Rebecca Hirsch
PhD student
Department:
Address: Owen G Glenn Building
12 Grafton Road
Auckland
Faculty: Business & Economics
Phone: +64 9 373 7599 Ext. 84606
Email: r.hirsch@auckland.ac.nz
Qualifications:
2009 Master of Laws (Commercial Law) University of Auckland
2007 Second State Exam in Law Berlin
2005 Degree: Business Lawyer (University of Bayreuth) University of Bayreuth
2005 First State Exam in Law University of Bayreuth
Special Interests:
Company Law
Corporate Governance
Family Businesses
Positions Held:
FromToInstitutionPosition Held
2011 2011 University of Auckland Business School Lecturer
2009 2010 University of Auckland Business School Graduate Teaching Assistant
2008 2009 University of Auckland Law School Research Assistant
2007 2008 International Law Firm Hammonds, Berlin Research Associate
2006 2006 International Law Firm Gleiss Lutz, Berlin Research Associate
Awards:
2011 Doctoral Publication Award
2010 Doctoral Publication Award
2009 The University of Auckland Business School Doctoral Scholarship
2008 The University of Auckland Summer Research Scholarship
Service:
Membership - Family Business Research Group
Teaching:
2011 COMLAW 203 Company Law
2010 COMLAW 203 Company Law
2009 COMLAW 203 Company Law
Research Interests:
PhD topic: A Legal Perspective On Incorporated Family Businesses Through The Lens Of Corporate Governance And Company Law

Selected Publications:
Refereed Journal Articles
2011 HIRSCH, R. ‘Decoding Family Businesses: Are Corporate Governance Guidelines Nessary for Family Businesses?‘, New Zealand Business Law Quarterly, vol. 17, No. 2, p. 126-152.
2011 WATSON, S. HIRSCH, R. ‘Empty Heads, Pure Hearts: The Unintended Consequences of the Criminalisation of Directors' Duties‘, New Zealand Business Law Quarterly, vol. 17, No. 3, p. 302-327.
2010 HIRSCH, R. WATSON, S. ‘Blowing the Whistle on Protection for Corporate Whistleblowers: A Lacuna in New Zealand Law‘, New Zealand Business Law Quarterly, vol. 16, No. 4, p. 393-414.
2010 HIRSCH, R. WATSON, S. ‘The Link Between Corporate Governance and Corruption in New Zealand‘, New Zealand Universities Law Review, vol. 24, No. 1, p. 42-74.



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