Corporate Law Center
Supporting learning
The Center allows students to learn the fundamental principles of business law from leading scholars and prominent practitioners. Our business law faculty includes professionals who have been involved in high-level business transactions. Our adjunct professors work in prominent positions for large companies throughout the city and are as dedicated to teaching as they are passionate in their business career.
Upcoming Events
View from Chambers: Texas Business Court
3rd Annual M&A Workshop
Fireside Chat with Tipper X, Tom Hardin
Recent Events
The Fall of FTX: A Live Recording of the Bite-Sized Business Law Podcast
November 6, 2025
On November 6, 2025, Bite-Sized Business Law podcast host Amy Martella convened an expert panel on the collapse of crypto exchange FTX, the ensuing bankruptcy, and the criminal conviction and appeal of its disgraced founder, Sam Bankman-Fried. Fordham Law professor and Corporate Law Center Faculty Director Richard Squire, Wayne State University School of Law Professor and white collar crime expert Jennifer Taub, and Emmy-award winning investigative reporter Jonathan Jones participated in a lively discussion about the single tweet that triggered FTX’s collapse, the governance failures that let it happen, and the overlapping bankruptcy and criminal case that followed.
The 25th Annual A.A. Sommer, Jr. Lecture on Corporate, Securities and Financial Law featuring SEC Chairman Paul Atkins
October 7, 2025
On October 7, 2025, we celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Sommer Lecture by welcoming SEC Chairman Paul Atkins to deliver remarks. After a welcome by Dean Landau and Morgan Lewis partner Ben Indek, Chairman Atkins delivered a lecture regarding Wells submissions and the ways in which the Wells process could benefit from certain reforms. After the lecture, Chairman Atkins joined guests for a reception.
