CV

Pranjal Drall

pranjal.drall@yale.edu
(641) 275-2200
New Haven, CT, US

Summary

JD-PhD Candidate in Financial Economics at Yale Law School and Yale School of Management

Education

  • JD-PhD in Financial Economics
    Expected: 2027 (JD); 2029 (PhD)
    Yale Law School / Yale School of Management
  • B.A. in Mathematics and Economics, with honors
    2020
    Grinnell College

Work Experience

  • Summer Associate
    2025-05 - 2025-07
    Latham & Watkins LLP
    Supported the Carvana trial team by analyzing the standard for class certification in securities fraud cases under Rule 23(b)(3). Drafted a memo outlining the limits of issue preclusion in agency litigation after the McLaughlin decision.
  • Summer Associate
    2024-06 - 2024-08
    Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP
    Analyzed the viability of tying/refusal-to-deal claims against a major tech firm under the Sherman and Cartwright Acts. Supported the Incora bankruptcy trial by analyzing the limits of equitable subordination in an uptier transaction.
  • 1L Summer Diversity Fellow
    2024-05 - 2024-05
    Susman Godfrey LLP
    Drafted memoranda analyzing causation and damages issues in a breach of contract dispute and the limits of an assumption of risk affirmative defense in a climate litigation matter.
  • Predoctoral Fellow (Thom Covert and Ryan Kellogg)
    2021-09 - 2023-06
    The University of Chicago
    Developed the first-ever dataset integrating mineral leases, contract terms and production data for the US fracking industry. Quantified the effects of resource misallocation and contractual frictions on firm productivity.
  • Research Fellow (Ian Ayres)
    2020-06 - 2021-08
    Yale Law School
    Conducted quantitative research on retirement menu design for a book project. Co-authored a law review article on racial discrimination in child abuse reporting. Assisted with various other law and economics research projects.

Publications

  • Make Whole Litigation in Bankruptcy
    2026
    Yale Journal on Regulation
    43 Yale Journal on Regulation ___ (forthcoming 2026)
  • Too Liable To Regulate: The Hidden Costs of Fossil Fuel Production
    2027
    California Law Review
    115 California Law Review __ (forthcoming 2027)
  • A Markets Based Approach to Public Utility Ratemaking
    Working Paper
    with Mark Ellis
  • The Economic Consequences of Farm Foreclosure Moratoria
    Working Paper
    with Ewan Rawcliffe
  • The Limits of Zoning Preemption: Public Opinion and the Abundance Agenda
    Working Paper
    with Kishore Chundi and Yehonatan Givati

Teaching

  • Procedure
    Yale Law School
    Role: Teaching Assistant (Harold Koh)
  • Constitutional Law
    Yale Law School
    Role: Teaching Assistant (Samuel Moyn)
  • Business Organizations
    Yale Law School
    Role: Teaching Assistant (Sarath Sanga)
  • Corporate Finance
    Yale School of Management
    Role: Teaching Assistant (Chris Clayton)

Interests

  • Arthouse film
  • Tennis
  • Green Bay Packers