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Books  
Hirte and Bücker, 2005, Grenzüberschreitende Gesellschaften, Carl Heymanns Verlag
Heine, 2003, Regulierungswettbewerb im Gesellschaftsrecht, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin.
Romano, 2002, The Advantage of Competitive Federalism for Securities Regulation, AEI Press
Kieninger, 2002, Wettbewerb der Privatrechtsordnungen im europäischen Binnenmarkt, Mohr Siebeck Verlag
Lombardo, 2002, Regulatory Competition in Company Law in the European Community. Prerequisites and Limits, Peter Lang Verlag.
Halbhuber, 2001, Limited Company statt GmbH? Europarechtlicher Rahmen und deutscher Widerstand: ein Beitrag zur Auslegung von Art. 48 EG und zum Europäischen Gesellschaftsrecht, Nomos Verlag.
Menjucq, 2001, Droit international et européen des sociétés, Montchrestien.
Rammelloo, 2001, Corporations in Private International Law. A European Perspective, Oxford University Press
Behrens, 1997, edited, Die Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung im internationalem und europäischen Recht, Walter de Gruyter.
Menjucq, 1997, La mobilité des sociétés dans l'espace européen, LGDJ.
Romano, 1993, The Genius of American Corporate Law, AEI Press

H. Eidenmüller, 2004, Ausländische Kapitalgesellschaften im deutschen Recht, C. H. Beck.


Articles
on Daily Mail
Behrens, ‘Die Grenzüberschreitende Sitzverlegung von Gesellschaften in der EWG’, 9 IPRax (1989) pp. 354.
Knobbe-Keuk, ‘Umzug von Gesellschaften in Europa’, 154 ZHR (1990) pp. 325.
Cerioni, ‘The Barriers to the International Mobility of Companies within the European Community: A Re-reading of the Case Law’, JBL (1999) pp. 59.
on Centros
Ulmer, ‘Schutzinstrumente gegen die Gefahren aus der Geschäftstätigkeit inländischer Zweigniederlassungen von Kapitalgesellschaften mit fiktiven Auslandsitz’, 54 JZ (1999) pp. 662.
Behrens, ‘Das Internationale Gesellschaftsrecht nach dem Centros-Urteil des EuGH’, 19 IPRax (1999) pp. 323.
Kindler, ‘Niederlassungsfreiheit für Scheinauslandsgesellschaften? Die ‘Centros’-Entscheidung des EuGH und das internationale Privatrecht’, 52 NJW (1999) pp. 1993.
Kieninger, ‘Niederlassungsfreiheit als Rechtswahlfreiheit’, 28 ZGR (1999) pp. 724.
Sandrock, ‘Centros: ein Etappensieg für die Überlagerungstheorie’, 54 BB (1999) pp. 1337.
Zimmer, ‘Mysterium “Centros”. Von der schwierigen Suche nach der Bedeutung eines Urteils des Europäischen Gerichtshofes’, 164 ZHR (2000) pp. 23.
Wymeersch, ‘Centros: A Landmark decision in European Company Law’, in Baums, Hopt and Horn, eds., Corporations, Capital Markets and Business in the Law. Liber Amicorum Richard M. Buxbaum (London 2000) pp. 629;
Behrens, ‘Centros and the Proper Law of Companies’, in Ferrarini, Hopt and Wymeersch, eds., Capital Markets in the Age of the Euro (The Hague 2002) pp. 503;
Wouters, ‘Private International Law and Companies’ Freedom of Establishment’, 2 EBOR (2001) pp. 101.
Zimmer, ‘Private International Law of Business Organisations’, 1 EBOR (2000) pp. 585.
on Überseering
Behrens, ‘Das Internationale Gesellschaftsrecht nach dem Überseering-Urteil des EuGH und den Sclussanträgen zu Inspire Art’, 23 IPRax (2003) pp. 193.
Roth, ‘Internationales Gesellschaftsrecht nach Überseering’, 23 IPRax (2003) pp. 117.
Eidenmüller, ‘Wettbewerb der Gesellschaftsrechte in Europa’, 23 ZIP (2002) pp. 2233.
Leible and Hoffmann, ‘“Überseering” und das (vermeintliche) Ende der Sitztheorie’, 48 RIW (2002) pp. 925.
Schulz and Sester, ‘Höchstrichterliche Harmonisierung der Kollisionsregeln im europäischen Gesellschaftsrecht: Durchbruch der Gründungstheorie nach “Überseering”’, 13 EWS (2002) pp. 545.
Lutter, ‘"Überseering” und die Folgen’, 58 BB (2003) pp. 7.
Schanze and Jüttner, ‘Anerkennung und Kontrolle ausländischer Gesellschaften – Rechtslage und Perspektiven nach der Überseering-Entscheidung des EuGH’, 48 AG (2003) pp. 30.
Lombardo, ’Conflict of Law Rules in Company Law after Überseering: An Economic and Comparative Analysis of the Allocation of Policy Competence in the European Union’, 4 EBOR (2003) pp. 301.
Wymeersch, ‘The Transfer of the Company’s Seat in European Company Law’, ECGI Law Working Paper N°. 08/2003 and 40 CMLR (2003) pp. 661.
On Inspire Art
Looijestijn-Clearie, ‘Have the Dikes Collapsed? Inspire Art a Further Break-through in the Freedom of Establishment of Companies?’ 5 EBOR (2004) pp. 389.
Zimmer, 'Case C-167/01, Kamer van Koophandel en Fabrieken voor Amsterdam v. Inspire Art Ltd.' 41 CMLR (2004) pp. 1127.
De Kluiver, ‘Inspiring a New European Company Law? – Observations on the ECJ’s Decision in Inspire Art from a Dutch Perspective and the Imminent Competition for Corporate Charters between EC Member States’ 1 ECFR (2004) pp. 121.
Hirt, ‘Freedom of Establishment, International Company Law and the Comparison of European Company Law Systems after the ECJ’s Decision in Inspire Art Ltd ‘ 15 (2004) pp. 1189.
Goette, ‘ Wo steht der BGH nach ,,Centros’’ und ,,Inspire Art“?’ 2005 DStR pp. 197
Beherens, ’Gemeinschaftsrechtliche Grenzen der Anwendung ausländischen Gesellschaftsrechts auf Auslandsgesellschaften nach Inspire Art’ 24 IPRax (2004) pp. 20.
Leible and Hoffmann, ’Wie inspierirt ist ,, Inspire Art”?’ 14 EuZW (2003) pp. 677.
Bayer, ’Die EuGH-Entscheidung ,,Inspire Art’’ und die deutsche GmbH im Wettbewerb der europäischen Rechstordnungen, 58 BB (2003), pp 2357.
Schanze and Jüttner, ’Die Entscheidung für Pluralität: Kollisionsrecht und Gesellschaftsrecht nach der EuGH-Entscheidung ,,Inspire Art“’ 48 AG (2003) pp 661.
On Hughes de Lasteryrie du Saillant
Parleani, ‘Relocation and Taxation: the European Court of Justice Disallows the French Rule of Direct Taxation of Unrealised Gains – Commentary on the ECJ’s Decision in Hughes de Lasteyrie du Saillant –‘ 1 ECFR (2004) pp. 379.
On Sevic
Kieninger, Grenzüberschreitende Verschmelzung in der EU – das SEVIC-Urteil des EuGH’ 17 EWS (2006) pp. 49.

