang ’47, and Dean Harold Hongju Koh
Robert Todd Lang ’47, chairman of the Center’s Board of Advisors, was the recipient of the first Simeon E. Baldwin Award for Distinguished Service in Law and Business. A senior partner of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Lang was the driving force behind the creation of the Center. Roberta Romano ’80, Center Director remarked on the occasion of his receiving the award:
“Baldwin’s career embodies what we wish to recognize and honor in the award recipient, and he would have recognized a kindred spirit in Robert Todd Lang. Robert Todd is not just one of the great corporate lawyers of his generation, but he has also worked tirelessly on every important bar committee and task force on corporate governance and securities regulation over the past several decades. As a consequence, the benefit of his wisdom has gone far beyond his clients; our laws are infinitely better for Robert Todd's efforts. Robert Todd has also been a steadfast friend of YLS who had both the vision to recognize the need for a corporate law center at the law school when none existed in the country, and the generosity to get such a project off the ground. Students, faculty and alumni in the law and business area have all been the beneficiaries of Robert Todd’s foresight and generosity, which has enriched students’ educational experience and faculty research, and fostered interaction among students, faculty and graduates. It is befitting that Robert Todd is the first recipient of the Simeon Baldwin award that the Corporate Law Center has established to recognize an individual’s contribution to law and business.”