More than 60% of Fortune 500 companies are incorporated in Delaware. Consequently, Vice Chancellor Leo Strine, Delaware Chancery Court, is one of the nation’s most influential figures in corporate law.
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His presentation is titled Toward Common Sense and Common Ground? Reflections on the Shared Interests of Managers and Labor in a More Rational System of Corporate Governance. The phrase "corporate law" brings to mind cases with names like "Disney" and "Enron.” The traditional perspective for viewing corporate law examines the corporation as a balance of power and responsibility between managers and owners. In The Dorsey & Whitney Foundation Lecture, Vice Chancellor Strine takes a fresh approach -- exploring why labor and management ought both to care about corporate law. Vice Chancellor Strine's presentation is part of the William Mitchell Public Square Lecture Series.
William Mitchell College of Law, founded in 1900, is an independent, private law school located in St. Paul, Minnesota. The college is known for cultivating practical wisdom and for creating an environment that welcomes both traditional and non-traditional law students. The largest law school in Minnesota, William Mitchell has produced many distinguished leaders at the bench and bar and in the business and civic arenas, among them the 15th Chief Justice of the United States, Warren E. Burger ’31.