Corporate, business, and transactional law pertains to the organization and governance of, transactions and other activities engaged in by, and the regulation of, business entities.

Maureen A. O’Rourke

As dean from 2006 to 2018 and interim dean from 2004 to 2006, Maureen A. O’Rourke oversaw the construction of the five-story, state-of-the-art Sumner M. Redstone Building and gut renovation of the adjacent law tower. This project was the culmination of decades of planning and provides students with first-rate community spaces, high quality classrooms, and amenities. Dean O’Rourke also […]

Stephanie Paré Sullivan

Stephanie Paré Sullivan is Acting Director of the Transactional Law Program and a Visiting Lecturer at Boston University School of Law. Stephanie joined the School of Law in 2025, after a twenty-seven-year career in law and business operations.  Stephanie most recently served as Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Charlesbank […]

William W. Park

Professor William (Rusty) Park teaches in the area of international business law. His research interests include conflict of laws and the interaction of law and religion. After studies at Yale and Columbia, Park practiced in Paris until returning home to Boston, where he served as Director of Boston University’s Center for Banking and Financial Law. […]

Ayodeji Kamau Perrin

Dr. Ayodeji Kamau Perrin, J.D., Ph.D., is an interdisciplinary scholar of human rights, social movements, and legal mobilization. He is interested in all phases of litigation-based social change processes, including the factors that lead aggrieved individuals and groups to select a litigation-based strategy; the internal dynamics of a social change movement or campaign; countermobilization; the […]

Enrique Alberto Prieto-Ríos

Enrique Alberto Prieto-Ríos holds a PhD in Law from Birkbeck, University of London (2017), an MA in International Law from University College London (2008), and an LLB from Universidad del Rosario (2007). Dr. Prieto-Ríos is currently the Chief Editor of Estudios Socio-Jurídicos, an esteemed academic journal, and has previously served as Research Director of the […]

Weijia Rao

Weijia Rao’s research applies empirical methods to the study of international and comparative law, with a focus on legal institutions governing global trade and investment. Her work has examined the influence of global businesses on government regulations, the role of domestic politics in international dispute resolution, the evolution and impacts of international investment agreements, and […]

Frederick Tung

Fred Tung is the Howard Zhang Faculty Research Scholar and Professor of Law at Boston University School of Law. Over the course of his career, he has researched and taught courses in the areas of international business transactions, international economic relations, corporations, and bankruptcy, as well as the governance of financial institutions. Prior to joining the […]

Rory Van Loo

Rory Van Loo’s research focuses on how technological, market, and social shifts invite a rethinking of the regulatory framework for consumer-facing businesses. He was ranked the 14th most cited of all legal scholars in 2024 for recent publications (and 8th most cited once adjusted for co-authorship). His articles were twice selected through blind peer review […]

David I. Walker

Professor David Walker is the recipient of BU Law’s Michael Melton Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence and Boston University’s Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching. His research lies at the intersection of taxation and corporate governance, with a particular focus on executive compensation. Recent projects include “Employer Losses and Deferred Compensation,” published in the Tax […]

David H. Webber

David H. Webber is the author of the critically-acclaimed book, The Rise of the Working-Class Shareholder: Labor’s Last Best Weapon, published by Harvard University Press. The book argues that labor has a massive untapped source of shareholder power in its trillions of dollars in pension assets. Webber toured extensively for it and published related op-eds in the New York […]