现代公司的产生、发展以及在市场经济体制中活跃，极大地促进了经济的发展，为社会创造出巨大的财富。公司在现代各国经济生活中之所以无所不在,应归结到公司在资产经营方面所显示出来的巨大的效率优势。随着现代公司制企业规模的扩大和经营范围的多样化，与之相关的生产和组织过程也变得日益复杂起来。商业公司的核心结构性特征造就了紧张和利益的此消彼长，引发了代理问题这一公司独有的特征，而法律必须着力解决这一问题。研究发现，法律体系在公司治理中的作用在于,完善的法律体系可以保证外部投资者的权利得以实施，而公司的变革与发展和公司法律制度的变革与发展密切联系。公司法是规定各类公司的设立、活动、解散及其他对外关系的法律规范的总称，是市场的主体法。公司法的意义在于鼓励投资创业；强化公司的意思自治；加强对债权人的保护；加强对中小股东利益的保护；强化公司社会责任和职工保护措施。公司法的目标是追求社会整体福利的最大化。公司治理是公司法的灵魂。公司治理应该关注和调整好宏观界面的法律关系；包括在国家所有者的所有权，出资人制度安排， 股东的公平待遇， 利益相关人的法律关系， 透明度和信息披露公司的社会责任等各个方面。在微观上，公司治理必须关注和调整好股东会、董事会、监事会、高管、利益相关者的权利义务，在以董事会为中心的背景下，良好的董事会治理更是公司治理的关键和核心。这些都必须依靠落实好公司法的各项规定。公司实体法律制度是以立法确立的公司组织和行为的正式规则,它既认可了公司发展的规律又体现了一定的国家意志。但是，法律对策只有在其使法律得以遵循的范围内才有意义。就此而言，每一种法律策略的效能取决于其他法律机制能否确保法律标准得到遵守。不存在一成不变、放之四海皆准的公司治理模式，也不存在完美无缺的实体法律制度能事先规范所有的公司治理行为。公司法里的各类主体也不会都在现有法律的框架内活动。司法的过程也是法律制度成长的过程。公司从成立到解散的各个阶段都可能出现纠纷和侵权的情况。公司资本诉讼、公司人格否认诉讼和公司股权诉讼是公司治理涉诉的主要形态。

Modern Corporation active in the market economy system, which greatly promoted the economic development, create great wealth for the society. With the diversification Modern Corporation enterprise scale and business scope, Corporation Governance will become more and more complicated. The core structural characteristics of Business Companies created agency problem of company, and the law should solve this problem. We found that perfect legal system can guarantee the rights of outside investors. The legal system reform and development of the legal system is hand in hand with reform and development of the company.The company law provides legal norms to set up corporation and to govern all kinds of company activities. The significance of Company law is to encourage business investment; strengthen the autonomy of the company; to strengthen the protection of the creditor; strengthen the protection of the interests of small shareholders; strengthening corporate social responsibility and employee protection measures. The purpose of the company law is to maximize the overall welfare of the society.Corporate governance is the soul of company law. Corporate governance should focus on ownership in state owner, contributive person institution arrangement, the equitable treatment of shareholders, the legal relationship between the stakeholders, and corporation social responsibility such as transparency and information disclosure. At the micro level, corporate governance must pay attention to shareholders' meeting, board of directors, board of supervisors, executives, stakeholder rights and obligations, the board of directors for the center of the background, the good governance of the board of directors is the key and the core of corporate governance. These must rely on the implementation of the provisions of company law.Corporate entity legal system is based on the law of development of company, and also reflects a certain amount of National willpower. However, the vitality of law lies in the implementation. In this regard, the effectiveness of company law depends on the other legal mechanisms which ensure all the corporations to compliance with the company legal standards. Company disputes and tort may arise from founding and dissolution of corporation. The capital contribution litigation, lawsuit of disregarding of the Corporate Entity and shareholder derivative lawsuit are major forms of litigation about corporate governance.