David CHEKROUN

Professor of Business Law at ESCP Business School
David Chekroun is a Tenured Professor of International Business Law at ESCP Business School and is the faculty chair for the Law &Finance program. Doctor of Law of the Sorbonne Law School, obtaining an Master in European Business (MEB/MBA) of ESCP, he lectures various courses in the field of corporate governance and International Business Transactions for law and business students in Europe (Paris/London/Berlin), in the Middle East and in the United States.
At ESCP, he is the director of the Law & Finance major, that offers students, an unparalleled combination of legal and financial education. He designs and develops with faculty and top executives for European companies executive education programs with a special focus on law and business skills. He was the KPMG Professor in International Corporate Governance. He is the co-founder of the Institute for Corporate Governance.
He was visiting professor of Law at NYU Abu Dhabi and Cardozo School of Law in New York City, Global Hauser Research Fellow at NYU School of Law, adjunct professor at the Sorbonne Law School. His research interests are mainly, Corporate governance, International Business Law, Law & Finance, and FDI screening. He has published a number of articles in the field of international Business Transactions and he is one of the editors-in-chief of the International Business Law Journal. He is a member of the Scientific Council, Institut des études et de la recherche sur le droit et la justice (IERDJ). As a member of different think tanks, he crafts innovative policies and organize conferences on corporate governance and international business in Paris, London, Abu Dhabi and New York.
He is admitted to the Paris Bar and is the founder of a boutique law firm dedicated to supporting clients with their corporate governance challenges and their foreign direct investment projects.