Dhruv Aggarwal

Assistant Professor of Law
Assistant Professor of Finance (Courtesy)

Biography

Dhruv Aggarwal is a law and finance scholar primarily interested in the economic analysis of corporate and securities law. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in law and social science journals, including the Journal of Financial Economics, the Journal of Law and Economics, the Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, the Michigan Law Review, the Northwestern University Law Review, the Southern California Law Review, the Wisconsin Law Review, and the Harvard Business Law Review. He has presented his work at venues including the Harvard/Yale/Stanford Junior Faculty Forum and the annual meetings of the American Law and Economics Association and Conference on Empirical Legal Studies. Aggarwal received a BA in economics, PhD in financial economics, and JD from Yale University.

Areas of Expertise

  • Corporate Law
  • Empirical Legal Studies
  • Law and Economics
  • Law and Finance
  • Securities Regulation

Courses

Selected Publications

  • Corporate Criminal Liability and Firm Value, __ Journal of Law, Economics & Organization __ , Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 26-21, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 26-06 (forthcoming 2026).
  • Self-Binding Corporations, __ Michigan Law Review __ , Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 26-05, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 26-02 (forthcoming 2026).
  • Big Three (Dis)Engagements, __ Journal of Law & Economics __ , Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 23-53, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 23-17 (forthcoming 2026) (Co-authored by: Lubomir P. Litov & Shivaram Rajgopal).
  • Contractual Remedies in Mergers, __ Journal of Law & Economics __ , Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 24-09, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 24-03, U of Michigan Law & Econ Research Paper No. 24-027, European Corporate Governance Institute - Law Working Paper No. 789/2024 (forthcoming 2026) (Co-authored by: Albert H. Choi & Geeyoung Min).
  • The Politics of Mandatory Corporate Philanthropy, 67 Journal of Law & Economics 811 (2024).
  • The Rise of Dual-Class Stock IPOs, 144 Journal of Financial Economics 122 (2022) (Co-authored by: Ofer Eldar, Yael V. Hochberg & Lubomir P. Litov).

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Education

  • Ph.D., Yale University
  • J.D., Yale Law School
  • B.A., Yale College

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