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54 Sw. L. Rev. 165 (2025)
A Strong First Step: Public Benefit Corporations and Governance Reform

handle is hein.journals/swulr54 and id is 173 raw text is: A STRONG FIRST STEP: PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATIONS AND GOVERNANCE REFORM Michael B. Dorff* I. INTRODUCTION I am deeply grateful for the unique privilege of having scholars whose work I have long admired and from whom I have learned so much respond to Becoming A Public Benefit Corporation.' I wish to thank all of the contributors to this symposium for taking the time to read my work so carefully. The symposium pieces struck a beautiful balance between rigor and kindness, and they have taught me a great deal not only about this emerging corporate form but also about how to be a truly collegial scholar. I also wish to thank Professor Danielle Hart and all the members of the Southwestern Law Review for their hard work in creating this symposium and the accompanying webinar. Professor Hart is a treasured friend and colleague. Her generosity in initiating this project is emblematic of her thoughtfulness and selflessness. Among the Law Review's staff, I am particularly grateful to Piper Hinson, the Editor-in-Chief and Misha Alam, the Special Projects Editor. Although everything has gone so smoothly it appeared effortless, I know how tirelessly they both worked to ensure that would be so. Finally, Southwestern was my intellectual home for twenty-one years. My colleagues and students over those many years shaped my thoughts and character in innumerable ways. Part of me will always be a Bison, and I am more thankful than I can express for the many benefits my association with Southwestern has brought me. I cannot imagine a better send-off than this symposium issue. * Michael Dorff is the Executive Director of the Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law and a Professor Emeritus at Southwestern Law School. The thoughts expressed here are his alone and do not reflect the views of the Lowell Milken Institute or UCLA School of Law. 1. MICHAEL B. DORFF, BECOMING A PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION: EXPRESS YOUR VALUES, ENERGIZE STAKEHOLDERS, MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE (2024) [hereinafter BECOMING]. 165