Jiaxing Gao

Overview

Jiaxing Gao is a PhD researcher at The City Law School. Her research is in corporate law, with a focus on dual-class share structures (DCSS), under which a company issues shares carrying different voting rights. Her doctoral project looks at how DCSS operate in companies running gig-work platforms, and what this means for corporate governance and investor protection.

She approaches the topic comparatively, drawing on the law and practice of the United Kingdom, the United States, Mainland China and Hong Kong.

Her research is supervised by Dr Min Yan and Dr Lijun Zhao.

Qualifications

• LL.M International Economic Law, University of Warwick, United Kingdom, September 2023 - November 2024

Employment

• Associate Editor, City Law Forum, City St George’s, University of London, United Kingdom, October 2026 - present
• Research Administrator, City St George’s, University of London, United Kingdom, October 2026 - present
• Legal Intern, Spencer West, United Kingdom, September - October 2026

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin) and English

Expertise

Geographic Areas

• United Kingdom
• China
• Hong Kong
• United States

Title of thesis: Dual-Class Share Structures in Gig-Work Platform Companies: A Comparative Corporate Governance Analysis

2025 - February 2029

Summary of research

This project examines dual-class share structures (DCSS) in companies operating gig-work platforms, with a focus on corporate governance and investor protection. It takes a comparative approach, looking at the United Kingdom, the United States, Mainland China and Hong Kong.

Research students

1^stsupervisor

• Dr Min Yan, Reader

2^ndsupervisor

• Dr Lijun Zhao, Reader in Law