I am an Assistant Professor of Law at Georgia State University, where I teach courses on corporate law and governance. My research focuses on how legal changes shape startup formation, venture capital, and market institutions. Methodologically, I combine comparative analysis with empirical tools.
How corporate law frameworks shape the formation, financing, and governance of startups and venture capital relationships across jurisdictions.
Exploring the intersection of legal structures and long-term sustainability in corporate governance and market institutions.
Analyzing the legal and institutional factors that drive capital allocation, market development, and investor protection.
Evolution of corporate law rules shaping startup–venture capital relationship.
Download (.xlsx)Unicorn companies across Latin America and Europe by entity form and event.
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