Law & Tax
The Law and Tax Department comprises of 12 professors and a team of affiliates who conduct research at the intersection of law, social sciences, business and technology. Their research spans across multiple legal fields such as corporate and tax law, European and transnational law, and fundamental rights, and covers topics such as sustainability and corporate social responsibility, diversity and inclusiveness, law and economics, artificial intelligence and the blockchain, financial regulation, and governance. The outputs of their research is regurlarly published in top-tier academic journals and media outlets.
The Law and Tax Department is also involved in teaching and supervising throughout all programs of HEC Paris, spanning the Grande Ecole, the MBA, the Executive Education, and the PhD program. The Department also runs three full time programs : an LLM in International Management and Law, a Major in International Taxation and Legal Strategy, and a Major in European Business Law and Global Affairs. These programs offer lively and hands-on courses to law students in collaboration with major Parisian and international law firms, companies and civil society organizations.
For more information about the Department's programs see :
LLM in International Management & Law,
Master in International Taxation & Legal Strategy
PhD in Law And Regulation
David Restrepo Amariles Elected to the Royal Academy of Belgium and Heading a New Chair
Barely a few months after being elected to the Royal Academy of Sciences, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium, HEC Paris Associate Professor of Data Law & Artificial Intelligence David Restrepo Amariles became the holder of the school's new Chair, “The Future of Money,”...
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Armin Steinbach joining economics think-tank Bruegel
Armin Steinbach is joining the Brussels-based economic policy think tank Bruegel as non-resident fellow. Bruegel is a think tank devoted to policy research on economic issues. Bruegel’s mission is to improve the quality of economic policy with open and fact-based research...
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Nicole Stolowy, Legal Expert for the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2023
HEC Professor of Law Nicole Stolowy has been appointed to contribute to the World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index 2023 as an international expert of justice, in order to advance the rule of law worldwide.
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Armin Steinbach awarded Jean Monnet Chair in Law and Economics
Professor Armin Steinbach has been awarded a Jean Monnet Chair in European Union Studies by the European Commission. Armin will hold the Chair in EU Law and Economics until 2025.
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Armin Steinbach Nominated as Arbitrator in Bilateral Trade Disputes Involving the European Union
The European Commission has published a pool of individuals eligible for appointment as arbitrators and trade and sustainability experts in bilateral disputes under trade agreements with third countries. Armin Steinbach is one of the selected individuals following an...
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Armin Steinbach and a group of economists and lawyers propose blueprint for reforming Europe
A team of leading economists and lawyers specialising in EU affairs propose an ambitious yet feasible blueprint for reforming the European macroeconomic policy system in a CEPR Policy Insight.
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HEC Law Professor Honored as Social Innovator of the Year by the Schwab Foundation
Professor Alberto Alemanno has been bestowed the 2022 Schwab Foundation Social Innovation Thought Leader of the Year Award at the World Economic Forum in Davos for his decades-long investment in theorizing and experimenting new forms of political participation. This...
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HEC Academics Enjoy Rich Exchange with Station F Startuppers
More than a dozen of HEC’s top faculty members paid a visit to Station F in early December as part of a learning expedition to the world’s biggest startup campus. This was designed to further solidify the strong ties between the business school and this hub of incubating...
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HEC Hosts First-ever Algorithmic Law & Society Symposium
HEC Paris organized with Ecole polytechnique its first-ever symposium exploring the borderlands of law, technology and society on December 1-3, 2021. It brought together researchers and professionals from both sides of the Atlantic for three days of reflection and debate...
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7 Professors Join HEC Paris in 2021, with a Focus on AI
A total of seven new professors have reinforced the ranks of HEC’s world-class academic staff. Allow us to introduce you to the seven arriving on campus: Yann Algan, Pablo M. Baquero, Julien Grand-Clément, Armin Steinbach, Klaus M. Miller, Matthew Yeaton and Aluna Wang...
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David Restrepo Amariles Chair of the AI Group of the ALSB
David Restrepo Amariles, Associate Professor at HEC Paris’ Department of Law and Tax, has been asked to serve as the Chair of the Artificial Intelligence Special Interest Group (SIG) of the American Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB). The Academy brings together...
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SMART Law Hub’s Work Accepted in the Conference on AI and Law 2021
The latest research paper by the HEC Paris SMART Law Hub team in collaboration with Eura Nova research team was accepted by the International Conference on AI and Law (ICAIL) 2021.
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Alberto Alemanno Earns Life-long Ashoka Fellowship
HEC Professor Alberto Alemanno became Ashoka Fellow on November 25, 2019, rewarding his life-long engagement to reduce political inequalities by theorizing and experimenting new forms of participatory democracy. His nonprofit organization The Good Lobby (TGL) equips...
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Challenges and Opportunities in Being Oneself at Work
Hosts Allen & Overy and HEC Paris co-organized a high-profile debate labeled ‘Being Yourself at Work’ on September 18. This eighth DiversiTALKS event featured top executives from the business and legal worlds. Together, they scrutinized the economic, social and cultural...
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12 New Research Academics Arrive at HEC Paris
The October 3 Faculty Day featured welcome speeches for a dozen academic figures who join the ranks of HEC research professors, now numbering a total of 120. Faculty & Research Dean Jacques Olivier and Dean Peter Todd greeted the new staff members.
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“Disarming the Bomb”
Challenging racism, antisemitism and homophobia: those were the sensitive topics DiversiTALKS broached by inviting top speakers to debate in front of HEC staff and students. A socially and politically charged topic which is touching universities worldwide.
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Nicole Stolowy, legal expert for the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2019
HEC Professor of Law Nicole Stolowy contributed to the World Justice Project's Rule of Law Index 2019 as an international expert, in order to advance the rule of law worldwide.
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#Law: Four Questions for David Restrepo
The HEC Alumni Law & Business Club organized an April 27 seminar entitled “Legal Systems for the 21st Century”. The five-hour exchange sought to unravel some of the strengths and weaknesses of mechanisms regulating corporate behavior. Co-organizer David Restrepo Amariles...
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#Law: Four questions for Christopher Hodges
The HEC Alumni Law & Business Club organized an April 27 seminar entitled « Legal Systems for the 21st Century » . The five-hour exchange sought to unravel some of the strengths and weaknesses of mechanisms regulating corporate behavior. Keynote speaker at the event was...
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"Find your voice and take back your power!" a book on Citizen Lobbying by Alberto Alemanno
Many democratic societies are experiencing a crisis of faith. We cast our votes and a few of us even run for office, but our supposedly representative governments seem driven by the interests of big business, powerful individuals and wealthy lobby groups. All the while the...
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Europe at a Crossroads?
Uncertainty surrounding Brexit, Franco-German debates, rising populism and European elections…: what lies in store for the European Union? The HEC-Viavoice debate on March 12 welcomed the views of Alberto Alemanno, HEC professor and Jean-Monnet Chair in European Law.
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