Stanford Law mourns the passing of Ronald J. Gilson, the Charles J. Meyers Professor of Law and Business, Emeritus.

A pioneering scholar of corporate law and governance, Gilson joined the Stanford Law faculty in 1979 and helped transform the field through his influential scholarship.
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“I often wondered how a man with so many demands on his time, whose door was always open to anyone who wanted to come in and talk, managed to produce so much pathbreaking scholarship,” said Professor Curtis Milhaupt, a longtime friend and collaborator.

Dean George Triantis called Gilson “a leader and scholarly pathbreaker in the true sense of the word. His foundational analyses and creativity opened new lines of inquiry that are now central to finance and business law.”

Read our remembrance of a remarkable scholar and colleague:

In Memoriam: Ronald J. Gilson, Pioneering Corporate Law Scholar | Stanford Law School

Ronald J. Gilson, the Charles J. Meyers Professor of Law and Business, Emeritus, and one of the pioneering scholars of modern corporate law and govern

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Stanford RegLab has been selected for the second round of the Public Benefit Innovation Fund.

With support from the Center for Civic Futures, Stanford RegLab will develop, pilot and test a tool to streamline unemployment insurance enrollment. In partnership with Maryland and Colorado, the ...Read moreproject will assess whether AI can identify missing or unclear information as people apply for benefits.

The goal: Help applicants and agencies navigate the unemployment insurance process more effectively, fairly and quickly.

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What does racial justice work look like for law students? At the Stanford Center for Racial Justice open house, students connected with peers, alumni and faculty members to find out.

The evening gave attendees an opportunity to learn about SCRJ’s internships, fellowships and policy labs ...Read more— and to discuss the issues that matter most to them. Students proposed research and policy solutions addressing racial coalition-building, algorithmic bias in the criminal legal system, prison accountability, educational equity and disability access.

“Students seem to be aware that our nation is at an inflection point, in which race figures centrally,” said Professor Ralph Richard Banks, SCRJ founder and faculty director. “It is heartening to see so much interest in maintaining and bolstering the health of our democracy.”

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