Dr. Bala Dharan

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Bala Dharan is a Robert B. and Candice J. Haas Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School, specializing in Corporate Finance Law. He has a prolific academic career, teaching at Harvard Law School since 2008. Professor Dharan has served in various prestigious roles, including as a senior lecturer at Harvard Law School, Professor Emeritus at the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University, and Visiting Professor at MIT Sloan School of Management. He also has significant consulting experience, having worked as Managing Director at Berkeley Research Group. His expertise spans economics, financial reporting, corporate finance, forensic accounting, and damages analysis, among other areas. Professor Dharan has published extensively in major accounting and finance journals, contributed to multiple editions of textbooks, and has extensive experience as an expert witness in litigation and arbitration, including at the U.S. Congress. He holds multiple professional certifications and has advanced degrees in Accounting and Finance from Carnegie Mellon University and the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

Research Interests

Courses

Business Valuation Analysis Introduction to Accounting Introduction to Finance Concepts

Requirements for Harvard Law School

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
J.D. from an ABA-approved U.S. law school or a first law degree (LL.B. or equivalent) from a foreign law school
Application Checklist
  • Online application form
  • CV/Résumé
  • Personal statements (Parts A and B)
  • At least two recommendations
  • Official transcripts and diplomas
  • Official TOEFL report (if applicable)
  • Application fee ($85)
Specialization Notes

Applied for under 'Department of Law', 'Department of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law', 'Department of Constitutional Law', 'Department of Japanese Legal Studies', and 'Department of Human Rights'.