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Jill E. Fisch is the Saul A. Fox Distinguished Professor of Business Law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. She is a leading scholar in corporate governance, securities regulation, and ESG investing, with over 100 publications in top law reviews. Previously, she was the T.J. Maloney Professor of Business Law and Founding Director of the Corporate Law Center at Fordham Law School, and has held visiting positions at Harvard, Berkeley, Columbia, and Georgetown Law Schools.
- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School – Faculty Member
- Former Faculty – Fordham Law School
- Visiting Professor – Harvard, Berkeley, Columbia, Georgetown
Her education includes a legal background from a top law school (implied from career trajectory), and professional experience as an associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and as a Trial Attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice.
Fisch’s research focuses on corporate governance, the role of institutional and retail investors, ESG investing, proxy voting, and capital market regulation. She explores how regulation and litigation can address market failures and enhance corporate accountability. Her current projects include experimental studies on retail investor decision-making, ESG regulatory responses by the SEC, and the evolving role of institutional investors.
Her recent publications reflect a strong trend toward analyzing shareholder democracy, ESG transparency, corporate purpose, and the structural dynamics of control in public companies. Articles such as 'GameStop and the Reemergence of the Retail Investor' and 'Stealth Governance' highlight her focus on modern market phenomena and regulatory challenges in corporate law.
She has received numerous teaching honors, including:
- Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching (2022)
- LLM Award for Excellence in Teaching (2015–16, 2021–22)
- Robert A. Gorman Award for Excellence in Teaching (2010–11, 2020–21)
Fisch has advised on public policy through testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services and participation in SEC advisory panels. She has also contributed to influential debates on pass-through voting and the governance implications of 'golden shares.' She has no formal PhD students listed, but her work shapes the scholarship of many in the field. She has conducted collaborative research with scholars like Jeff Schwartz, Quinn Curtis, and Adriana Robertson, and is actively involved in academic networks such as the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI).
She leads research initiatives on retail investor behavior and sustainability disclosure, often integrating empirical and theoretical approaches. Her work bridges legal scholarship with practical regulatory impact, making her a key voice in contemporary corporate law discourse.
