Business Law and Shifting Paradigms

This volume contains contributions from the Padova – Lausanne Joint Seminar on the theme Business Law and Shifting Paradigms: Global Challenges and New Strategies Towards Sustainable Businesses, jointly organized by the Dipartimento di Diritto Privato e Critica del Diritto of the University of Padua and the Center for Business Law of the University of Lausanne (CEDIDAC) on 3rd and 4th October 2024. Contributions by Carlotta Rinaldo, Manon Schläpfer and Enzo Bastian, Vincenzo Antonini, Francesco Marotta, Idris Abdelkhalek, Giulia Ballerini, Nicolò Pozzato, and Raphaël Bagi provide an extended overview of the latest developments regarding the relationship between business law and ESG concerns in matters as diverse as insolvency law, shareholder activism, stakeholder interests, competition law, andenvironmental law.