Robert M. Daines

Pritzker Professor of Law and Business, Emeritus

Expertise

Business & Corporate Law
Capital Markets
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Law & Economics
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
Venture Capital

Biography

Robert M. Daines is the Pritzker Professor of Law and Business, Emeritus. He is also Professor of Finance (by courtesy) at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

His research focuses on the intersection between law and finance, including CEO pay, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, mandatory disclosure regulations, IPOs, shareholder voting and takeover defenses. Professor Daines’ work has appeared in such top publications as the Journal of Financial Economics, the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, the Journal of Law, Economics and Organization and The Yale Law Journal. His research has also been covered by The Economist, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Forbes, Fortune and other media.

Before entering academia, he was an investment banker at Goldman Sachs, where he advised firms on bank and bond financings. He clerked for Judge Ralph K. Winter of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Prof. Daines was awarded the 2012 John Bingham Hurlbut Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Education

BS BA Brigham Young University 1989
JD Yale Law School 1992

Related Organizations

Courses

Affiliations & Honors

NASDAQ Stock Market Review Council
Referee: Journal of Finance; Journal of Financial Economics; Journal of Law and Economics; Journal of Law, Economics and Organization; Journal of Legal Studies; Financial Management; The American Law and Economics Review
Chair or organizer of: Law and Economics Section, Association of American Law Schools; Corporate and Securities Law: Empirical Section of the American Law and Economics Association Annual Meeting; Program Committee for the Conference on Empirical Legal Studies
Honors and Awards

Journal of Financial Economics “All-Star” Paper, “Does Delaware Law Improve Firm Value?”
Olin Prize for the Best Paper in Law and Economics
2012 John Bingham Hurlbut Award for Excellence in Teaching