René Reich-Graefe

Professor of Law

EDUCATION

LL.B. (equivalent), Free University of Berlin School of Law
LL.M., University of Connecticut School of Law

COURSES TAUGHT

Business Organizations
Closely-Held Businesses
Corporate Social Responsibility
International Business Transactions
Sales
Operation, Management and Control of Closely-Held Businesses (LL.M.)

CONTACT INFORMATION

Email: rene.reich-graefe@law.wne.edu
Phone: 413-782-1451
Office: L 201

GENERAL INFORMATION

Professor Reich-Graefe first came to the United States on a Fulbright Scholarship when he earned his master’s degree at the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1997. He has served as a law clerk at the Berlin Court of Appeals in Germany, his native country, and has been in private practice as a corporate and financial lawyer at the former international law firm of Coudert Brothers LLP for seven years, both in Berlin, Germany (1997 to 2000) and in New York City (2000 to 2004). Prior to joining our faculty, Professor Reich-Graefe was a Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Connecticut School of Law from 2004 to 2006 where he taught Business Organizations, International Corporate Responsibility, and an introductory course in US law for international master students. He is admitted to practice in New York and Germany.

CURRICULUM VITAE

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PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

Keep Calm and Carry On, 27 GEO. J. LEGAL ETHICS __ (Winter 2014) (forthcoming).

Deconstructing Corporate Governance: The Mechanics of Trusting, 38 DEL. J. CORP. L. __ (2013) (forthcoming).

Foreword: Fiduciary Duties in the Closely Held Firm 35 Years After Wilkes v. Springside Nursing Home, 33 W. NEW ENG. L. REV. 247-68 (2011). SSRN Digital Commons

Deconstructing Corporate Governance: Director Primacy Without Principle?, 16 FORDHAM J. CORP. & FIN. L. 465-527 (2011). SSRN Digital Commons

Deconstructing Corporate Governance: Absolute Director Primacy, 5 BROOK. J. CORP. FIN. & COM. L. 341-404 (2011). SSRN Digital Commons

Changing Paradigms: The Liability of Corporate Groups in Germany, 37 CONN. L. REV. 785-817 (2005). SSRN Digital Commons