Schindler, Cross-Border Mergers in Europe – Company Law is catching up! – Commentary on the ECJ's Decision in SEVIC Systems AG, 2006, 3 ECFR, pp. 109


ECGI Working Papers (click title for details)

Contractual Corporate Governance Marc Goergen, University of Sheffield and ECGI, Luc Renneboog, Tilburg University and ECGI (ECGI Finance Working Paper No. 205/2008)
Shareholder Mobility in Five European Countries Christoph Van der Elst, CCL and Tilec - Tilburg University, Financial Law Institute - Ghent University and ECGI (ECGI Law Working Paper No. 104/2008)
How Does Corporate Mobility Affect Lawmaking? A Comparative Analysis William Bratton, Georgetown University Law Center and ECGI, Joseph McCahery, University of Amsterdam, Tilburg University and ECGI, Erik Vermeulen, Tilburg University, Philips International B.V. (ECGI Law Working Paper No. 091/2008)
Where Do Firms Incorporate? Deregulation and the Cost of Entry Marco Becht, ECARES and ECGI, Colin Mayer, Said Business School, University of Oxford, CEPR and ECGI, and Hannes Wagner, London Business School and and University of Munich (ECGI Law Working Paper No. 070/2006)
Who Should Make Corporate Law? EC Legislation versus Regulatory Competition John Armour, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge; Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge (ECGI Law Working Paper No. 054/2005)
Race to the Top or Bottom? Corporate Governance, Freedom of Reincorporation and Competition in Law Zsuzsanna Fluck, Michigan State University and The William Davidson Institute, and Colin Mayer, University of Oxford and ECGI (ECGI Finance Working Paper No. 090/2005)
Beyond Competition for Incorporations Ehud Kamar, University of Southern California Law School (ECGI Law Working Paper No. 042/2005)
The Societas Europaea: a network economics approach Stefano Lombardo, School of Economics and Management - Free University of Bozen/Bolzano and Piero Pasotti, University of Siena Department of Economics (ECGI Law Working Paper No. 019/2004)
The Transfer of the Company's Seat in European Company Law Eddy Wymeersch, Universiteit Gent - Department of Business Law (ECGI Law Working Paper No. 008/2003)
Firms' Decisions where to Incorporate Lucian Bebchuk, Harvard Law School and Alma Cohen, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) (ECGI Finance Working Paper No. 003/2002)

