About
Allen Ferrell is the Harvey Greenfield Professor of Securities Law at Harvard Law School, with affiliations at the Harvard Kennedy School and the European Corporate Governance Institute. He specializes in corporate governance, securities regulation, and law and economics. Ferrell holds a Ph.D. in economics from MIT, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and degrees from Brown University. His research examines the intersection of legal frameworks, market mechanisms, and corporate behavior, with a focus on disclosure policies, institutional intermediaries, and the impact of securities litigation.
His notable works include analyses of corporate social responsibility's economic implications, methodologies for securities damages calculation, and critiques of regulatory indices in empirical governance studies. Ferrell has contributed to debates on shareholder rights, legal damages in securities fraud cases, and the role of law firms in corporate governance. He advises on regulatory policies and has served on boards such as the Harvard Advisory Committee on Shareholder Responsibility and the ABA Task Force on Corporate Governance.
Recent research explores price impact in securities litigation, the efficacy of disclosure mandates, and the evolving role of institutional intermediaries in global markets. Ferrell’s work bridges legal theory, economic analysis, and practical policy, influencing both academic discourse and real-world regulatory frameworks.
