Dhruv Aggarwal
Assistant Professor of Law
Assistant Professor of Finance (Courtesy)
Phone
(312) 503-4681
Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Assistant
Jane Brock
Assistant Phone
(312) 503-8544
Assistant Email
janebrock@law.northwestern.edu
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 Empirical Legal Studies, the Northwestern University Law Review, the Southern California Law Review, and the Harvard Business Law Review. He has presented his work at venues including 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
Selected Publications
- The Rise of Dual-Class Stock IPOs, 144 Journal of Financial Economics 122 (2022) (with Ofer Eldar, Yael V. Hochberg & Lubomir P. Litov).
- Federal Forum Provisions and the Internal Affairs Doctrine, 10 Harvard Business Law Review 383 (2020) (with Albert H. Choi & Ofer Eldar).
- The Meme Stock Frenzy: Origins and Implications (2023) (solicited) (with Albert H. Choi & Alex Lee).
Education
- Ph.D., Yale University
- J.D., Yale Law School
- B.A., Yale College