Personal profile
Biography
Michael joined the University of Manchester in 2014. He has previously taught in the field of company law, corporate governance, and securities regulation at Queen Mary, University of London and the University of Leeds. He has also published extensively in this area and he is co-author of the Globalization of Corporate Governance (2009) with Alan Dignam (QMUL). Michael has practiced in Greece where he has also held government advisory positions and served as an independent director in a quoted company.
Research interests
Company Law
Corporate Governance
Securities Regulation
Law and Economics
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Drawing the Boundaries of ‘Naked’ Short-Selling by Market-Makers: The Regulatory Challenges of High-Frequency Trading
Bavoso, V. & Galanis, M., 14 Apr 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Capital Markets Law Journal. 2, p. 1-15Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Corporate Purpose Swings as a Social, Atheoretical Process: Will the Pendulum Break?
Galanis, M., 1 Jun 2024, In: Oxford Journal of Legal Studies. 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Corporate law coasting in neutral: from egalitarianism, to sustainability, to extinction?
Galanis, M., 14 Nov 2023, A Research Agenda for Corporate Law. Bruner, C. & Moore, M. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, p. 35-55 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Corporate Law versus Social Autonomy: Law as Social Hazard
Galanis, M., 1 Apr 2021, In: Law and Critique. 32, 1, p. 1-32 32 p., 1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Growth and the Lost Legitimacy of Business Organisation: Time to Abandon Corporate Law Reform
Galanis, M., 2020, In: Journal of Corporate Law Studies. 20, 2, p. 291-325 35 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Free Trade Agreements as Tools to Achieve Financial Inclusion in Developing Countries? (
Butler, N. (Recipient), Galanis, M. (Recipient), Bavoso, V. (Recipient) & Tarawneh, J. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 2 Invited talk
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"Re-Imagining a Place for Corporate Law"
Galanis, M. (Speaker)
2 Jun 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
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'Saving the World with or from Corporate Law: A Silent Death for the Corporation?'
Galanis, M. (Speaker)
20 Feb 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research