Corporate Law and Corporate Governance

Value Creation by Business Lawyers: Legal Skills and Asset Pricing

Ronald J. Gilson

Year
1984
Venue
Yale Law Journal
Level
Advanced
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Summary

Explains how business lawyers can create value in corporate transactions by reducing transaction costs, structuring contingent terms, allocating risk, and designing mechanisms that allow parties with different information, time horizons, or risk preferences to complete value-increasing deals.

Citation

Ronald J. Gilson. "Value Creation by Business Lawyers: Legal Skills and Asset Pricing." Yale Law Journal, 1984.

BibTeX

@article{Gilson1984Value,
  title = {Value Creation by Business Lawyers: Legal Skills and Asset Pricing},
  author = {Ronald J. Gilson},
  year = {1984},
  journal = {Yale Law Journal},
  url = {https://openyls.law.yale.edu/entities/publication/5287108a-2e77-47ce-a3a4-5876c6ec4cbb}
}
Original source: Yale Law School Open Scholarship Repository

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