Valentin Jentsch

Corporate Governance

Law and Economics

• 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)

• 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)

• European Corporate Governance Institute
• European Association of Law and Economics
• Gesellschaftsrechtliche Vereinigung
• Junge Gesellschaftsrechts-Wissenschaft

• 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

• 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