William Moon, Edward M. Robertson Professor of Law at Maryland Carey Law, continues to shine in his remarkable career as one of the preeminent scholars on the subject of corporate governance. A highly sought-after scholar, Moon has been travelling across the US and beyond to share his expertise and latest scholarship.
In July, Moon presented his law review essay “Havens for Corporate Lawbreaking,” at the University of Milan. In “Havens ,” Moon argues that competition among jurisdictions for corporate charters has eroded the longstanding obligation for corporations and their fiduciaries to comply with the law, creating “havens” like Nevada and the Cayman Islands where directors and officers face minimal accountability for corporate lawbreaking. He advocates for heightened scrutiny by public enforcement agencies to counteract these risks while preserving the benefits of jurisdictional competition. Moon further refined “Havens” by presenting at the Illinois Law Business Law Seminar in September of 2025. The paper will be published by the Washington University Law Review in early 2026.
Beyond formal presentations, Moon was an invited participant at the Corporate Climate Governance Roundtable at University of Pennsylvania Law organized to celebrate the launch of the Cambridge Forum on Corporate Climate Governance. The Cambridge Forum is a new open-access publication that collects perspectives from researchers and practitioners worldwide with the aim of promoting a more sustainable future. Moon’s involvement places him among an international roster of leading scholars and practitioners whose expertise is helping to shape the field of corporate climate governance.
Moon is in the process of drafting his latest paper project “Manager Partitioning.” The project aims to uncover the role of corporate legal personality—the idea that corporations are people too— when it comes to the law allocating duties and liabilities between the firm and the firm’s managers. He presented the latest project in October 2025 at the 10th Annual Corporate and Securities Litigation Workshop hosted by the University of Richmond School of Law. This annual workshop convenes scholars who focus on corporate and securities litigation. Moon will be visiting the Cardozo Law School for the law school’s Faculty Workshop in February.
Moon was recently selected to present at the first Intesa Sanpaolo/Oxford Business Law and Regulation Conference to be held at the Oxford Said Business School on March 6, 2026. He will present “Manager Partitioning” with discussant Kristin van Zwieten, Law Faculty, University of Oxford.
Moon’s ongoing scholarship and global engagement underscore the pivotal role his work plays in shaping the future of corporate governance. Through rigorous research, a plethora of presentations, and thought leadership, Moon continues to set an example of how scholarly work can inform practice and shape conversations on corporate governance worldwide.