The modern economy runs on deals, from the complex agreements of the cross-border mergers & acquisitions market to the contractual alliances that produced Covid-19 vaccines to the venture capital investments that drive innovation. This initiative studies advances in modern deal design and connects those developments to policy issues in the U.S. and around the world through events such as the Winter Deals Conference, the Winter Bankruptcy Conference, and the LSE / BYU / UW Corporate Law Roundtable.
Law & Entrepreneurship
The legal system plays a crucial role in encouraging entrepreneurial action in both startup and mature companies. This initiative, with longstanding roots at BYU Law School, explores that intersection by supporting research and incubating student-led efforts in the classroom.
Private Markets
The rise of private markets poses both opportunities and challenges for corporate leaders and policymakers alike. The Private Markets Initiative contributes to policy development in the US and internationally by gathering scholars, regulators, and industry leaders on cutting-edge topics that intersect with private equity and venture capital.
Future of Antitrust
Antitrust law is front page news, and a technocratic policy tradition is now challenged by new — and particularly political — alternatives. The Future of Antitrust series focuses on providing a bridge between perspectives in what is now a highly competitive intellectual landscape.
Generous support from a variety of partners over the years — including Amazon.com, Bloomberg, Kirkland & Ellis, Potter Anderson Corroon, PwC, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati — has helped these initiatives thrive.
Inaugural Winter Bankruptcy Conference |
Alta, Utah December 10-12, 2025
The Winter Bankruptcy Conference, co-hosted with the University of Chicago Center on Law and Finance, will bring leading scholars, judges, and practitioners together to discuss cutting-edge research on bankruptcy, reorganization, and distressed debt.
The Private Equity Roundtable: The Future of Private Equity Regulation | New York, New York, January 16, 2025
The Private Equity Roundtable, co-organized by BYU Law School, Yale Law School, New York University School of Law and Duke Law School, gathers top academics, policymakers, and industry leaders to discuss the law and policy of private equity, one of the fastest-growing sectors of the modern capital markets and an industry whose influence on Wall Street and Main Street in recent years has been nothing short of profound.
6th Annual Winter Deals Conference | Park City, Utah, March 14-15, 2024
This invitation-only event brings together leading corporate law scholars from around the world to Park City for presentations of new research on the most pressing issues in the modern economy.
Inaugural Winter Bankruptcy Conference | Park City, Utah, March 12-14, 2024
The Winter Bankruptcy Conference, co-hosted with the University of Chicago Center on Law and Finance, will bring leading scholars and practitioners to Park City, UT to present cutting-edge research on bankruptcy, reorganization, and distressed debt.
Professor Gotberg presented to the ABI’s Subchapter V Taskforce at its final hearing during the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges’ annual conference. She is visiting at the Univ. of Chicago Law School in Fall 2023.
Do IPOs of Companies with an Innovative “Up-C” Structure Harm Public Shareholders?
Professors Billings, Hsueh, Lewis-Western & Shobe weigh in on an innovative — and controversial — IPO structure on the Columbia Blue Sky Blog. Professor Shobe is visiting at NYU Law School in Fall 2023.
