Brian Broughman is Professor of Law at Vanderbilt Law School. His research and teaching focuses on corporate law, governance in startup firms, mergers and acquisitions, and financial contracting.

Christine Hurt is the George Sutherland Chair and Professor of Law at J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University. She is the co-author of the leading treatise in the field of partnership law, Bromberg & Ribstein on Partnership (with D. Gordon Smith). She researches, writes, and teaches in partnership law, corporate governance, and securities regulation. Her recent publications explore the intersection of startup entities and partnership law.