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Valentin Jentsch

Valentin Jentsch

Valentin Jentsch

Prof. Dr.

Assistant Professor of Corporate Law

LS-HSG
Büro 57-004
Tigerbergstrasse 9
9000 St. Gallen
Main Focuses

Corporate Governance

Law and Economics

Fields of research

Partnership Law

Corporate Law

Capital Market Law

Education
  • Habilitation at University of Zurich (2017-23)
  • Doctorate at University of Zurich (2013-15)
  • Postgraduate Studies at Stanford Law School (2013-14)
  • Admission to Bar of Canton of Zurich (3/2012)
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Studies of Law, Business and Economics at University of St.Gallen (2004-10), with Exchange Semesters at University of Southern California (2008) and University of Haifa (2008-09)
  • Grammar School at Kollegium Spiritus Sanctus Brig (1999-2004)
  • Primary and Secondary School in Canton of Valais (1991-99)
Professional Career
  • Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Corporate Law at University of St.Gallen (since 5/2022)
  • Research Affiliate (since 5/2022) and Visiting Fellow (2021-22) at Department of Business and Tax Law of Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance in Munich
  • Visiting Scholar at Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg (2019, 2020, 2021) and with Prof. Dr. Dr. Stefan Grundmann at Humboldt-University of Berlin (2018-19)
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Prof. Dr. Rolf Sethe and Prof. Dr. Hans-Ueli Vogt at University of Zurich (2018-22)
  • Max Weber Fellow at European University Institute in Florence (2017-18)
  • Postdoc with Prof. Dr. Tanja Domej at University of Zurich (2017)
  • Associate in Corporate and Transactions Group at Homburger (2015-17)
  • Lecturer at University of Zurich (2012)
  • Research und Teaching Assistant with Prof. Dr. Hans Caspar von der Crone at University of Zurich (2011-13)
  • Law Clerk at District Court of Brig, Eastern Raron and Goms (2010)
  • Trainee Lawyer at Lenz & Staehelin (2009-10)
Teaching Activities
  • Corporate Law II (SS 2024)
  • Corporate Law II: Exercises,
    Group 4 (SS 2024)
  • Integration Seminar (SS 2024)
  • Takeover Law (AS 2023)
  • Leading Cases in Corporate and
    Capital Market Law (AS 2023)
  • Corporate Law II (SS 2023)
  • Corporate Law II: Exercises,
    Group 4 (SS 2023)
  • Integration Seminar (SS 2023)
  • Takeover Law (AS 2022)
  • Leading Cases in Corporate and
    Capital Market Law (AS 2022)
Projects
  • Management Compensation
  • Corporate Sustainability Reporting
  • Blockholder Governance
  • Climate Change Litigation
Affiliations
  • European Corporate Governance Institute
  • European Association of Law and Economics
  • Gesellschaftsrechtliche Vereinigung
  • Junge Gesellschaftsrechts-Wissenschaft
Awards
  • Best Paper Award (First Prize) of 7th International Conference on Law and Economics
  • Issekutz Preis of Faculty of Law of University of Zurich
  • John Hart Ely Prize of Stanford Law School
Talks
  • Finanzierungsverantwortung von Grossaktionären für unterkapitalisierte AGs
    EuropaInstitut, Verantwortlichkeit im Unternehmensrecht XII, Verantwortlichkeitsrecht im Wandel, 30 January 2024, Zurich
  • Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung in der Schweiz und in Europa: Aktuelle Entwicklungen und Anpassungsbedarf
    St.Galler Gesellschaftsrechtstag, 14 November 2023, Zurich
  • Unternehmensbewertung in der Rechtspraxis
    Schulthess Forum Aktienrecht 2023, Verwaltungsrat und Geschäftsleitung, 24 January 2023, Zurich
    [together with Thomas Vettiger]
  • Klimaklagen gegen Rohstoffunternehmen: Aktuelle Entwicklungen und Zukunftsfragen
    University of Lucerne, Klimaklagen in Europa, 9 September 2022, Lucerne
  • Climate Change Litigation against Carbon Majors: Royal Road or Dead End?
    16th Max Weber Fellows June Conference, 15 June 2022, Florence
  • Loyalitätsaktien: Handlungsbedarf und Umsetzungsvarianten in der Schweiz
    Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance, Brownbag Lunch, 7 February 2022, Munich (online)
  • Loyalitätsaktien: Bestandsaufnahme und Zukunftsperspektiven
    University of St.Gallen, Berufungsvortrag, 19 January 2022, St.Gallen
  • Blockholders at the Gate: A Survey of Primacy, Anatomy, Incentives and Governance of Large Shareholders
    7th International Conference on Law and Economics, 27 November 2021, Tiruchirappalli (online)
  • Blockholders at the Gate: A Survey of Primacy, Anatomy, Incentives and Governance of Large Shareholders
    8th Polish Law and Economics Conference, 22 September 2021, Cracow (online)
  • Macht und Verantwortung von Grossaktionären, illustriert am Beispiel der Spinne
    Habilkreis Recht, 12 September 2021, Ernen
  • Blockholder Governance in Europe: A Story about Power and Responsibility
    38th Annual Conference of the European Association of Law and Economics, 9 September 2021, Barcelona (online)
  • "Large Blocks with Long Socks" – Auswirkungen von Loyalitätsaktien auf Unternehmen mit Grossaktionären
    Forum Junge Gesellschaftsrechts-Wissenschaft, 3 September 2021, Hamburg
  • The Role of European Financial Market Supervisory Authorities during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Blessing or Curse of a New Governor on the Block
    15th Max Weber Fellows June Conference, 16 June 2021, Florence (online)
  • Vergütungen bei Banken und die FINMA – Elf Jahre danach
    Zürcher Tagung für den wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs im Gesellschaftsrecht, 6 February 2021, Zurich (online)
  • Ausnahmen und Erleichterungen von der Prospektpflicht in FIDLEG und FIDLEV
    University of Zurich, Kolloquium, 11 November 2020, Zurich (online)
  • The Law of Contracts in the Age of the Coronavirus Pandemic: Is the Statutory Risk Allocation pursuant to the Swiss Code of Obligations still adequate?
    14th Max Weber Fellows June Conference, 18 June 2020, Florence (online)
  • Rechtliche Grundlagen der Regulierung von Grossaktionären in der Schweiz: Gleichbehandlung, Transparenz und Loyalität
    Universität Zürich, Fachgruppensitzung, 25 September 2019, Zurich
  • Treuepflichten von Grossaktionären in Deutschland und in der Schweiz: Lehren und Konsequenzen aus einer rechtsvergleichenden Betrachtung
    HU Postdoc Konferenz im Zivil- und Unternehmensrecht, 4 July 2019, Berlin
  • Corporate Social Responsibility and the Law: The Case of the Swiss Responsible Business Initiative and its Counter-Proposal
    13th Max Weber Fellows June Conference, 14 June 2019, Florence
  • Grossaktionäre in der Schweiz und in Europa
    Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Habilitandenkolloquium, 1 April 2019, Hamburg
  • Blockholder Governance: Grossaktionäre in Schweizer Aktiengesellschaften
    University of Zurich, Kolloquium, 4 December 2018, Zurich
  • Corporate Social Responsibility and the Law: Regulatory Approaches for Transnational Companies to Protect Human Rights and the Environment
    12th Max Weber Fellows June Conference, 13 June 2018, Florence
  • The Investor Dialogue of Public Companies: Towards a Differentiated Approach to the Principle of Equal Treatment in Corporate and Capital Market Law
    European University Institute, February Presentations, 8 February 2018, Florence
  • Blockholder Governance: The Role of Large Shareholders in Corporate Governance
    European University Institute, September Presentations, 20 September 2017, Florence
  • Corporate Governance in Switzerland: Rethinking Board Composition and Ownership Structure
    5th Annual PhD Workshop in Corporate Governance, 22 August 2017, Helsinki
Editorial Board
  • International and Comparative Corporate Law Journal
Research Cooperation
  • Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance,
    Department of Business and Tax Law
  • Research Institute for International Management,
    Corporate Governance Competence Center
  • Institut für Law and Economics
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