Elizabeth King

Elizabeth King

Associate Professor of Law


JD, Yale Law School
AB in Government, Dartmouth College


Biography

Elizabeth King is a scholar of corporate governance, corporate finance, and nonprofit law. Her research explores the impact of markets and regulation on nonprofit organizations. She is particularly interested in the role of nonprofit hospitals and the rise of for-profit corporations in the healthcare sector. Her work has appeared in publications such as the Yale Law & Policy Review, the Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law, and Bloomberg Law. King was previously a Climenko Fellow and Corporate Governance Fellow at Harvard Law School.

Professor King’s teaching and scholarship is informed by her practice experience. Prior to entering academia, she practiced in healthcare law at Ropes & Gray LLP, and in corporate law at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP. During this time, she also maintained a pro bono practice advising nonprofit organizations. Before becoming a lawyer, King served at a financial services nonprofit.

Professor King holds a JD from Yale Law School and an AB in Government from Dartmouth College. She is admitted to the bar in Massachusetts and New York.

Publications

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  • Elizabeth King, Tax Reform, Mixed‐Entity Markets, and Hospitals: How the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Favors the For‐Profit Hospital Model 37 Yale Law & Policy Review (2019)
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  • Elizabeth King, Recent Cases: EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.: Religious Accommodation in the Workplace 37 Berkley Journal of Employment and Labor Law (2016)
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Courses

LAW JD 787

Bankruptcy

3 credits

This course provides an overview of both consumer and business bankruptcy. We begin with creditors' collection rights under state law and then turn to consumer bankruptcy under Chapters 7 and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. Topics include the bankruptcy estate, the automatic stay, exemptions, the treatment of secured and unsecured debt, the means test, repayment plans, and discharge. We then examine business bankruptcy, focusing on the legal requirements for reorganization plans under Chapter 11, debtor-in-possession financing, avoidance actions, preferences, fraudulent transfers, executory contracts, plan confirmation, cramdown of secured and unsecured creditors, and § 363 asset sales. Throughout, the course considers the policy goals of bankruptcy and strategic issues in bankruptcy practice, while also requiring students to apply basic corporate finance concepts through assigned problem sets. Recommended Courses: Corporations, Secured Transactions


SPRG 2027: LAW JD 787 A1, Jan 11th to Apr 21st 2027
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
Mon,Wed 2:15 pm 3:40 pm 3 Elizabeth King