professor Roberta romano

The CLEA 2026 keynote speaker is Professor Roberta Romano.

Roberta Romano is Sterling Professor of Law at Yale Law School and Co-Director of the Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law. Her research has focused on state competition for corporate charters, the political economy of takeover regulation, shareholder litigation, institutional investor activism in corporate governance and the regulation of securities markets and financial instruments and institutions. Professor Romano is a recipient of the American Law and Economic Association’s Ronald H. Coase Medal, which is awarded in recognition of major contributions to the field of law and economics.