The Twentieth Annual 
NYU / PENN Conference on Law & Finance


Sponsored by
The NYU Pollack Center for Law & Business
The University of Pennsylvania Institute for Law & Economics

Conference Organizers
Yakov Amihud, NYU Stern School of Business
Stephen Choi, NYU School of Law
Lisa Fairfax, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Itay Goldstein, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Pollman, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School 
David Yermack, NYU Stern School of Business

Dates
February 20-21, 2026 

Location
NYU Stern School of Business

CONFIRMED PAPERS:
 

* Real Effects of Personal Liability: Evidence from Industrial Pollution

Presenter: Noémie Bucourt, University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management
 
* Precedent Terms

Presenter: David Hoffman, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Co-author(s): Vincent Buccola, University of Chicago Law School
 
* Debt Structure When Bankruptcy Law Offers Incentives to Restructure

Presenter: Kose John, NYU Stern School of Business
Co-author(s): Iftekhar Hasan, Fordham University, Gabelli School of Business; Padma Kadiyala, Pace University, Lubin School of Business; Stefano Manfredonia, Fordham University, Gabelli School of Business
 
* The New Political Economy of Delaware Corporate Lawmaking

Presenter: Marcel Kahan, NYU School of Law, and Edward Rock, NYU School of Law
 
* The Proxy Voting Choice Revolution

Presenter: Dorothy Lund, Columbia Law School 
Co-author(s): Alon Brav, Duke University, Fuqua School of Business; Tao Li, Univeristy of Florida, Warrington College of Business; Zikui Pan, Univeristy of Florida, Warrington College of Business

* Price Drop Damages

Presenter: Adriana Robertson, University of Chicago Law School
Co-author(s): Vincent Buccola, University of Chicago Law School 
 
* Tracing the Impact of Payment Convenience on Deposits: Evidence from Depositor Activeness

Presenter: Yao Zeng, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Co-author(s): Xu Lu, University of Washington, Foster School of Business; Yang Song, University of Washington, Foster School of Business
 
* How to Implement Shareholder Democracy

Presenter: Luigi Zingales, The Univesity of Chicago Booth School of Business 
Co-author(s): Oliver Hart, Harvard University, Department of Economics; Helene Landemore, Yale University, Department of Political Science 


BY INVITATION ONLY  If you have not submitted your intent to attend, please email Anat Carmy-Wiechman at acw334@stern.nyu.edu.