Angela Aneiros J.D.

Co-Director, Center of Law, Ethics & Commerce; Assistant Professor of Law

Angela Aneiros is an Assistant Professor of Law and Co-director of the Center for Law, Ethics, and Commerce at Gonzaga University School of Law. Prior to joining Gonzaga Law, she was a Lecturer of Business Law & Ethics at Indiana University’s...

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Education & Curriculum Vitae

J.D., Indiana University Maurer School of Law

B.A., cum laude, Michigan State University Eli Broad College of Business & Honors College, 

Curriculum Vitae

Courses Taught

Torts

Corporations

Secured Transactions

Insurance Law

Business Planning

Corporate Social Responsibility


Angela Aneiros is an Assistant Professor of Law and Co-director of the Center for Law, Ethics, and Commerce at Gonzaga University School of Law. Prior to joining Gonzaga Law, she was a Lecturer of Business Law & Ethics at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. Professor Aneiros earned her J.D. from IU Maurer School of Law and her B.A. in Business Administrations-Prelaw from Michigan State University.

Drawing on more than a decade-long experience as a practitioner and as a scholar of business law and ethics, Professor Aneiros’ research focuses on the intersection of law and corporate governance. In particular, how recent social unrest and social movements influence diversity, equity, inclusions and justice in corporations. This includes both how social movements impact corporate America and corporate law and how stakeholders influence corporate behavior through legal avenues.

Prior to transitioning to academia, Professor Aneiros spent over a decade as a trial attorney in Illinois and Indiana. She spent six years in private practice representing individuals, businesses, and government entities in federal, district and state courts. She then transition of practice, she served as a supervising attorney at IU Student Legal Services, a clinical program for IU Maurer School of Law students, representing and advising IUB students.

Law Review Articles

Reincorporation: The Trojan Horse of Self-Dealing (forthcoming BAYLOR L.R. (2025)).

Limiting the Power of Superstar CEOs, 21 BERKELEY BUS. L. J. 285 (2024).

Sex & Gender in a Business Law Class, 34 MIDWEST. L. J. 134 (2024)(with Justin Garcia, Jessica Hille, Stephanie Moore, Zoe Peterson, Jamie Prenkert, April Sellers, and Charlotte Westerhause-Renfrow).

How a “Superstar” CEO Exposes the Necessity for Third party D&O, 53 STETSON L. REV. 265 (2024) (with Karen Woody).

Caremark’s Butterfly Effect, 72 AM. U. L. REV. 719 (2023) (Lead Article) (with Karen Woody).

The Unlikely Pressure for Accountability: The Insurance Industry’s Role in Social Change, 27 TEX. J. C. L. & C. R. 139 (2022) (Lead Article).

In the Best Interest of Children: A Proposal for Corporate Guardians Ad Litem, 26.2 UCLA J. INT’L L. & FOREIGN AFF. 1 (2022) (Lead Article) (with Jamie Darin Prenkert).

Law and the Healthcare Crisis: The Impact of Medical Malpractice and Payment Systems on Physician Compensation and Workload as Antecedents of Physician Shortages – Analysis, Implications, and Reform Solutions, 2010 U. ILL. J.L. TECH. & POL’Y 91 (2010) (John W. Hill & Paul Rayford Hogan).

 

Book Chapters

Chapter 25: Landlord Tenant, in JAMIE D. PRENKERT ET AL., BUSINESS LAW: THE ETHICAL, GLOBAL, AND DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT (McGraw-Hill 18th Ed, 2022).

 

Short Articles & Blog Posts

Corporate Governance in the Age of Superstar CEOs, CLS Blue Sky Blog (Sept. 8, 2023) & Oxford Business Law Blog (Sept. 13, 2023).

Totaled Car Guide: Ask the Experts, WalletHub, 2023.

What to Do After an Accident: Ask the Experts, WalletHub, 2023.