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Evan
Epstein

Executive Director of the Center for Business Law & Adjunct Professor of Law

  • Office 331-200
  • Email Address epsteinevan@uchastings.edu
  • Telephone 628-245-7180
  • Follow Me on LinkedIn
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Biography

Evan Epstein is the founding Executive Director of the Center for Business Law (CBL), and Adjunct Professor, at the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco.

Professor Epstein is a corporate governance expert and has advised founders, executives, directors and investors for over 17 years in Silicon Valley and internationally. He has been retained as an expert in corporate governance litigation both in the U.S. and abroad, particularly involving fiduciary duties of corporate directors. Evan is also the founder and managing partner of Pacifica Global, a corporate governance advisory firm based in San Francisco, California. Prior, Evan was the Executive Director of the Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance, a joint initiative between Stanford Law School and the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Evan also serves as a Professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Law School, Faculty for the Latino Corporate Director Association (LCDA)’s BoardReady Institute and is a Board Member of the Chile California Council and the Best Practices Principles (BPP) Oversight Committee for Providers of Shareholder Voting Research & Analysis.

In addition, Evan is the founder and host of the Boardroom Governance Podcast (ranked #1 in its category) and the Boardroom Governance Newsletter. He holds a JD (equivalent) from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and an LL.M. (Master of Laws) in Corporate Governance and Practice from Stanford Law School. In addition, he was part of the exchange program “Cycle du Diplôme” at Sciences-Po in Paris, France.

Expertise

  • Business Law
  • Corporate Governance
  • Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
  • Startup & Innovation Law
  • Venture Capital

Education

  1. Stanford Law School 2005

    Master of Laws (LLM) in Corporate Governance & Practice

  2. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 2000

    Law Degree (JD-equivalent)

Courses

  1. Corporate Governance Seminar

Links

  1. UC Law SF Center for Business Law (CBL)
  2. Boardroom Governance Podcast
  3. Boardroom Governance Newsletter (Substack)
  4. CBL Programs
  5. CBL Events
  6. CBL Newsletter

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