Public Seminar - Corporate Law and Governance at the Crossroads: Power, Control, and Shareholder Rights in Controlled Companies
This seminar, featuring internationally recognized leaders in US, Chinese, Singapore, and Asian corporate law and governance, examines cutting-edge research on the interplay between controlling shareholders, boards, and activist investors—issues directly relevant to Singapore’s controlling shareholder dominated corporate governance environment. The first presentation challenges recent Delaware court decisions applying heightened scrutiny to controlling shareholders, arguing such strict scrutiny is economically unnecessary outside of freeze-outs. It proposes intermediate scrutiny only when controller influence distorts board processes, focusing on directors who prioritize controller interests over corporate interests. The second presentation reveals empirical evidence on the overlooked rise of shareholder activism in China through 156 major campaigns (2007-2023). Contrary to Western assumptions, the research shows no significant difference in success rates between state-owned and privately-owned enterprises,…
Fee(s): Public: SGD50.00 (subject to GST) (non-refundable)
SMU Faculty and Students: Complimentary. Contact: ccla@smu.edu.sg. Speaker Details: You may refer to the Speakers Biography here.
1) Professor Jill E. Fisch
Saul A. Fox Distinguished Professor of Business Law
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
2) Professor Dan W. Puchniak
Director of Centre for Commercial Law in Asia
Professor of Law, Singapore Management University Yong Pung How School of Law
3) Professor Zhang Wei
Associate Professor of Law, Singapore Management University Yong Pung How School of Law. RSVP: . Type: Seminars & Workshops. Subject: Law. Audience: Public. SMU Faculty & Staff. Current Student. Professionals. Academic Community. Alumni.
Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 4:30 PM – 5:35 PM.
Level 4 Function Lounge
Singapore Management University
Yong Pung How School of Law
55 Armenian Street
Singapore 179943.
For more info visit law.smu.edu.sg. SGRI Professorship Lecture 2025
What should bankruptcy law do when numerous affiliated corporate entities comprising a corporate group collectively file for bankruptcy in a single jurisdiction? Should the law respect the boundaries among the entities for determining creditor payouts, or should it consolidate the group? Should it enforce intragroup guarantees? This lecture considers these questions from the lens of law and economics, starting with the assumption that the purpose of bankruptcy law is to minimize expected creditor losses ex post and thus minimize corporate groups’ cost of debt ex ante. The lecture will include a discussion of the purposes of corporate subsidiaries and whether disregarding the borders among them in bankruptcy would undermine those purposes. The lecture will also compare the treatment of corporate groups under U.S. law and Singapore law.
Subtitle: The Treatment of Corporate Groups in Bankruptcy. Contact: ccla@smu.edu.sg. Speaker Details: Professor Richard Squire
Fordham Law School
Singapore Global Restructuring Initiative (SGRI) Visiting Professor
Professor Richard Squire holds the Alin J. Cameron Chair in Law at Fordham Law School and is the Director of the Fordham Corporate Law Center. He publishes on the subjects of corporate bankruptcy, financial crises, and corporate law; he has also written articles on antitrust and securities regulation. He received his law degree magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, and he also holds a M.B.… RSVP: . Type: Lectures. Subject: Law. Audience: Public. Academic Community. Alumni. Incoming PG Students. Incoming Students. SMU Faculty & Staff.
Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:15 PM.
Level 4 Function Lounge
Singapore Management University
Yong Pung How School of Law
55 Armenian Street
Singapore 179943.
For more info visit site.smu.edu.sg.