General papers on choice of law in corporate law
Kirchner, Painter and Kaal, 'Regulatory Competition in EU Corporate Law after Inspire Art: Unbundling Delaware's Product for Europe, 2005, 2 ECFR, pp. 159
Drury, 'A European Look at the American Experience of the Delaware Syndrome', 2005, 5 J. of Corporate Law Studies, pp. 1
Dammann, Amerikanische Gesellschaften mit Sitz in Deutschland. Zugleich eine Anmerkung zu BGH 29.1.2003 - VIII ZR 155/02, (2004) 65 RABELSZ pp. 1.
Enriques, ‘EC Company Law and the fears of a European Delaware’ (2004) 15 EBLR pp. 1259.
Grundmann, ‘The Structure of European Company Law: From Crisis to Boom’ (2004) 5 EBOR pp. 601.
Riegger, ‘Centros – Überseering – Inspire Art: Folgen für die Praxis’ (2004) 33 ZGR pp. 531.
Leible, ’Niederlassungsfreiheit und Sitzverlegungsrichtlinie’ (2004) 33 ZGR pp. 531
Schmidt, ’Verlust der Mitte durch “Inspire Art“? – Verwerfungen im Unternehmensrecht durch Schreckreationen der Literatur –’ (2004) 168 ZHR pp. 493.
Dammann, Adjudicative Jurisdiction and the Market for Corporate Charters (2003) available from the SSRN.
Dammann, The U.S. Concept of Granting Corporations Free Choice among State Corporate Law Regimes as a Model for the European Community (2003), available from the SSRN
Dammann, Exercising Free Choice in Corporate Law (2003), available from the SSRN
Bebchuk and Choen, Firms' Decisions Where to Incorporate (2002), available from the SSRN and The Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. 46, 2003
Enriques, Silence Is Golden: the European Company Law Statute as a Catalyst for Company Law, ECGI Law Working paper N°. 07/2003.
Prentice, ‘The Incorporation Theory – The United Kingdom’ 14 EBLR (2003) pp. 631.
Halbhuber, ‘National Doctrinal Structures and European Company Law’ (2001) 38 CMLR pp. 1391.

Mucciarelli, The Transfer of the Registered Office and Forum-Shopping in International Insolvency Cases: an Important Decision from Italy – Case Note on the Decision “B & C” of the Italian Corte di Cassazione – , 2005, 2 ECFR, pp. 512

Sester/Cárdenas, The Extra-Communitarian Effects of Centros, Überseering and Inspire Art with Regard to Fourth Generation Association Agreements, 2005, 2 ECFR, pp. 398

Vossestein, Exit restrictions on freedom of establishment after Marks & Spencer, 2006, 7 EBOR, pp. 863  

Burwitz, Tax Consequences of the Migration of Companies: a Practitioner’s perspective, 2006, 7 EBOR, pp 589

Eidenmüller, Free Choice in International Company Insolvency Law in Europe, 2005, 6 EBOR, pp. 423.

Tröger, Choice of Jurisdiction in European Corporate Law – Perspectives of European Corporate Governance, 2005, 6 EBOR, pp 3

Bachner, The Battle over Jurisdiction in European Insolvency Law – ECJ 2.5.2006, C-341/04 (Eurofood), 2006, 3 ECFR, pp. 310.

Schön, The Mobility of Companies in Europe and the Organizational Freedom of Company Founders, 2006, 3 ECFR, pp. 122

Seer, The ECJ on the Verge of a Member State Friendly Judicature? – Annotation to the Marks & Spencer Judgement, ECJ 13. 12. 2005, C-446/03, 2006, 3 ECFR, pp. 237