Marc Moore joined the Faculty of Laws in 2009, having previously lectured at the University of Bristol (2004-2009). He is a content editor of Tolley's Company Law and Routledge Company Law Statutes , and in 2010 was UK national reporter on corporate governance for the XVIIIth Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law. Marc regularly contributes to national and international policy debates in his field, and has been invited to give lectures and/or papers on company law and corporate governance issues in countries including the United States , Hong Kong and Iceland . Marc is a visiting Faculty member at Seattle University School of Law, where he has established a graduate course on comparative corporate law.
Research Marc's interests are in company law, corporate governance and capital markets, especially theory of the firm and the legitimacy of managerial decision-making power in public companies. Marc completed his doctoral thesis, Company Law in Crisis: Regulating Managerial Power in the Age of Shareholder Value , in 2006. He is currently writing a book with Hart Publishing titled Corporate Governance in the Shadow of the State (2012) .
Publications
Articles
'Unearthing the Institutional Roots of Anglo-American Corporate Governance' (2011) Economy and Society (forthcoming; co-written with Antoine Rebérioux).
'The Evolving Contours of the Board's Risk Management Function in UK Corporate Governance' (2010) 10 Journal of Corporate Law Studies 279-308.
'Corporate Power in the Public Eye: Re-Assessing the Implications of Berle's Public Consensus Theory' (2010) 33 Seattle University Law Review 1109-1139 (co-written with Antoine Rebérioux).
‘Whispering Sweet Nothings: The Limitations of Informal Conformance in UK Corporate Governance' (2009) 9 Journal of Corporate Law Studies 77-120.
‘The End of Comply or Explain in UK Corporate Governance?' (2009) 60 Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly 85-103.
‘Taking Stock of Corporate and Securities Law in Uncertain Times' (2009) Lloyds Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 134-143.
‘A Temple Built on Faulty Foundations: Piercing the Corporate Veil and the Legacy of Salomon v Salomon ' (2006) Journal of Business Law 180-203.
‘Directors' Pay as a Creditor Concern: The Lesson from MG Rover' (2006) 27 The Company Lawyer 237-242.
Book Chapters
‘The Corporate Governance of the Firm as an Entity: Old Lessons for the New Debate', in Y. Biondi, A. Canziani and T. Kirat (eds.), The Firm as an Entity: Implications for Economics, Accounting and the Law (Routledge, 2007), 348-374 (co-written with Antoine Rebérioux).
Short Articles / Commentaries
‘Company Law, Corporate Governance and the Banking Crisis: Introduction' (2010) International Corporate Rescue, special online issue on Company Law, Corporate Governance and the Banking Crisis available here: www.chasecambria.com/site/journal/special/issue.php?id=57
‘Why UK Company Law Must Face Up to the Political Realities of Today's Economic World' (2006) 17 International Company and Commercial Law Review 297-299.
Working Papers
Beyond Private Ordering: Towards an 'Intelligent Design' Theory of Corporate Law Evolution (UCL Research Seminar Paper, October 2010)
'From Minimization to Exploitation: Re-Conceptualizing the Corporate Governance Problem' (2009) CLPE Research Paper No. 16/2009 (co-written with Antoine Rebérioux). Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1440863
Edited Works
Company Law Statutes 2009-2010 ( London : Routledge, 2010).
Professional Journal Articles
‘Averting Overprescription of UK Corporate Governance Norms' (2008) 2(1) Journal of Securities Law, Regulation and Compliance 71-87.
‘ Phoenix Trading Within Groups – Extending the Boundaries' (2008) 8(1) Tolley's Company Law & Insolvency Newsletter 1-3.
‘Phoenix Trading' (2008) 32(6) Tolley's Company Secretary's Review 46-47.
'New Corporate Manslaughter [etc.] Bill' (2006) 6(3) Tolley's Company Law & Insolvency Newsletter 1-3.
Policy Responses
'Response to FRC consultation on annual re-election of directors / chairman, on behalf of members of the LLM course Corporate Governance in the UK and US at University College London' (March 2010; co-written with Steven Slade, Folake Fawehinmi, Nikoletta Kleftouri, Glenn Donnelly, Joseph Segilia, Chrispas Nyombi, Ying Xu, Folajimi Alli-Balogun, and Giedre Berberausaite), published on the official website of the UK Financial Reporting Council at: www.frc.org.uk/corporate/2009DecConsultationamendments.cfm (see University College London (corporate governance graduate students)).
‘Response to FRC Review of the Effectiveness of the Combined Code' (May 2009), published on the official website of the UK Financial Reporting Council at: www.frc.org.uk/corporate/2009reviewresponses.cfm
‘Comments on the IOSCO Technical Committee Consultation Report on Private Equity', in Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions, Private Equity: Final Report (May 2008), 40-42.
Other Publications
‘International Congress on Comparative Law: National Report on Corporate Governance in the UK', available here.
Current Teaching
Undergraduate
Company Law
Postgraduate Corporate Governance in the UK and US
Corporate Finance
Corporate Social Responsibility: An International Perspective
Ph.D Supervision
Marc Moore welcomes approaches for supervision from prospective PhD students.
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