Holger Spamann

Assistant Professor of Law

Biographical Statement

Holger Spamann is Assistant Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, where he teaches corporate law and corporate finance. His research focuses on the law and economics of corporate governance and financial markets, as well as comparative law. Before embarking on his academic career, he practiced with Debevoise & Plimpton in New York and clerked for two years in Europe. He holds a Ph.D. and an A.M. in economics from Harvard University, a B.Sc. in economics from the London School of Economics, basic law degrees from the Sorbonne and the University of Hamburg, and an LL.M.(waived) and an S.J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Research Interests

• Corporate Finance
• Law and Economics
• Comparative Law

Appointments

• Lecturer on Law, 2009
• Assistant Professor of Law, 2011

Education

• University of Paris (Pantheon-Sorbonne) Maitrise 1996, Law
• University of Hamburg First State Exam 1999, Law
• Harvard Law School LL.M. (waived) 2001
• Court of Appeals of Hamburg Second State Exam 2005, Law
• London School of Economics B.Sc. 2006, Economics
• Harvard Law School S.J.D. 2009
• Harvard University A.M. 2009, Economics
• Harvard University Ph.D. 2012, Economics

Other Information

2011-2012 Faculty Disclosures re: Related Outside Interests and Activities

Representative Publications

• Spamann, Holger. "The 'Antidirector Rights Index' Revisited," 23 Review of Financial Studies 467 (2010).
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• Bebchuk, Lucian A. & Holger Spamann. "Regulating Bankers' Pay," 98 Georgetown Law Journal 247 (2010).
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• Spamann, Holger. "Contemporary Legal Transplants -- Legal Families and the Diffusion of (Corporate) Law," 2009 BYU Law Review 1813 (2010).
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Bibliography

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