Endowed Funds

The following endowed funds support the Center’s activities:

Marvin A. Chirelstein Colloquium Fund (2004). Established by Mark S. Campisano ‘80 and Kim Campisano, in honor of Marvin A. Chirelstein, to bring leading members of the corporate bar, business and investment communities and regulators to the law school to discuss new practice and regulatory issues.

Robert J. Giuffra, Jr. Fund for the Study of Corporate and Securities Law (2013). Established by Robert J. Giuffra, Jr., to support the study of corporate and securities law at Yale Law School.

Eugene W. and Gloria Landy Fund for the Study of Corporate Law (2015). Established by Eugene W. and Gloria Landy to further the mission of the Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law, with a preference for assisting and encouraging students and graduates of the Law School to participate in Yale School of Management joint degree programs, and to encourage interaction between the schools.

Robert Todd Lang ‘47 Fund for the Study of Corporate and Commercial Law (1994). Established by Robert Todd Lang, augmented by friends, classmates, and graduates of Yale Law School interested in corporate and commercial law.

Charles M. Nathan 1965 Fund for the Study of Corporate and Commercial Law at Yale Law School (2006).   Established by Charles M. Nathan ‘65, to support the study of corporate and commercial law at Yale Law School.

John R. Raben/Sullivan & Cromwell Fund for Corporate Law Studies (1975). Established in memory of John R. Raben, LL.B. 1939, by a gift from the law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell and augmented by his friends. Supports the study and teaching of corporate law related issues through the activities of the Center, including the John R. Raben/Sullivan & Cromwell Fellow Lecture, which brings to the School an individual with the high qualities of intellect, integrity, and leadership exemplified by John R. Raben, to give a public lecture in the area of corporate or securities law or other related fields.

Bert W. Wasserman Workshop in Law and Finance Fund (2007). The Bert W. Wasserman Workshop in Law and Finance was established by Craig Wasserman ‘86 in memory and honor of his father, Bert W. Wasserman, a distinguished leader in the field of finance. The goal of the fund is to support the study of corporate law and finance by sponsoring workshops and discussion forums for the presentation of current research and the discussion of topical issues in law and finance by faculty from Yale and other universities, government officials and members of the bar. 

Craig Wasserman ‘86/Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Corporate Law Fund (2013). Established by the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and the Yale partners of the firm in memory of their colleague, Craig Wasserman ’86, one of the nation’s leading corporate attorneys and an original member of the Center’s Board of Advisors, to support the alumni breakfast program in New York, which features panel discussions on current topics in business law by members of the bar, business and investment communities, public officials and faculty.

Weil Gotshal & Manges Corporate Law Roundtable Series at Yale Law School (2005). Established by a gift from the law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges to support roundtable discussions on various issues of corporate law.  

Judge Ralph Winter Lectureship on Corporate Law and Governance Fund (2002). To support lectures on corporate law and governance and related topics and prizes for the best student paper in law and economics and in corporate law.