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Biography

Dr Jonathan Chan is an Assistant Professor at 91社区鈥檚 Faculty of Law. His research and teaching interests lie in corporate law and securities regulation.

Professor Chan鈥檚 work on capital markets regulation has examined the appropriateness of self-regulation, comparatively analyzed listing regimes in North America, the UK, and Europe, and investigated how stock exchange rules evolve. His research also explores contemporary issues in mergers & acquisitions (M&A) and corporate governance. Most recently, he has published articles that examine appropriate legal remedies in failed M&A transactions and the effectiveness of different corporate law rule-making bodies. Professor Chan鈥檚 work employs both doctrinal and empirical methodologies.

Professor Chan has presented his research widely in North America, the UK, and Europe. His work has been published (or is forthcoming) internationally in leading academic journals, including the European Business Organization Law Review, European Company and Financial Law Review, Journal of Corporate Law Studies, The Canadian Bar Review, and Yale Journal on Regulation Bulletin.

Prior to joining 91社区, Professor Chan was a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at University College London (UCL) Faculty of Laws. His prior teaching at UCL and the University of Oxford included courses such as Cross-Border M&A, Comparative Corporate Governance, Corporate Finance Law, and Principles of Financial Regulation.

Professor Chan holds a DPhil in Law from the University of Oxford, supported by a SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship Award. He also holds a JD from the University of Toronto and is called to the Bar of Ontario. Before embarking upon an academic career, Professor Chan practised law in M&A and securities with Goodmans LLP in Toronto.

Education

• DPhil in Law, University of Oxford
• MSc in Law and Finance, University of Oxford
• Juris Doctor, University of Toronto
• Honours Bachelor of Arts, University of Toronto

Past Employment (Selected)

• Lecturer (Assistant Professor), UCL Faculty of Laws
• Departmental Lecturer in Law & Finance, University of Oxford
• Associate, Goodmans LLP
• Member of the Law Society of Ontario

Publications

Articles

• Jonathan Chan and Martin Petrin, 鈥淟ost-Premium Damages in M&A: Delaware鈥檚 New Legal Landscape鈥� (2024) Yale Journal on Regulation Bulletin (forthcoming).
• Jonathan Chan and Carsten Gerner-Beuerle, 鈥淒elisting Costs and Corporate Mobility in Europe鈥� (2024) European Company and Financial Law Review (forthcoming).
• Jonathan Chan and Ernest Lim, 鈥淗ow it Matters Who Makes Corporate Rules鈥� (2024) 26:1 European Business Organization Law Review.
• Jonathan Chan and Martin Petrin, 鈥淟ost Synergies and M&A Damages: Considering Cineplex v Cineworld鈥� (2022) 100:2 The Canadian Bar Review.
• Jonathan Chan, 鈥淭he relevance of public law to private ordering: the consequences of uncertain judicial review for stock exchange self-regulation鈥� (2021) 21:1 Journal of Corporate Law Studies 219.

Book chapters

• Jonathan Chan and Carsten Gerner-Beuerle, 鈥淒elisting Rules and EU Capital Markets Integration鈥� in R Veil and V Tountopoulos (eds), Delisting of Stock Corporations in Europe and Beyond (forthcoming with Hart Publishing).

Policy, media, and other contributions

• Jonathan Chan and Martin Petrin, 鈥淲hy Lost-Premium Damages in M&A Should Be Legal鈥� (24 October 2024), online (blog): The CLS Blue Sky Blog [.
• Jonathan Chan, 鈥淯K Financial Services and Markets Bill: Response to HM Treasury's May 2023 Call for Proposals (Policy Submission)鈥�, (2023) .
• Jonathan Chan and Ernest Lim, 鈥淗ow It Matters Who Makes Corporate Rules鈥� (5 December 2023), online (blog): The CLS Blue Sky Blog [.
• Jonathan Chan and Martin Petrin, 鈥淩emedies for M&A Breach of Contract 鈥� The Cineplex Case鈥� (23 September 2022), online (blog): The CLS Blue Sky Blog [.
• Jonathan Chan, 鈥淏ook Review of Reframing Corporate Governance: Company Law Beyond Law and Economics (Javier Reyes, Edward Elgar Publishing 2018)鈥� 2020 (83:3) The Modern Law Review.
• Jonathan Chan, 鈥淭he Relevance of Public Law Uncertainty to Private Ordering on Stock Exchanges and Beyond鈥� (19 October 2020), online (blog): Oxford Business Law Blog [.

Areas of interest

• Securities regulation
• Mergers & acquisitions (M&A)
• Stock exchanges and self-regulation
• Corporate law
• Corporate governance
• Financial regulation
• Law & economics

• Law & finance